Class Catalog

Instructor: Andrew Bell. Learn the importance character and conflict have in any scene– whether you're writing film, TV, theatre, or prose. We'll study great characters, work on characters of our own, and write and workshop scenes at the end of the day. 

Instructor: Samantha Ladwig. Learn to excavate the tension & emotion from your real-life experiences to weave a story that resonates with readers. Leave with the nuts and bolts of a first draft and tools for taking it to finished product.

Instructor: Monika Sengul-Jones. Looking to exercise your writerly muscle? Push yourself to the limit in this fun, high-intensity, fiction generator class. 

Instructor: Jeanine Walker. Learn the art of performing poetry aloud in this one-day craft-focused class. We'll study readings by contemporary poets and hone our ears for sound and rhythm. This class includes an invitation to read at a class reading.

Instructor: Sarah Dalton. Practice writing, drawing, and creative collaboration techniques developed by Lynda Barry to explore what she calls the Unthinkable Mind or Image World. 

Instructor: Cara Stoddard. Cultivate a habit of turning their attention to the changing of the seasons by keeping a phenology journal. Expect to come away with two new essay starts and a toolbox of fresh techniques. 

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Jessica Gigot. What happens when the intimacy and imagery of poetry influence prose? We'll read poets who've crossed over into memoir and practice and write, moving between the two forms. Leave with increased lyricism in your prose.

Instructor: Deborah Woodard. Confront the grotesque and bizarre preoccupations found in our everyday lives. We’ll study the work of Franz Kafka and Rachel Karyo, then find new ways to explore the weird and uncanny in our own writing.

Instructor: Monika Sengul-Jones. Finally get your writer newsletter up and running! Learn strategies for engaging your readers, meeting goals, and marketing yourself and your work. Leave with your newsletter set up and an actionable plan for next steps. 

Instructor: Carolyn Abram. Come one, come all! This workshop is a haven for writers whose work doesn’t fit neatly into “traditional” literary molds. Get feedback on your strangest, most surreal stories in this supportive workshop environment.