Class Catalog

Instructor: Grace Bialecki. Explore the essays and poetry of Ross Gay, known for his work about joy, gratitude, and the simple pleasures of life. Through reading and writing, we’ll learn to employ Ross Gays delightful techniques in our own writing. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

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.

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.

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. 

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.

Instructor: Miriam BC Tobin. An ongoing playwriting group for writers who want to share work, learn craft, and connect with other writers.