Explore magical realism as a mindset, rather than a genre. In this playful, generative class, you’ll experiment with writing that blends the strange and the real—crafting stories that glow with mystery, metaphor, and emotional truth.
generative
1 Session Online Fiction
Turn curiosity into insight. This class helps you use research as a creative tool—teaching you how to gather, structure, and integrate material in ways that deepen your writing and sharpen the story you’re truly trying to tell.
generative, craft
4 Sessions August 15, 2025 - September 5, 2025 10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Great dialogue lives in what’s unsaid. In this one-day class, you’ll learn to write charged, layered conversations that reveal character, deepen tension, and drive your story forward—with craft tools you can return to again and again.
generative, craft, close reading
1 Session August 16, 2025 - August 16, 2025 1:10-4:10 pm PT In Person Fiction
What happens when a classic still manages to offend? Voltaire’s Candide is biting, hilarious, and startlingly relevant. Explore how its satire unsettles and endures—and how reading a daring classic can reshape the way we think, question, and write.
close reading
1 Session August 19, 2025 - August 19, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Sharpen your sentences without the stress. This grammar class for creative writers covers essential tools like tense, punctuation, and flow—helping your work land with clarity, confidence, and style. No jargon, no shame, no diagramming required.
craft
1 Session August 23, 2025 - August 23, 2025 10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Why did a lovesick young man capture a generation—spawning one of the first literary fandoms? In this class, we’ll read Werther closely, explore what Goethe revealed (and withheld), and experiment with emotional intensity on the page—turning high drama into precise, powerful prose.
generative, close reading
1 Session August 27, 2025 - August 27, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Turn overlooked moments into powerful stories. In this generative class, you’ll learn to shape fragments of memory into meaning, resonance, and beautifully crafted narrative. Leave with 20+ fresh starts and renewed momentum for your memoir or personal essays.
generative
1 Session September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2025 1:10-4:10 pm PT Online Nonfiction
Book Lab is a nine-month intensive for writers who’ve completed (or nearly completed) a draft of a novel, memoir, short story collection, or hybrid manuscript. Whether you’re preparing to publish or refining your story into the best version of itself, this program offers mentorship, structure, and community to help you take the next step in your book journey.
cohort, workshop, publishing
10 Sessions September 23, 2025 - December 2, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction
What we eat holds what we’ve lived. In this 10-week class, craft short, food-driven memoirs that explore taste, memory, and longing—one bite, one story at a time. Leave with a collection of 5-10 micro-memoirs and a deeper sense of how food carries the stories of your life.
generative, cohort, workshop
10 Sessions September 23, 2025 - December 2, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction
A yearlong short story course with equal parts vigor and rigor. You’ll read legendary writers, write wildly, and refine your craft in an in-person community full of support, insight, and spirited discussion. Get ready to get weird, to grow—and to surprise yourself in the process.
generative, craft, workshop
30 Sessions September 23, 2025 - May 26, 2026 7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction
Book Lab is a nine-month intensive for writers who’ve completed (or nearly completed) a draft of a novel, memoir, short story collection, or hybrid manuscript. Whether you’re preparing to publish or refining your story into the best version of itself, this program offers mentorship, structure, and community to help you take the next step in your book journey.
cohort, workshop, publishing
10 Sessions September 24, 2025 - December 3, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Explore the layered, messy stories we carry about family. In this generative class, write into memory, inheritance, and identity—drawing on emotion, context, and research to deepen your family stories.
generative, craft, close reading
8 Sessions September 27, 2025 - November 22, 2025 10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction
Real life is messy, and good memoir honors that. Explore the parts of your story that complicate you—flaws, contradictions, and hard truths—and learn write the self with depth, perspective, and radical honesty.
generative, craft
1 Session September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025 1:10-4:10 pm PT Online Nonfiction
If writing feels like something you want to do—but never quite can—this yearlong course offers structure, support, and community to help you rebuild your creative rhythm with compassion and gentle guidance.
generative, creative practice, personal growth
30 Sessions September 29, 2025 - June 15, 2026 10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Some days you write with clarity. Other days, you wander. In this 10-week class, use journaling as a creative engine—blending prompts, somatic check-ins, and reflective writing to reconnect with your voice and build a creative practice you can return to again and again.
generative, cohort, personal growth
10 Sessions September 30, 2025 - December 9, 2025 10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Need a reset? This two-session class uses journaling, prompts, and bold first lines to help you start writing again. Leave with new beginnings, creative momentum, and a practice you can return to anytime.
generative, creative practice
2 Sessions October 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction
Explore your personal history through vivid, reflective storytelling in this gentle memoir class. You’ll revisit defining moments and write toward meaning, memory, and connection.
generative, cohort
4 Sessions October 1, 2025 - October 22, 2025 10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction
Reality’s weird—lean into it. In this generative course, explore surrealism through stories, poems, and films that revel in the uncanny. Write from dream logic, defamiliarization, and the deep strangeness of being alive.
generative, craft
6 Sessions October 2, 2025 - November 6, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Whether you’re writing a memoir or starting to explore your past, this one-day class offers tools to get going. You’ll generate new work, explore key craft elements, and walk away with a full draft and a practical toolkit for moving forward.
generative, close reading
1 Session October 4, 2025 - October 4, 2025 10:00-4:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction
A flash workshop for writers who love sharp voice and tight form. You'll explore micro writing’s power and play through fun, guided prompts. Great for creatives wanting a reset or a low-pressure way to write again.
generative
1 Session October 4, 2025 - October 4, 2025 10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Turn your hot takes into punchy headlines and sharp articles in this 4-week satire class. Learn the craft behind contemporary satire and write pieces that make people laugh—and wince—in equal measure.
generative, craft, workshop
6 Sessions October 6, 2025 - November 10, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Explore the bold, autobiographical work of Annie Ernaux. Then, write your own—turning the raw material of daily life into luminous prose through restraint, repetition, and radical attention.
generative, close reading
6 Sessions October 7, 2025 - November 11, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Nonfiction
Write and revise your memoir in this rigorous, 20-week creative nonfiction intensive. Explore longform structure, deepen your voice, and shape personal history into art that endures.
generative, craft, close reading, workshop
20 Sessions October 9, 2025 - April 16, 2026 5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction
Got a haunting in your head? This class guides you from eerie feeling to finished ghost story. Study horror craft, write boldly, and build a tale that lingers. Great for horror fans, genre dippers, or anyone drawn to what won’t stay buried.
generative, craft
4 Sessions October 9, 2025 - October 30, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction
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