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Class Catalog
Heroine Course Catalog

At Ease in a Troubled World: Writing Emotional Landscapes

with Esther Lin

We’ll explore how poetry can hold multiple emotional currents at once: ecstasy beside grief, thrill alongside uncertainty. You’ll draft new poems and build your skill in writing the complexity of your lived experience.

generative, craft, workshop

6 Sessions
April 30 - June 4, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Poetry

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Fiction III

with Alma Garcia

Ready to go the distance with your writing? Read and analyze stories, focus on a specific writing project, and deepen your relationship to your unique voice in this advanced level class. Leave with a complete, revised story or novel chapter.

craft, close reading, workshop

10 Sessions
April 2 - June 11, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Advanced

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Film Club: American Independent Cinema

with Andrew Bell

Watch movies like a filmmaker. Each week, we’ll watch a film, break it down, and talk about what makes it work. For movie buffs, screenwriters, and anyone who likes their cinema wild at heart and weird on top. 

close reading, cohort

8 Sessions
April 22 - June 10, 2026
6:00-9:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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First Draft to Fabulous Final: Revising Your Commercial Fiction Novel

with Wendy Kendall

Ready to revise your novel? This class will help you clarify what to cut, what to revisit, what to add, and how to actually do it. You’ll revise your own work as you learn techniques for revising character arcs, plot, pacing, dialogue, and more. 

cohort, workshop, professional development

8 Sessions
April 23 - June 11, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Grammar for Writers

with Geraldine Woods

Sharpen your sentences without the stress. This grammar class for creative writers covers essential tools like tense, punctuation, and flow—helping your work land clearly with confidence and style. No jargon, no shame, no diagramming required.

generative, craft

3 Sessions
April 20 - May 4, 2026
5:00-6:30 pm PT Online Fiction

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How to Read a Poem

with Jeanine Walker

Discover how reading poems aloud can transform the way you write and revise. This one-day class blends listening, vocal practice, and revision—and includes the opportunity to share your work at a public reading. No performance experience required. 

close reading, creative practice, professional development

1 Session
March 21 - March 21, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT In Person Poetry

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I Don’t Get It: Reading Poetry Together

with Sally Ashton

Read through the 2025 edition of Best American Poetry with a cohort of curious poetry lovers! We’ll discuss our faves, our dislikes, and the ones we just don’t get from a craft perspective. Optional writing prompts will be provided.

close reading

4 Sessions
April 7 - April 28, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Poetry

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Intro to Revision and Editing

with Grace Bialecki

Demystify revision. Learn the differences between developmental editing, line editing, and proofreading as well as how to tell what your work needs. Leave with a clear, step-by-step framework for revising your work.

craft, close reading, workshop

1 Session
April 27 - April 27, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Movies that Move Us: The Art of the Film Review

with Jon Lanthier

This is a class for people with opinions about movies. You’ll read great film reviews and write your own, grounded in how you felt when you watched it. Whether you loved it or hated it, this is the place to let it rip!

generative, close reading

6 Sessions
May 2 - June 13, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Museum as Muse: Writing Alongside Exhibits

with Deborah Woodard

Let art be the muse as you write poetry and prose in response to exhibits around the city. You’ll visit four or five small, intimate museums around Seattle and write to prompts designed to awaken fresh language and perspective in your work.

generative, workshop

6 Sessions
April 18 - May 23, 2026
1:10-3:10 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Spellbound: Poetry as Alchemy

with Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Your strong emotions carry potent creative force. In this generative poetry workshop, you’ll explore language as invocation and spellwork, crafting charged work that channels rage, grief, longing, and more into powerful form.

generative, personal growth

1 Session
May 30 - May 30, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Poetry

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The Art of Audio Storytelling

with Jenny Asarnow

Go beyond the page. We’ll explore audio storytelling through close listening, discussion, and generative prompts. You’ll learn what it means to write for the ear and experiment with the form’s possibilities.

close reading

6 Sessions
April 22 - May 27, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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The Art of Oral Storytelling

with Joanna Demarest

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

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The Most Personal Essay

with Nicole Hardy

Take your personal essay from idea to polished piece. You’ll write while studying craft elements, and you’ll workshop your draft several times. Essays from this class have later appeared in literary magazines and major outlets.

generative, craft, workshop

8 Sessions
April 18 - June 13, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction Intermediate

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The Secrets of Dialogue

with Rachel Sobel

Deep dive into dialogue! We’ll explore dialogue’s ability to define character, create tension, reveal what’s unsaid, and move the story forward. Each week, we’ll experiment with a different approach and see what it offers our writing.

craft

6 Sessions
April 14 - May 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Tiny & Mighty: A Micro Writing Workshop

with Mayur Chauhan

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
April 18 - April 18, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Weird Ways to Start Writing

with Elise McHugh

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

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Worldbuilding for All Genres

with Andrea Nelson

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

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Write Your Story: Writing to Heal

with Ingrid Ricks

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

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Writing “The End”

with Alex Madison

Struggling with flat endings? We’ll look at how endings emerge from a story’s internal movement. You’ll study great endings, write to generative and revision exercises, and develop a stronger ability to identify where and how a story wants to close.

generative, craft, close reading

1 Session
April 25 - April 25, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Advanced

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Writing the Hard Stuff: A Craft Workshop

with Kevin O'Rourke

How do you write about things like grief, loss, and war without overwhelming your reader or minimizing the emotional impact of the experience? We’ll study masters who’ve done it and apply their approaches to our own works in progress.

generative, close reading, workshop

6 Sessions
April 25 - June 6, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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