Class Catalog

Advanced Screenwriting Workshop

with Andrew Bell

In this 16-week screenwriting workshop, revise your script with community and direction. Workshop every other week, sharpen your scenes, and shape a stronger draft—short, pilot, or feature.

craft, workshop

16 Sessions
November 5, 2025 - March 25, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Writing for Performance Advanced

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Project Planning for Writers

with Mayur Chauhan

Too many ideas, not enough follow through? In this 3-hour class, organize your creative chaos with writer-friendly tools to map projects, set goals, and learn how to take your writing projects from idea to completion—in a way that actually works for your brain.

creative practice, personal growth

1 Session
November 8 - November 8, 2025
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life

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Reading Deeply: Maidens of the Void

with Christie Valentin-Bati

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

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Fiction I

with Anca Szilágyi

This warm, beginner-friendly course introduces the building blocks of fiction: character, plot, and setting. You’ll study short stories, write your own, and gain the tools and confidence to keep going—wherever your writing leads next.

generative, craft, close reading

6 Sessions
November 17 - December 22, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction Introductory

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Creative Portals: Tarot and Oracle Cards for Writers

with Elise McHugh

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

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Rebel Poetics: Breaking, Bending, and Inventing Form

with Anne Marie Wells

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

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We Want to Make Something: Zine Workshop

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

with Steve Almond

Your story’s solid, but is your opening pulling its weight? In this one-day intensive, sharpen your first paragraphs for maximum impact and give agents, editors, and readers a reason to keep going.

generative, craft, close reading

1 Session
December 8 - December 8, 2025
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Fiction II

with Alma Garcia

This intermediate class dives into what makes fiction hit hard—structure, pacing, subtext, and more. Through readings, prompts, and workshopping, you’ll sharpen your craft and walk away with a polished story and clearer creative direction.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 15 - March 5, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Creative Nonfiction II

with Beth Slattery

Ready to take your nonfiction to the next level? This intermediate course helps you refine voice, structure, and scene, all while revising with clarity and intention. Leave with new tools, thoughtful feedback, and a polished draft.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 20 - March 10, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction Intermediate

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Poetry II

with Jeanine Walker

You’ve got the basics down. Now, it’s time to sharpen your skills! In this intermediate class, you’ll read, write, and workshop poems with a focus on revision, image, metaphor, and musicality. Prepare to grow your voice with every draft.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 21 - March 11, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Poetry Intermediate

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