Learn to build a sustainable writing practice that adapts to the seasons of your life. We’ll learn our own rhythms more deeply, experiment with ways to make writing more accessible, and build the muscle for a steady, lifelong writing practice.
cohort, creative practice
6
Sessions
June 20, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Mortality makes our time here meaningful. We’ll explore the essence of what it means to be human, using illness, aging, and health as subjects for art. Through close reading and prompts, you’ll develop new work rooted in the realities of the body.
generative, close reading, personal growth
4
Sessions
April 15 - May 6, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Advanced
For those who want to write with more ease. We’ll use mindfulness and meditation techniques to shift our relationship to writing by supporting attention, working with resistance, clearing the noise, and more.
creative practice
6
Sessions
April 16 - May 21, 2026
10:00-12:00 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 clearly with confidence and style. No jargon, no shame, no diagramming required.
generative, craft
3
Sessions
April 20 - May 4, 2026
5:00-6:30 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Navigating Scrivener can feel like a maze—but it’s also one of the best tools for organizing your drafts, notes, and ideas in one place. Learn the basics and build your project inside the program in this hands-on class.
creative practice
2
Sessions
April 22 - April 29, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Demystify revision. Learn the differences between developmental editing, line editing, and proofreading as well as how to tell what your work needs. Leave with a clear, step-by-step framework for revising your work.
craft, close reading, workshop
1
Session
April 27 - April 27, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
A comprehensive course on the business side of being a writer, designed for writers of color with a consistent practice and body of work writing in any genres. Leave with an author bio, CV, and submitted work.
cohort, professional development
6
Sessions
April 28 - June 2, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
Struggling to finish? Learn a compassionate, approachable system to break projects into doable steps, let go of perfectionism, build momentum, and finally bring your work to completion. For writers at any stage of the journey.
craft, creative practice, professional development
1
Session
April 29 - April 29, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Has your work or approach gotten stale and predictable? We’ll focus on unconventional ways to generate new work and explore your interests from fresh angles, inviting spontaneity and surprise back into your writing.
generative, cohort, creative practice
5
Sessions
April 29 - June 3, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Know what you’re signing. We’ll break down key clauses, negotiable terms, and common pitfalls so you can read agreements critically and navigate your book contracts with greater confidence.
cohort, professional development, publishing
5
Sessions
May 4 - June 8, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Read well to write well. In this class, we’ll explore reading as an extension of your creative practice. You’ll practice reading outside familiar territory and learn to read like a writer, with an eye for craft.
craft, close reading
6
Sessions
May 6 - June 10, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
This crash course will take you through the creative and business aspects of professional travel writing. We’ll cover research, the art of communicating a sense of place, pitching, and viable paths in the field. Leave with one or two draft pitches.
generative, workshop, professional development
2
Sessions
May 16 - May 30, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Intermediate
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6
Sessions 
Online
Fiction
Advanced