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Fiction, Young Adult/Children's Lit, Novel, Short Story

High Intensity Fiction Generator

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

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: March 1, 2025 , 10:00am PT
Format: In Person
Poetry

How to Read a Poem

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.

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: March 15, 2025 , 1:10pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 3/13

This session of PLAYlab has been cancelled please click here to register for the next PLAYlab on Thursday, April 10.

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Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Length: 1 session
Start: March 13, 2025 , 5:00 pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 4/10

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

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Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Length: 1 session
Start: April 10, 2025 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 5/15

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

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Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Length: 1 session
Start: May 15, 2025 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 6/12

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

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Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Length: 1 session
Start: June 12, 2025 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life, Reading, Memoir, Writing for Performance

Poetic Memoir: Self, Memory, Truth

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.

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: March 1, 2025 , 10:00am PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life, Essay, Writing for Performance

Words that Stick: The Art of the Writer’s Newsletter

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. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: February 22, 2025 , 1:10pm PT
Format: In Person