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
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
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
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
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
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
You’ve got the basics down. Now, it’s time to sharpen your skills! In this intermediate class, you’ll read, write, and workshop poems with a focus on revision, image, metaphor, and musicality. Prepare to grow your voice with every draft.
craft, close reading, workshop
8
Sessions
January 21 - March 11, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Intermediate
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
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
January 27 - March 3, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Ready to go the distance with your writing? Read and analyze stories, focus on a specific writing project, and deepen your relationship to your unique voice in this advanced level class. Leave with a complete, revised story or novel chapter.
craft, close reading, workshop
10
Sessions
April 2 - June 11, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Advanced
Ready to go deeper? This advanced course focuses on what makes your voice your own. You’ll revise a full story or chapter, explore structure and tone, and learn to polish work for submission. For writers with a solid foundation in craft fundamentals.
craft, close reading, workshop
10
Sessions
April 6 - June 15, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
In this advanced creative nonfiction workshop, refine your voice, deepen your obsessions, and push your craft through revision, feedback, and play. This is your place to write boldly and shape work that reveals who you are on the page.
craft, close reading, workshop
10
Sessions
April 7 - June 9, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Advanced
What happens when a poem pushes past its edges? In this ten-week course, you’ll study boundary-breaking poets, write your own daring work, and workshop in a space designed for risk, clarity, and deeper creative growth.
craft, close reading, workshop
10
Sessions
April 8 - June 10, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Advanced
1
Session
October 4 - October 5, 2026
5:30-7:30 pm PT
In Person
The Writing Life
Intermediate
This asynchronous course features online workbooks, including ten essential templates in Word and Excel to kickstart your writing life, and resources professional writers use to get published.
November 20 - November 20, 2029
Online Asynchronous
Fiction
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6
Sessions 
Online
Fiction
Introductory
