Turn overlooked moments into powerful stories. In this generative class, you’ll learn to shape fragments of memory into meaning, resonance, and beautifully crafted narrative. Leave with 20+ fresh starts and renewed momentum for your memoir or personal essays.
generative, craft
1
Session
February 7 - February 7, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Think your story problem is plot or character? It might be POV. Learn how perspective shapes voice, tension, and momentum—and find the viewpoint that unlocks and transforms your draft.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
February 11 - March 18, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Got an obsession that could fill a whole book? Turn that passion into a nonfiction book proposal agents want to greenlight—complete with comps, audience, and sample pages.
generative, workshop, publishing
4
Sessions
February 17 - March 17, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Turn reading into your strongest creative tool. Learn to borrow, remix, reimagine, reference, and transform texts into new work through weekly experiments in intertextual craft.
generative, close reading
6
Sessions
February 17 - March 24, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Lost in the fog of a draft—or unsure where to begin? This class helps you reconnect with your story’s emotional core and build a working blueprint, with craft tools to carry you from first idea to final page.
generative, craft, workshop
6
Sessions
February 21 - March 28, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Struggling with flat or overloaded description? Learn how to pick the right details, sharpen your scenes, and balance sensory richness with momentum in this hands-on description bootcamp.
generative, craft, creative practice
2
Sessions
February 21 - February 28, 2026
1:10-3:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Break free from conventional craft. We’ll examine Latin American literary techniques like intuition, elasticity, atmospheric worldbuilding to write fiction that feels expansive, potent, and more alive.
generative, craft, close reading
6
Sessions
February 21 - March 28, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
Unlock the power of narrative distance. This class explores retrospection as a craft tool—helping you shape meaning, deepen emotional nuance, and clarify why your story is being told now.
generative, craft, workshop
4
Sessions
February 25 - March 18, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
Discover the craft of fragments: tiny scenes, flashes of memory, and stray sentences that carry emotional punch. This playful, generative workshop explores how fragmentation can spark surprising, powerful new work.
generative
1
Session
February 28 - February 28, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Ready to publish your short work? Learn how to research magazines, craft a strong cover letter and bio, and build a sustainable submissions process—so your stories start reaching their readers.
publishing
2
Sessions
March 14 - March 21, 2026
1:10-3:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Ready to go deeper? This advanced course focuses on what makes your voice your own. You’ll revise a full story or chapter, explore structure and tone, and learn to polish work for submission. For writers with a solid foundation in craft fundamentals.
craft, close reading, workshop
10
Sessions
April 6 - June 15, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
In this advanced creative nonfiction workshop, refine your voice, deepen your obsessions, and push your craft through revision, feedback, and play. This is your place to write boldly and shape work that reveals who you are on the page.
craft, close reading, workshop
10
Sessions
April 7 - June 9, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Advanced
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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1
Session 
Online
Nonfiction
Intermediate
