Setting The Scene

with Ann Hedreen

Bring your nonfiction to technicolor life. Explore sensory detail, perspective shifts, and scene-setting techniques that transport readers into the world of your story.

generative, craft

1 Session
January 24 - January 24, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT In Person Nonfiction

with Anca Szilágyi

Take your fiction further. In this intermediate class, you’ll write, revise, and read deeply—studying voice, POV, and structure while crafting your own story. You’ll also workshop with peers and leave with sharper skills and fresh pages.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 26 - March 23, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Publishing Fundamentals II: Book Proposals, Query Letters, and Pitches

with Elise McHugh

You’ve written the book—now pitch it with power. This class helps you craft a compelling query, pitch, and proposal while staying true to your voice, giving you the tools to confidently navigate the traditional publishing landscape.

cohort, publishing

6 Sessions
January 26 - March 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

with Wancy Cho

Explore the possibilities of autofiction—where emotional truth meets imaginative freedom. Across 16 weeks, read widely, write boldly, and workshop new pages as you transform lived experience into narrative art.

craft, close reading, workshop

16 Sessions
January 26 - May 18, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

with Grace Bialecki

This craft crash course is designed for novelists working on their first draft: We’ll review key elements of plot structure and tackle generative exercises to help you structure your story and finish your first draft.

generative, craft, close reading

2 Sessions
January 26 - February 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

with Ruth Joffre

Planets, portals, haunted houses, future worlds—whatever you’re building, this workshop intensive provides accountability, craft insight, and a committed cohort to help you bring your project to life.

close reading, cohort, workshop

16 Sessions
January 27 - May 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

with Carolyne Wright

Trace centuries of love poems—from Rumi to Diaz—exploring how history, culture, and circumstance shape different types of love. Then craft love poems born from your lived experience.

generative, workshop

6 Sessions
January 27 - March 3, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Poetry

with Wendy Kendall

Create mysteries that hook readers til the last page. Master plotting, suspects, red herrings, and reveals—and get the insider tools to pitch and publish in the commercial market.

generative, craft, workshop

8 Sessions
January 28 - March 18, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

with Elizabeth Villaman

Turn visibility as a writer into a creative act. Craft bios, statements, and a presence that reflects your authentic artistic truth—and leave the hustle grindset to everyone else.

creative practice, professional development, publishing

6 Sessions
January 31 - March 14, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life Advanced

with Ingrid Ricks

You've got the memories, what's next? In this intensive, you’ll discover your memoir’s true arc, organize your material, and craft scenes that reflect and unfold the emotional truth of your story.

generative, close reading

2 Sessions
January 31 - February 7, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction Intermediate

with Mayur Chauhan

Learn what makes writing funny. Experiment with setups, reversals, timing, and voice—then draft a short humor piece of your own. No comedy experience required; delusion encouraged.

generative

1 Session
January 31 - January 31, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

with Steve Almond

Why do some characters leap off the page while others just sit there, collecting dust? Study the character works of masters like Joyce Carol Oates, Saul Bellow, Toni Morrison and learn to make your own characters POP!

craft

1 Session
February 2 - February 2, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Fiction

with Deborah Nedelman and Stephanie Hammer

This supportive, welcoming generative writing class explores the crucial steps to (re)enter and maintain a writing practice at a later stage in life.

generative, personal growth

2 Sessions
February 2 - February 3, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

with Holly Day

Start a story…and finish it! In this 8-week, beginner-friendly class, you'll explore essential fiction tools and write a complete short story in a playful, low-pressure space designed for momentum and creative freedom.

generative

8 Sessions
February 3 - March 24, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Introductory

with Kate Carmody

Essays don’t shout—they excavate. In this 6-week class, explore how personal narratives take shape through voice, memory, and emotional resonance. Write bravely. Revise deeply. Leave with pages that hum.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
February 4 - March 11, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Nonfiction

with Priscilla Long

Discover how sentences really work. Explore how syntax, style, and rhythm help you say what you mean while expanding your range as a writer through weekly practice and playful experimentation.

generative, close reading

6 Sessions
February 5 - March 12, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

with Gabriela Frank

Feeling drained or stuck? This class helps you understand creative burnout, reconnect with your artistic “why,” and build sustainable practices that make writing feel possible again.

creative practice, personal growth

4 Sessions
February 5 - February 26, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

with Greg Stump

Forget the myth of needing to “drawing well” to make comics and discover how much story you can tell with simple marks. Learn visual storytelling fundamentals and contribute to a collaborative comics anthology.

generative, craft, cohort

6 Sessions
February 7 - March 14, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

with Kimberly Dark

Turn overlooked moments into powerful stories. In this generative class, you’ll learn to shape fragments of memory into meaning, resonance, and beautifully crafted narrative. Leave with 20+ fresh starts and renewed momentum for your memoir or personal essays.

generative, craft

1 Session
February 7 - February 7, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction

with 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.

craft

6 Sessions
February 9 - March 23, 2026
Online Asynchronous Fiction Introductory

with Kaelie Giffel

Study Middlemarch as a masterclass in worldbuilding, character, and interiority. Through close reading and generative prompts, we’ll apply Eliot’s techniques to our own fiction writing.

craft, close reading

8 Sessions
February 10 - March 31, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

with Leigh Sugar

A supportive, advanced-level poetry workshop for poets ready to deepen their craft. Workshop new poems, study contemporary writers, and hone your voice in a thoughtful, rigorous community.

cohort, workshop, creative practice

16 Sessions
February 11 - June 17, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Poetry Advanced

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
February 11 - March 18, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry Introductory

with Nora Lange

Think your story problem is plot or character? It might be POV. Learn how perspective shapes voice, tension, and momentum—and find the viewpoint that unlocks and transforms your draft.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
February 11 - March 18, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

Class Catalog

Setting The Scene

with Ann Hedreen

Fiction II

with Anca Szilágyi

Publishing Fundamentals II: Book Proposals, Query Letters, and Pitches

with Elise McHugh

Autofiction Intensive

with Wancy Cho

Roadmap to a First Draft: Find Your Novel’s Plot

with Grace Bialecki

Speculative Fiction Workshop Intensive

with Ruth Joffre

Love Poems Across Time

with Carolyne Wright

Write a Killer Commercial Mystery

with Wendy Kendall

The Writer in Public: Crafting Your Artistic Identity

with Elizabeth Villaman

Everything You Need to Know to Bring Your Memoir to Life

with Ingrid Ricks

Short Humor Saturday

with Mayur Chauhan

How to Create an Unforgettable Character

with Steve Almond

The Late Show: (Re)start Your Writing at 50+

with Deborah Nedelman and Stephanie Hammer

Writing Short Fiction: From Blank Page to Last Page

with Holly Day

The Art of the Personal Essay

with Kate Carmody

Prose Style: The Art of the Sentence, the Art of the Paragraph

with Priscilla Long

Creative Renewal: Recharge Your Writing Life

with Gabriela Frank

Comics for People Who Can’t Draw

with Greg Stump

Making Meaning from Memories

with Kimberly Dark

Fiction I (Asynchronous)

with Peter Mountford

Reading Deeply: Middlemarch by George Eliot

with Kaelie Giffel

Advanced Poetry Workshop

with Leigh Sugar

Finding the Poet Within

with Holly Day

The Craft of POV: Perspective, Distance, and Narrative Energy

with Nora Lange

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