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Music: It don’t mean a thing (if it ain’t got that swing)

with Ellen Bass

Language is the poet’s instrument. Learn to play it with intention, using its music to make your poetry more lyrically exciting, beautiful, powerful, and emotionally affecting. Come away with a stronger ear for poetry.

generative, close reading

1 Session
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Poetry

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Meditations in an Emergency: Writing Crisis

with Nora Lange

In this generative fiction class, you’ll explore how to write about uncertain times. Learn to use voice, structure, and storytelling to hold emotional weight, reflect rupture, and carry meaning. Craft fiction from inside the crisis—personal or global—that fits the truth you need to tell.

generative, craft, close reading

8 Sessions
Tuesdays, July 21 - September 8, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Generative Memoir Magic

with Meredith Arena

Mine your life for material in this supportive, low-pressure writing class. We’ll experiment with approaches to memoir writing, play with prompts and exercises, and do plenty of relaxed in-class writing together. For writers who could use a gentle entry or return to the page.

generative, personal growth

4 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 22 - August 12, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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The Art of the Personal Essay

with Kate Carmody

Explore how personal narratives take shape through voice, memory, and emotional resonance in this six-week class. We’ll study master works for craft, then put our own stories down on the page.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 22 - September 2, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Fiction

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Your Life in Poems

with Tanya Young

Write into the layered, contradictory nature of memory and life experience through poetry. You’ll keep a journal and practice pulling from the raw material of your life to write poems that are surreal, musical, complex, and true to life.

generative, cohort, creative practice

8 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 22 - September 9, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry Introductory

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Gentle Workshop for Prose Writers

with Stephanie Dethlefs

Nervous about sharing your work in a writing workshop? In this warm, supportive class, you’ll learn to exchange thoughtful, writing-centered feedback with other writers and what to do with the feedback you get as you share your work-in-progress.

craft, workshop

8 Sessions
Thursdays, July 23 - September 10, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Introductory

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The Art of Romance Writing

with Lish McBride and Olivia Waite

Love is all and all is love. Deepen the romantic threads in your own work by borrowing craft from modern romance: emotional fluency, self-knowledge and growth, longing, chemistry, and hard-won partnership.

generative, craft, workshop

6 Sessions
Thursdays, July 23 - August 27, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Summer Film Club

with Andrew Bell

Join other movie lovers as we watch and discuss the art of summer movies like Jaws, Dazed and Confused, Stand By Me, Call Me By Your Name, Do the Right Thing, Y Tu Mamá También, and more. So much can happen in a single season.

close reading, cohort

6 Sessions
Thursdays, July 23 - August 27, 2026
7:10-8:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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High Intensity Fiction Generator

with Monika Sengul-Jones

Build creative momentum through fast-paced writing bursts in this energizing fiction class. You’ll generate fresh material, quiet your inner critic, and leave with story starts—and the exhilaration of finally getting words on the page.

generative

1 Session
Saturday, July 25, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Advanced

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Pet Peeves

with Mayur Chauhan

It turns out the antidote to writer’s block is being annoyed. Bring your grumbles and unpopular opinions—they’re going to fuel fun new humor pieces, poems, micro fiction and nonfiction. Get something off your chest and get some great writing from it, too.

generative

1 Session
Saturday, July 25, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life

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The Writer’s Journal

with Michele Simms-Burton

More than just a daily record, a writer’s journal is a source of creative material. In this class, you’ll learn to journal like a writer, adding observation, reflection, and lived experience to your entries. And you’ll practice expanding that writing into new fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

generative, personal growth

6 Sessions
Saturdays, July 25 - August 29, 2026
11:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Writing Love and Disaster

with Steve Almond

Sometimes, love hurts. We’ve all had family members, friends, or lovers who were painful to be around. For better or worse, these relationships shaped who we are today. And they gave us lots to write about.

generative, craft, personal growth

1 Session
Monday, July 27, 2026
6:00-9:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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From Archive to Art: Writing With Research

with Maggie Mertens

Obsessed with a niche topic? There’s a story in there and research can help you unearth it. Learn to dive deeper into your interests and turn what you find into compelling literary nonfiction.

craft, workshop

6 Sessions
Tuesdays, July 28 - September 1, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Finding the Poet Within

with Holly Day

New to poetry or just finding your way back? This beginner-friendly class explores craft through playful prompts, readings, and reflection. Leave with a few new poems—and the confidence to keep going.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
Thursdays, July 30 - September 3, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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Creative Portals: Tarot and Oracle Cards

with Elise McHugh

Let the cards guide your creative work. In this generative class, we’ll use tarot and oracle decks to spark new writing, surprise your imagination, and quiet your inner critic.

generative

4 Sessions
Thursdays, July 30 - August 20, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person The Writing Life

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Graphic Humor

with Greg Stump

Learn to make comics that are seriously funny. Bring your gags, niche jokes, silly premises, and biting satire to life on the page as you study the mechanics of comedy, draw solo and collaborative comics, and work toward a class anthology. Absolutely no drawing skills required.

generative

6 Sessions
Saturdays, August 1 - September 5, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person The Writing Life

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Setting as Storytelling

with Elizabeth Villaman

Setting can be more than just the stage for your story. Turn it into a living environment that interacts with character, drives action, carries meaning, and transforms your storytelling. For fiction and nonfiction writers.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
Saturdays, August 1 - September 5, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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SLIDING SCALE: Intro to Revision

with Carolyn Abram

Revision can feel overwhelming, but it’s often where a piece truly begins to take shape. In this intensive, we’ll demystify the process by breaking it into clear steps and exploring techniques for strengthening and refining a work-in-progress.

craft, creative practice

1 Session
Saturday, August 8, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Introductory

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Publishing Fundamentals IV: Marketing & More

with Elise McHugh

What happens after you sign your book contract? Learn how books move from manuscript to publication, including production timelines, marketing realities, publicity, and the many behind-the-scenes decisions that shape a successful launch.

professional development, publishing

3 Sessions
Mondays, August 10-24, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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From Pen to Plate: The Art of Food Writing

with Sabra Boyd

Great food writing goes beyond the plate. Through reading and prompts, we’ll explore the food essay as a way to write about memory, culture, history, pleasure, the human experience, and more. Leave with an essay draft and a strategy for next steps and/or publication.

generative, craft, cohort

4 Sessions
Thursdays, August 13 - September 3, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Advanced

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How to Write Funny When You Aren’t a Comedian

with Minda Honey

Humor gives life to personal writing. Learn to use humor to reveal deep truths, make your reader laugh, crank the ordinary into the absurd, and give your story an unforgettable voice. Life can get pretty weird; thank goodness we can laugh through it all.

generative, craft

1 Session
Saturday, August 15, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction

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Pet Sounds: Writing About the Animals in Our Lives

with Steve Almond

What do our animals teach us about attention, love, grief, and companionship? We’ll explore writing about the pets who’ve changed us. You leave with new work and tools for writing about these very special relationships.

generative, craft

1 Session
Monday, August 17, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Understanding Story Structure

with Ruth Joffre

Stories can unfold in many ways, from the classic hero’s journey to spirals, fractals and experimental forms. Learn how story shape creates the emotional experience and experiment with new possibilities for plot, character, and movement in your fiction. 

craft

3 Sessions
Wednesdays, August 19 - September 2, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Beyond Setting: Writing Literature of Place

with Amy Muia

Some stories can only happen in one particular place. We’ll explore how writers create immersive settings that shape character, mood, and plot. And we’ll practice writing our own settings that feel vivid, transporting, and unforgettable.

craft, close reading

1 Session
Saturday, August 22, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT In Person Fiction

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