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
In this 6-week class, explore how personal narratives take shape through voice, memory, and emotional resonance. We’ll study master works and write our own.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
April 29 - June 3, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Intermediate
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
From a strong opening to stage presence, learn to deliver stories that captivate your audience, whether you’re at a mic, a pitch meeting, or the dinner table. This class culminates in a student showcase on stage.
generative, craft, workshop
5
Sessions
May 7 - June 4, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Nonfiction
Every place has a story to tell, shaped by history, culture, memory, and change. Explore the art of place-based writing, weaving together narrative, research, and observation to create compelling essays that bring the natural world to life.
generative, craft, workshop
6
Sessions
May 7 - June 11, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
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, cohort, personal growth
5
Sessions
May 9 - June 13, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Give your prose its music by borrowing from poetry. We’ll explore rhythm, tone, and sonic texture—and learn concrete techniques to make your sentences not only look good, but sound incredible on the page.
generative, craft, close reading
1
Session
May 9 - May 9, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
For those seeking a healing creative outlet. Writing will be our vehicle for self reflection, personal discovery, and processing lived experiences. We’ll write poems grounded in principles for living a life of integrity.
cohort, personal growth
4
Sessions
May 13 - June 3, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Learn to build richer story worlds on the page, whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction. We’ll explore setting, culture, history, and environment and discover how deeply-realized worlds enhance everything that happens inside them.
craft
1
Session
May 16 - May 16, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
In Person
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
Write from that which holds all our stories: the body. We’ll delve into personal history, identity, and the truths our flesh carries. You’ll read and study master writers exploring this topic and generate some writing of our own.
generative, craft, close reading
1
Session
May 30 - May 30, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
A list is always more than just a list. We’ll explore what a list says about the list-maker, explore lists throughout history, and write our own. You’ll leave with new approaches to list-making as a tool for journaling and fueling creativity.
generative, personal growth
2
Sessions
June 6 - June 13, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
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 - November 20, 2029
Online Asynchronous
Fiction
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5
Sessions 
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
