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Heroine Course Catalog

On Your Own Terms: Creative Paths to Paid Writing

with Rachel Werner

You know how to write—now what? In this 2-week class, explore sustainable ways to get paid for writing (ghostwriting, grants, content, coaching, and more) in a way that aligns with your voice, values, and goals.

workshop, professional development

2 Sessions
October 20 - October 27, 2025
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life

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Writing Short Fiction: From Blank Page to Last Page

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, craft

8 Sessions
October 20 - December 8, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction Introductory

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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, workshop

6 Sessions
October 21 - December 2, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Poetry Introductory

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Love Poems Laid Bare

with Carolyne Wright

Explore love in all its forms through poetry. In this all-levels generative class, read global love poems and write your own—about romance, grief, joy, family, friendship, and the intimacy of everyday life.

generative, workshop

6 Sessions
October 23 - December 4, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Poetry

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Tiny & Mighty: A Micro Writing Workshop

with Mayur Chauhan

A flash workshop for writers who love sharp voice and tight form. You'll explore micro writing’s power and play through fun, guided prompts. Great for creatives wanting a reset or a low-pressure way to write again.

generative

1 Session
October 25 - October 25, 2025
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Writer’s Newsletter Crash Course

with Monika Sengul-Jones

A newsletter can be more than promo—it can be a home for your voice. In this hands-on course, you’ll shape a newsletter that reflects your values, builds trust, and keeps readers coming back. Leave with a title, strategy, and your platform ready to go.

creative practice, professional development, publishing

1 Session
October 25 - October 25, 2025
1:10-4:10 pm PT In Person The Writing Life

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The Art of the Personal Essay

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 pulse.

generative, craft

6 Sessions
October 27 - December 8, 2025
5:00-7:30 pm PT Online Nonfiction

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Let’s Get Weird: Experimental Writing for the Genre-Fluid

with Susan Nguyen

What if your writing didn’t have to choose a single form? In this six-week class, explore hybrid work—text, image, sound, and beyond—then create your own pieces that experiment, stretch, and surprise.

generative, cohort

6 Sessions
October 29 - December 10, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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Poetry As Process: Ignoring the Inner Critic

with Elisabeth Blair

Let go of polish—chase surprise instead. This poetry class is a playground for freewriting, improvising, and following strange tangents to discover raw, electric language. Perfect for poets who feel stuck, stiff, or hungry to experiment and play again.

generative, creative practice

6 Sessions
October 29 - December 10, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Poetry Advanced

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Writing Trauma, Healing, Resilience

with Tara Hardy

Write from what haunts you—not to fix it, but to face it. In this six-week cohort, we'll explore how craft tools can hold pain, how others write trauma with courage, and how writing can be part of healing, resistance, and radical honesty.

craft, workshop, personal growth

6 Sessions
October 29 - December 10, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Fiction I

with Emma Stockman

Learn how stories work—and how to write your own. In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll explore fiction fundamentals through reading, writing, and feedback. No big idea needed, just curiosity and a place to begin.

craft, close reading, workshop

6 Sessions
November 1 - December 13, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction Introductory

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Author Website Crash Course

with Grace Bialecki

Build an author website that reflects your voice and vision. In this one-day class, get clear on what you need (and what to skip), explore best practices, and leave with a plan to launch—without feeling overwhelmed.

cohort, publishing

1 Session
November 3 - November 3, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life

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The Craft of Setting

with Ruth Joffre

What makes a setting unforgettable? In this course, you’ll learn how to craft places that matter—locations that influence story, reveal character, and stay with your reader. Build worlds that feel real, even if they’re entirely imagined.

craft, close reading

6 Sessions
November 3 - December 8, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Intermediate

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Publishing Fundamentals I: Pathways for Your Book

with Elise McHugh

Curious about how publishing works—and what path is right for you? Explore your options, clarify your goals, and build a strategy that supports your creative vision in this five-week introduction to the publishing industry.

professional development, publishing

5 Sessions
November 3 - December 8, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Go I Know Not Where: Writing with Slavic Magic Tales

with Shankar Narayan

Step into Slavic folk magic: tsars, tricksters, and tales thick with transformation. Read classic stories, write your own remixes, and explore where history, myth, and mystery collide.

generative, close reading, cohort

6 Sessions
November 4 - December 16, 2025
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Fiction

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Advanced Screenwriting Workshop

with Andrew Bell

In this 16-week screenwriting workshop, revise your script with community and direction. Workshop every other week, sharpen your scenes, and shape a stronger draft—short, pilot, or feature.

craft, workshop

16 Sessions
November 5, 2025 - March 25, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT Online Writing for Performance Advanced

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Project Planning for Writers

with Mayur Chauhan

Too many ideas, not enough follow through? In this 3-hour class, organize your creative chaos with writer-friendly tools to map projects, set goals, and learn how to take your writing projects from idea to completion—in a way that actually works for your brain.

creative practice, personal growth

1 Session
November 8 - November 8, 2025
10:00-1:00 pm PT Online The Writing Life

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Reading Deeply: Maidens of the Void

with Christie Valentin-Bati

In this 12-week reading intensive, explore mythic, experimental works by women writers who unmoor language, identity, and form—reading deeply into desire, memory, and ecstatic transformation.

craft, close reading

12 Sessions
November 10, 2025 - March 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT Online Fiction Advanced

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Fiction I

with Anca Szilágyi

This warm, beginner-friendly course introduces the building blocks of fiction: character, plot, and setting. You’ll study short stories, write your own, and gain the tools and confidence to keep going—wherever your writing leads next.

generative, craft, close reading

6 Sessions
November 17 - December 22, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Fiction Introductory

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Creative Portals: Tarot and Oracle Cards for Writers

with Elise McHugh

What if your next idea came from a card pull? In this generative class, use tarot and oracle decks to spark new writing, surprise your imagination, and quiet your inner critic.

generative, creative practice, personal growth

2 Sessions
December 6 - December 13, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT In Person Fiction

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Rebel Poetics: Breaking, Bending, and Inventing Form

with Anne Marie Wells

Forget everything you know about poetic form. In this fast and fun generative class, you’ll bend, glitch, and invent new forms—ones rooted in identity, resistance, and surprise. Arrive ready to write, and leave with tools no rulebook could’ve given you.

generative, craft

2 Sessions
December 6 - December 13, 2025
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Poetry Advanced

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Brilliant Openings: How to Grab an Editor or Agent on Page One

with Steve Almond

Your story’s solid, but is your opening pulling its weight? In this one-day intensive, sharpen your first paragraphs for maximum impact and give agents, editors, and readers a reason to keep going.

generative, craft, close reading

1 Session
December 8 - December 8, 2025
5:00-8:00 pm PT Online Fiction

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Fiction II

with Alma Garcia

This intermediate class dives into what makes fiction hit hard—structure, pacing, subtext, and more. Through readings, prompts, and workshopping, you’ll sharpen your craft and walk away with a polished story and clearer creative direction.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 15 - March 5, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT In Person Fiction Intermediate

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Creative Nonfiction II

with Beth Slattery

Ready to take your nonfiction to the next level? This intermediate course helps you refine voice, structure, and scene, all while revising with clarity and intention. Leave with new tools, thoughtful feedback, and a polished draft.

craft, close reading, workshop

8 Sessions
January 20 - March 10, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT Online Nonfiction Intermediate

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