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
Saturday, August 29, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Introductory
How you tell a story matters as much as the story itself. In this sentence-level craft class, you’ll learn how rhythm, syntax, tone, and structure can create mood, reveal character, and shape the way your story lands with readers.
craft
1
Session
Saturday, August 29, 2026
10:00-2:00 pm PT
In Person
The Writing Life
Love and loss. Hope and uncertainty. Joy and grief. Through generative writing, reflection, and small-group sharing, you’ll explore the complex emotions that coexist within us and transform them into new poems, essays, and stories.
generative, cohort, personal growth
1
Session
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
If you want to write but find yourself struggling to sit down and do it, this nine-month course offers the structure, support, community, and gentle guidance to help you build a sustainable writing practice that actually works for your creative rhythm.
generative, creative practice, personal growth
30
Sessions
Mondays, October 5, 2026 - June 14, 2027
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
The Writing Life
Ready to start a blog or make more of the one you have? Learn how to find your niche, reach your audience, create engaging content, and grow your readership while exploring ways blogging can lead to paid writing and new professional opportunities.
generative, workshop, professional development
4
Sessions
Thursdays, October 22 - November 12, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Curious about how publishing works and what path is right for you? Explore your options, clarify your goals, and build a strategy that supports your creative vision in this five-week introduction to the publishing industry.
professional development, publishing
6
Sessions
Tuesdays, October 27 - December 8, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Never stare at a blank page the same way again. Learn to find promising material in memory, observation, conversation, place, character, and curiosity while building a personalized idea bank you can return to whenever the well runs dry.
generative
1
Session
Saturday, October 31, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
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, 2029
Online Asynchronous
Fiction
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1
Session 
Online
Fiction
Introductory
