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

Start Writing Right Now

Instructor: Tina Tocco. Kickstart your creativity in this low-stress generative writing class. Each week, we’ll write to a variety of prompts and share our work in a supportive, positive environment. Leave each week with a new piece of writing. 

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Level: Introductory
Length: 4 sessions
Start: November 2, 2024 , 1:10 pm PT
Format: Online
Poetry

My Life Has Gotten So Busy: A Workshop on Titles

Instructor: Chen Chen. Explore titles and titling strategies from poets like Victoria Chang, Tarfia Faizullah, and more. We’ll study music and visual art, and even play a titling game to stir fresh inspiration. Leave with a draft of a new poem and titles for days. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: November 2, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: Online
Fiction, Young Adult/Children's Lit, Novel, Short Story

Fiction I

Instructor: Peter Mountford. Self-taught writer, ready to level up? Read widely, write lots, and master the foundations of fiction in this beginner-friendly writing course. Leave with a short story draft and solid grasp of story basics.

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Level: Introductory
Length: 6 sessions
Start: November 4, 2024 , - PT
Format: Online Asynchronous
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life, Reading, Writing for Performance

Reading the Female Gaze I

Instructor: Christie Valentin-Bati. Explore the topic of female gaze and across a variety of genres and perspectives. We’ll read writers like Maggie, Nelson, Roxanne Gay, Sharon Olds, Toni Morrison, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and more. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 6 sessions
Start: November 4, 2024 , 5:00pm PT
Format: Online
Nonfiction, Memoir

Memoir Essentials

Instructor: Theo Nestor. In this two-hour, beginner-friendly craft class, dive into the essential elements of memoir writing. Through lecture and generative writing, we’ll hone in on our stories and develop the voices we use to tell them. 

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Level: Introductory
Length: 1 session
Start: November 6, 2024 , 1:10 pm PT
Format: Online
Poetry, The Writing Life

Motivation and Meditation I

Instructor: Naa Akua. Between the hustle of daily life, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s actually important to us: learn to get back in touch with your writing and your self through meditation, reflection, and writing exercises.

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 6 sessions
Start: November 7, 2024 , 5:00 pm PT
Format: Online
Nonfiction, Memoir, Essay

When Memory is Not Enough

Instructor: Ann Hedreen. Explore ways to speculate and imagine when memory isn’t enough—and how we can let our readers know when we’re doing so. We’ll study writers who do this well and borrow some of their techniques to use in our own writing. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: November 9, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life, Memoir, Young Adult/Children's Lit, Novel, Short Story, Essay, Writing for Performance

Autofiction: When Reality Meets Fiction

Instructor: Amy Zhang. Blur the boundaries between reality and fiction, and use your real-life experiences to inspire your fictional stories in this generative, craft-focused workshop. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 4 sessions
Start: November 12, 2024 , 7:10 pm PT
Format: In Person
Nonfiction, Memoir

Map Out Your Memoir

Instructor: Theo Nestor. Explore the fundamentals of story structure and do activities designed to help you find the shape of your memoir in this two-hour generative craft class. 

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Level: Intermediate
Length: 1 session
Start: November 13, 2024 , 1:10 pm PT
Format: Online
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 11/14

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: November 14, 2024 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Nonfiction, Memoir

The House of Memory: Tools for Memoirists

VISITING ARTIST: MARK DOTY. The best memoirs center on questions, what the speaker seeks to know and understand. How did you become the person who could tell this story? Celebrated poet and memoirist Mark Doty takes you through a series of writing exercises intended to help you get at the sensory, physical aspects of memory, build characters, and compose short scenes that may well become the basis of a completed memoir.

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: November 16, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: Online
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

Starting the Search for a Publisher

Instructor: Elise McHugh. Mystified by the world of publishing? Learn the publishing options available to you & your manuscript in this three-week publishing intensive. Walk away with a plan to take your manuscript from submission to book deal. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 3 sessions
Start: November 23, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: In Person
Poetry

Into the Bedazzling Invisible: Working with Line Breaks and Empty Space in Poetry

Instructor: Shankar Narayan. Dive deep into the philosophies and practicalities of line breaks and empty space in this three-week craft intensive. Deconstruct conventional wisdom and imagine new possibilities for line breaks and space in your poetry.

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 3 sessions
Start: December 7, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: Online
The Writing Life

SLIDING SCALE: Using Strange Words to Inspire Unusual Writing

Instructor: Kimberly Lee. In this generative writing class, we’ll engage with lost and unusual words, using them to take our writing in new and unexpected directions. Leave with several writing starts and fresh approaches to your creative projects.

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Level: Introductory
Length: 1 session
Start: December 7, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: Online
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 12/12

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: December 12, 2024 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life, Reading, Writing for Performance

The Writer’s Eye

Instructor: Rosario López. Tap into the power of observation and perspective to find inspiration anywhere in this generative writing and craft class. Perfect for writers of all levels looking to develop their observational eye and creative style. 

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Level: Open to all levels
Length: 1 session
Start: December 14, 2024 , 10:00 am PT
Format: Online
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 1/16

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: January 16, 2025 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 2/13

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: February 13, 2025 , 5:00pm PT
Format: In Person
Fiction, Nonfiction, The Writing Life, Writing for Performance

PLAYlab 3/13

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: March 13, 2025 , 5:00pm 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: Advanced, Intermediate
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