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
Build a lasting poetry practice in this in-person yearlong cohort. Write weekly, workshop regularly, and craft 20–30 polished pages while deepening your voice and submitting for publication.
generative, cohort, workshop
30
Sessions
September 25, 2025 - June 4, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Poetry
Enter William Blake’s visionary world in this reading-and-writing workshop. Study his poetry and create your own mythic, image-rich work inspired by prophecy, passion, and creative fire.
generative, close reading, workshop
6
Sessions
September 27 - November 1, 2025
1:10-3:10 pm PT
In Person
Poetry
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 - December 9, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
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 - November 6, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Explore poetry as spellwork in this two-week class. Write incantatory poems, design personal rituals, and build a sacred, sustainable writing practice rooted in magic and self-trust.
generative, creative practice
2
Sessions
October 6 - October 13, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Introductory
In this 6-week class, build a daily poetry practice through four-minute writing bursts. Generate dozens of drafts, explore revision, and keep connected to your creative voice—no matter how busy life gets.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
October 7 - November 11, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Poetry
This advanced poetry cohort is your invitation to experiment, risk, and grow. Read widely, write boldly, and workshop regularly alongside a vibrant community of writers who’ll challenge, stretch, and celebrate your voice.
generative, cohort, workshop
30
Sessions
October 9, 2025 - June 18, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Advanced
Myths shape our stories—and our selves. In this immersive course, you’ll read widely, write boldly, and explore myth as both tradition and creative springboard. Expect cross-genre work, deep discussion, and a return to the stories that move you most.
generative, craft, close reading
30
Sessions
October 14, 2025 - June 16, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
What shapes us when home is far away—or split across languages, borders, and generations? In this eight-week reading and writing class, we'll explore diasporic literature and write into memory, migration, and identity in this class on belonging, loss, and self-making.
generative, close reading, personal growth
8
Sessions
October 15 - December 10, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
If you’ve ever felt drawn to poetry but didn’t know where to begin, this is your place! Explore key elements of craft, try weekly prompts, and read widely. Leave with new poems, new tools, and renewed poetic confidence.
generative, craft, close reading
6
Sessions
October 15 - November 19, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Introductory
New to poetry or just finding your way back? This beginner-friendly class explores craft through playful prompts, readings, and reflection. Leave with a few new poems—and the confidence to keep going.
generative, workshop
6
Sessions
October 21 - December 2, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Introductory
Explore love in all its forms through poetry. In this all-levels generative class, read global love poems and write your own—about romance, grief, joy, family, friendship, and the intimacy of everyday life.
generative, workshop
6
Sessions
October 23 - December 4, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Poetry
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 25 - October 25, 2025
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
What if your writing didn’t have to choose a single form? In this six-week class, explore hybrid work—text, image, sound, and beyond—then create your own pieces that experiment, stretch, and surprise.
generative, cohort
6
Sessions
October 29 - December 10, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Let go of polish—chase surprise instead. This poetry class is a playground for freewriting, improvising, and following strange tangents to discover raw, electric language. Perfect for poets who feel stuck, stiff, or hungry to experiment and play again.
generative, creative practice
6
Sessions
October 29 - December 10, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Advanced
Write from what haunts you—not to fix it, but to face it. In this six-week cohort, we'll explore how craft tools can hold pain, how others write trauma with courage, and how writing can be part of healing, resistance, and radical honesty.
craft, workshop, personal growth
6
Sessions
October 29 - December 10, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Step into Slavic folk magic: tsars, tricksters, and tales thick with transformation. Read classic stories, write your own remixes, and explore where history, myth, and mystery collide.
generative, close reading, cohort
6
Sessions
November 4 - December 16, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
In this 12-week reading intensive, explore mythic, experimental works by women writers who unmoor language, identity, and form—reading deeply into desire, memory, and ecstatic transformation.
craft, close reading
12
Sessions
November 10, 2025 - March 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
This asynchronous course features online workbooks, including ten essential templates in Word and Excel to kickstart your writing life, and resources professional writers use to get published.
November 20 - November 20, 2025
Online Asynchronous
Fiction
What if your next idea came from a card pull? In this generative class, use tarot and oracle decks to spark new writing, surprise your imagination, and quiet your inner critic.
generative, creative practice, personal growth
2
Sessions
December 6 - December 13, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Forget everything you know about poetic form. In this fast and fun generative class, you’ll bend, glitch, and invent new forms—ones rooted in identity, resistance, and surprise. Arrive ready to write, and leave with tools no rulebook could’ve given you.
generative, craft
2
Sessions
December 6 - December 13, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Advanced
Zines are fast, personal, and unapologetically handmade. In this two-part class, you’ll collage, write, and build your own zine—channeling whatever’s swirling into something real. Perfect for artists, writers, or anyone who just wants to make something.
generative
2
Sessions
December 6 - December 13, 2025
1:10-3:10 pm PT
Online
Poetry
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30
Sessions 
In Person
Fiction
Introductory
