This crash course will take you through the creative and business aspects of professional travel writing. Weâll 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
Explore the seven principles of sleight of hand, then apply it to your writing! Perfect for new writers wanting to subvert, surprise, and delight their readers, and for writers looking to make writing feel like magic again.
generative, craft
2
Sessions
May 16 - May 23, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Write from that which holds all our stories: the body. Weâll delve into personal history, identity, and the truths our flesh carries. Youâll 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
Your strong emotions carry potent creative force. In this generative poetry workshop, youâll 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
Respond to the poems that move you with poems of your own. Weâll read and analyze a dozen contemporary examples of the form. And youâll gain tools for transforming homage, argument, and influence into original work.
craft, close reading
1
Session
June 6 - June 6, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
A list is always more than just a list. Weâll explore what a list says about the list-maker, explore lists throughout history, and write our own. Youâll 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
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2
Sessions 
Online
Nonfiction
Intermediate