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Heroine Course Catalog

In Answer to Another: Writing the “After” Poem

with Anne Marie Wells

Respond to the poems that move you with poems of your own. We’ll read and analyze a dozen contemporary examples of the form. And you’ll gain tools for transforming homage, argument, and influence into original work.

craft, close reading

1 Session
Saturday, June 6, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Poetry

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Creative Cataloging: Your Life in Lists

with Sarah Campbell

A list is always more than just a list. We’ll explore what a list says about the list-maker, explore lists throughout history, and write our own. You’ll leave with new approaches to list-making as a tool for journaling and fueling creativity.

generative, personal growth

2 Sessions
Saturdays, June 6-13, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction

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SLIDING SCALE: Inspired By Images: Writing with Visual Art

with Kimberly Lee

Explore the ways visual art can inspire new writing and infuse energy into existing projects. We'll take a field trip to the Frye Art Museum for inspiration and create and write from our own images, letting what we see guide our words.

1 Session
Saturday, June 6, 2026
10:00-2:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Introductory

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Intro to Fiction

with Corinne Manning

Every story begins with a question: what if? Explore the core elements of storytelling: characterization, scene, point of view, and narrative design while generating new work and discovering for yourself what makes fiction come alive on the page. 

generative, craft, creative practice

6 Sessions
Tuesdays, June 30 - August 4, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Introductory

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Writing from the Body

with Camellia Freeman

Reconnect with your body as a source of creative insight. This somatic-based writing class blends movement, reflection, and in-class writing to help you build trust in your intuition and develop a deeper, more sustainable relationship with your process.

generative, creative practice

4 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 1-29, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Writing Weird Works

with Rachel Attias

Strange times call for strange stories. Push your writing into weird and wild directions: magical realism, fabulism, surrealism, absurdity, and more. Come away with fiction that feels just as strange as truth.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
Thursdays, July 2 - August 6, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Gentle Workshop for Poets

with Grace Bialecki

For poets who feel both ready and nervous—even scared!—to share their work in a writing workshop. This encouraging, supportive workshop will help you get comfortable asking for and receiving feedback in a critique setting as you share your poems with fellow poets.

cohort, workshop

6 Sessions
Mondays, July 6 - August 10, 2026
5:00-6:30 pm PT Online Poetry Intermediate

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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
Mondays, July 6-27, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry

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Process & Accountability Writer’s Support Group

with Beth Slattery

For writers craving consistency, dedicated time to write, and accountability. This class creates a supportive structure for building a sustainable writing routine. Through in-class writing, discussion, and community encouragement, you’ll generate new work while strengthening your creative practice.

generative, cohort

6 Sessions
Mondays, July 6 - August 10, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Writing for the Internet

with Monika Sengul-Jones

Explore the possibilities the internet offers writers, as writers. We’ll look at a range of platforms—their cultures, constraints, and style guides—set up accounts, explore their possibilities, and practice crafting and flexing our writerly voice across different formats.

cohort, creative practice, professional development

4 Sessions
Tuesdays, July 7-28, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Poetry & Publishing

with Jeanine Walker

Ready to send your poems into the world? This class demystifies the process so you can submit your poetry with confidence. You'll research journals, build supportive systems, and screen like an editor—all while writing new work along the way.

generative, cohort, publishing

6 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 8 - August 12, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Novel Immersion

with Elise Hooper

Ready to begin—or recommit to—your novel? This supportive class offers structure, encouragement, and craft tools to help you generate new pages, deepen your story, and build momentum that lasts through the middle stretch and beyond.

generative, craft, creative practice

6 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 8 - August 12, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Intro to Screenwriting

with Jeff Bender

Write the movie you’ve had in your head for years. Learn story essentials and the technical aspects of writing a screenplay as you work toward a full screenplay outline. You’ll leave with a complete outline of your film, the first 20-30 pages of your script, and feedback from your classmates and instructor.

generative, workshop

8 Sessions
Wednesdays, July 8 - August 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Extra/Ordinary: Writing Daily Life

with Gabriela Frank

Cultivate the writer’s skill of intentional attention through close reading and close observation. We’ll study in depth hybrid and experimental writing that explores the everyday up close. And we’ll put what we’ve learned into practice, writing into the ordinary around us to discover the extraordinary.

generative, close reading

6 Sessions
Thursdays, July 9 - August 13, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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The Places We Go

with Ines Rodrigues

Explore how place shapes memory, identity, and story. In this generative class, you’ll write each week, read authors grappling with belonging, home, and displacement, and reflect on the quiet power of the landscapes that live inside you.

generative, close reading, creative practice

4 Sessions
Thursdays, July 9-30, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Modern-Day Flâneur: Writing The City

with Zoe Hardwick

Cities leave marks on us. In this experiential writing class, we’ll wander, notice, listen, and document the emotional and physical textures of Seattle. And we’ll turn our observations into writing that explores the intersections of urban space, identity, embodiment, and social experience.

generative, cohort, creative practice

6 Sessions
Saturdays, July 11 - August 15, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Intro to Flash Fiction

with Tina Tocco

Write short, punchy fiction in a fun, supportive space. We’ll experiment with the flash fiction’s techniques for doing more with less. You’ll write a lot in class, and between classes if you like, with opportunities to share your work and receive feedback.

generative, close reading

4 Sessions
Saturdays, July 11 - August 1, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Short but Mighty: Crafting Flash Nonfiction

with Kate Carmody

Discover the power of small stories. This class explores flash nonfiction—personal essays under 1,000 words—with guided prompts, discussion, and craft techniques to help you write with clarity, depth, and emotional impact in a compressed form. 

generative, craft, close reading

1 Session
Saturday, July 11, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Scrivener Fundamentals II

with Janine Kovac

For writers looking to go beyond the basics. We’ll cover Scrivener tools for every step of the writing process: ideation, generative writing, revision, feedback, compilation, and submission.

professional development

2 Sessions
Saturdays, July 11-25, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Prose Workshop

with Kate Carmody

Writing doesn’t have to be a solitary pursuit. Share your work in a supportive, motivating, craft-focused, writer-centered cohort and get feedback that actually helps. For writers of all levels.

cohort, workshop

6 Sessions
Mondays, July 13 - August 24, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Fiction

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Or to Begin Again: Beginnings, Endings, and the Art of the Turn

with Christie Valentin-Bati and Noah Zanella

Make your poems say more, hold more, and do more. In this class, we’ll explore tools for crafting meaning in poetry at each stage of the poetic arc: the beginning, the pivot in the middle, and the end. Experiment with fresh ways to open, shift, and transform your reader’s experience, right from the page.

generative, craft

8 Sessions
Mondays, July 13 - August 31, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Poetry

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OMG! I Love Making Stuff!: A Creative Writing Summer Camp for Adults

with Samar Abulhassan

Summer is for creative renewal. This joyful generative writing camp for adults invites you to embrace surprise, shake off perfectionism, and reconnect with your artistic self through prompts that draw on music, collage, ritual, and the senses. Writers, artists, and makers of all levels welcome.

generative, cohort, personal growth

6 Sessions
Tuesday, Thursday
July 14-30, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Writing Short Fiction: From Blank Page to Last Page

with Holly Day

Start a story and finish it! In this beginner-friendly class, you'll explore basic fiction craft and practical tools to help you keep writing through the last page. Leave with at least one complete short story draft.

generative, craft

8 Sessions
Tuesdays, July 14 - September 1, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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Writing in Motion: Travel, Adventure, and Transformation

with Jenny O'Connell

Great adventure and travel writing captures moments of discovery, wonder, and transformation. Learn to do it well through a combination of craft study and assignments that get you moving through the world like a writer.

generative, craft, close reading

6 Sessions
Tuesdays, July 14 - August 25, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction

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