Got a story you’ve been dying to tell—but not sure where to start? This warm, beginner-friendly class covers the building blocks of fiction: character, plot, conflict, dialogue, and more. Leave with a story beginning and the confidence to keep going.
craft, close reading, workshop
6 Sessions October 2, 2025 - November 6, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction
Reality’s weird—lean into it. 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, 2025 - November 6, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Haunted by a movie idea or a half-finished screenplay? In this yearlong screenwriting course, draft, revise, and workshop a full feature—gaining the craft, stamina, and structure to actually finish your script.
craft, cohort, workshop
30 Sessions October 2, 2025 - June 11, 2026 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction
Whether you’re writing a memoir or starting to explore your past, this one-day class offers tools to get going. You’ll generate new work, explore key craft elements, and walk away with a full draft and a practical toolkit for moving forward.
generative, close reading
1 Session October 4, 2025 - October 4, 2025 10:00-4:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction
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 4, 2025 - October 4, 2025 10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Turn your hot takes into punchy headlines and sharp articles in this 4-week satire class. Learn the craft behind contemporary satire and write pieces that make people laugh—and wince—in equal measure.
generative, craft, workshop
6 Sessions October 6, 2025 - November 10, 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, 2025 - October 13, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry
Struggling to write? Learn to plan and finish projects, cultivate a regular writing habit, and improve your writing in a way that works for you! Leave with a sustainable weekly writing practice and tools to get unstuck.
cohort, creative practice, personal growth
8 Sessions October 7, 2025 - December 9, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person The Writing Life
Explore the bold, autobiographical work of Annie Ernaux. Then, write your own—turning the raw material of daily life into luminous prose through restraint, repetition, and radical attention.
generative, close reading
6 Sessions October 7, 2025 - November 11, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Nonfiction
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, 2025 - November 11, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Poetry
This yearlong course offers a deep, steady dive into the craft of fiction. Build your skills, explore core elements like plot and voice, and get feedback on your work—all with the support of a consistent writing cohort.
generative, craft, close reading
30 Sessions October 8, 2025 - June 10, 2026 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Write and revise your memoir in this rigorous, 20-week creative nonfiction intensive. Explore longform structure, deepen your voice, and shape personal history into art that endures.
generative, craft, close reading, workshop
20 Sessions October 9, 2025 - April 16, 2026 5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction
Got a haunting in your head? This class guides you from eerie feeling to finished ghost story. Study horror craft, write boldly, and build a tale that lingers. Great for horror fans, genre dippers, or anyone drawn to what won’t stay buried.
generative, craft
4 Sessions October 9, 2025 - October 30, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction
Sharpen your craft and stretch your stories into wilder forms in this 9-month cohort for intermediate and advanced spec fic writers. Experiment with structure, voice, and tone—and write deeper into the strange, the spellbound, and the not-quite-possible.
craft, close reading, workshop
30 Sessions October 9, 2025 - June 4, 2026 7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction
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
We all carry moments that matter. In this three-hour, beginner-friendly class, you’ll explore the emotional truth behind a memory—and learn to shape it into a personal essay that resonates with readers.
generative
1 Session October 11, 2025 - October 11, 2025 10:00-1:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction
Tap into the healing power of personal narrative and write the emotionally-charged story you need to tell. You’ll shape memory into scene, find structure in lived experience, and explore how craft can transform pain into powerful story.
generative, personal growth
5 Sessions October 11, 2025 - November 15, 2025 10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction
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 October 11, 2025 - October 11, 2025 10:00-1:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life
Plot doesn’t have to be the enemy. In this 3-hour class, learn how to keep your story moving—building tension, structure, and emotional payoff without killing your voice or your will to write.
generative, craft, close reading
1 Session October 13, 2025 - October 13, 2025 5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Everyone has a story to tell. In this welcoming intro to creative nonfiction, you’ll explore memory, voice, and structure—leaving with new pages, fresh tools, and the confidence to keep going.
generative, craft, close reading
6 Sessions October 14, 2025 - November 18, 2025 10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction
What makes a character unforgettable? In this 8-week course, you’ll explore fears, desires, and contradictions to create emotionally rich characters who breathe, ache, and grow.
generative
8 Sessions October 14, 2025 - December 9, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
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, 2025 - December 10, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction
Your stories don’t fit tidy boxes—and they shouldn’t have to. This class is a haven for surreal, speculative, experimental, and gloriously weird fiction. Come write work that refuses the rules—and maybe even get weirder with it.
craft, close reading, workshop
8 Sessions October 15, 2025 - December 10, 2025 7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction
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