This intermediate class dives into what makes fiction hit hard—structure, pacing, subtext, and more. Through readings, prompts, and workshopping, you’ll sharpen your craft and walk away with a polished story and clearer creative direction.
craft, close reading, workshop
8
Sessions
January 15 - March 5, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
A playful, multi-genre journey through the world of color. Explore a new hue each week with sensory prompts, gentle feedback, and a daily color log. Leave with vivid new drafts and renewed creative momentum.
generative, cohort
10
Sessions
January 15 - April 2, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Has your novel project gone quiet? Not quite sure where to go next? Breathe life back into your novel process with weekly prompts, structure, and a supportive cohort to help you move forward.
generative
6
Sessions
January 15 - February 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Advanced
A ten-week exploration of your own unfolding. Using journey myths and structured journaling, you’ll reflect on your past, make sense of your present, and map what’s quietly calling you forward.
cohort, creative practice
10
Sessions
January 15 - March 19, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Explore Alice Notley’s radical, experimental poetics. Read three landmark books and generate new work inspired by her visionary voice, hybrid forms, and mythic, interior worlds.
generative, close reading, workshop
6
Sessions
January 17 - February 21, 2026
1:10-3:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Learn to write fiction readers can’t put down. This intensive helps you hone your instinct for narrative tension, following what drives your story, and reshape your work through deep craft study, prompts, and supportive workshops.
craft, close reading, workshop
16
Sessions
January 20 - May 19, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
Take a 16-week journey into lineage and creative practice. Write from memory, myth, and the body; experiment with form; and develop a meaningful draft—whether you know your history well or hardly at all.
generative, creative practice
16
Sessions
January 20 - May 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Write beyond the human. This class explores global myth, ecology, and relational ways of knowing—guiding you to create poems and prose that reimagine kinship with land, animals, and the living world.
generative, close reading
8
Sessions
January 21 - March 18, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Sharp reading makes sharp writing. This class teaches you to decode how writers build tension, character, momentum and more—and bring those tools into your own work.
generative, close reading
6
Sessions
January 22 - March 5, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
Unlock the dark power of Gothic, Cosmic, Folk, and Psychological Horror. Turn up the tension and atmosphere as you generate new work and discover what horror reveals about our own obsessions.
generative, craft, close reading
6
Sessions
January 24 - February 28, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Reconnect with your wild, playful creative self that existed before the rules. We’ll use prompts, drawing, writing, and daily low-pressure practice to get back to making art from a place of curiosity rather than perfection.
generative, cohort, creative practice
8
Sessions
January 24 - March 21, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Take your fiction further. In this intermediate class, you’ll write, revise, and read deeply—studying voice, POV, and structure while crafting your own story. You’ll also workshop with peers and leave with sharper skills and fresh pages.
craft, close reading, workshop
8
Sessions
January 26 - March 23, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
You’ve written the book—now pitch it with power. This class helps you craft a compelling query, pitch, and proposal while staying true to your voice, giving you the tools to confidently navigate the traditional publishing landscape.
cohort, publishing
6
Sessions
January 26 - March 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Explore the possibilities of autofiction—where emotional truth meets imaginative freedom. Across 16 weeks, read widely, write boldly, and workshop new pages as you transform lived experience into narrative art.
craft, close reading, workshop
16
Sessions
January 26 - May 18, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
This craft crash course is designed for novelists working on their first draft: We’ll review key elements of plot structure and tackle generative exercises to help you structure your story and finish your first draft.
generative, craft, close reading
2
Sessions
January 26 - February 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Planets, portals, haunted houses, future worlds—whatever you’re building, this workshop intensive provides accountability, craft insight, and a committed cohort to help you bring your project to life.
close reading, cohort, workshop
16
Sessions
January 27 - May 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Create mysteries that hook readers til the last page. Master plotting, suspects, red herrings, and reveals—and get the insider tools to pitch and publish in the commercial market.
generative, craft, workshop
8
Sessions
January 28 - March 18, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
Learn what makes writing funny. Experiment with setups, reversals, timing, and voice—then draft a short humor piece of your own. No comedy experience required; delusion encouraged.
generative
1
Session
January 31 - January 31, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Why do some characters leap off the page while others just sit there, collecting dust? Study the character works of masters like Joyce Carol Oates, Saul Bellow, Toni Morrison and learn to make your own characters POP!
craft
1
Session
February 2 - February 2, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
This supportive, welcoming generative writing class explores the crucial steps to (re)enter and maintain a writing practice at a later stage in life.
generative, personal growth
2
Sessions
February 2 - February 3, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Start a story…and finish it! In this 8-week, beginner-friendly class, you’ll explore essential fiction tools and write a complete short story in a playful, low-pressure space designed for momentum and creative freedom.
generative
8
Sessions
February 3 - March 24, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Introductory
Discover how sentences really work. Explore how syntax, style, and rhythm help you say what you mean while expanding your range as a writer through weekly practice and playful experimentation.
generative, close reading
6
Sessions
February 5 - March 12, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Feeling drained or stuck? This class helps you understand creative burnout, reconnect with your artistic “why,” and build sustainable practices that make writing feel possible again.
creative practice, personal growth
4
Sessions
February 5 - February 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Forget the myth of needing to “drawing well” to make comics and discover how much story you can tell with simple marks. Learn visual storytelling fundamentals and contribute to a collaborative comics anthology.
generative, craft, cohort
6
Sessions
February 7 - March 14, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
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Sessions 
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate