Class Catalog

Instructor: Elise Hooper. For writers developing a novel seeking guidance, inspiration, and accountability; this course includes readings, discussion, in-class exercises and assignments focused on plot, voice, world-building and more.

Instructor: Meredith Arena. This genre-blurring, boundary-pushing workshop focuses on queer art as inspiration for creative writing, with other exercises like drawing, collage, and more.

Instructor: Anastacia-Reneé. This genre-bending, generative workshop explores and interrogates communal story, folklore, and archival memories; students will leave the class with three pieces of hybrid work: the haibun, nines, and epistolary poem.

Instructor: Liza Birnbaum. This nontraditional, generative workshop open to fiction, nonfiction, and cross-genre writers will use weekly writing assignments, playfulness, and rigorous reflection to building a friendly, mutually accountable community.

Instructor: Kaelie Giffel. In this class, we'll close read the work of Annie Ernaux to gather memoir-writing tools and use writing prompts to explore our own experiences.

Instructor: Gina Siciliano. Using Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics as a foundation, this class is an introduction to graphic novel storytelling. 

Instructor: Ruth Joffre. Students will work toward completing a speculative fiction project, with craft lectures, writing and revision exercises, peer revision, and readings of contemporary speculative fiction.

Instructor: Karen Finneyfrock. With both large and small group workshopping, students will develop and polish a manuscript in any genre of fiction intended primarily for a younger audience.

Instructor: Corinna Cook. Learn to sculpt context and informational passages to match the impact of scene or the lyricism of reflection, with readings and weekly prompts…

Instructor: Tara Conklin. Book Lab is a year-long intensive class for writers seeking to revise and finalize a book-length manuscript, with workshops, visits from publishing professionals, and one-on-one feedback sessions, and more.

Instructor: Beth Slattery. This generative class gives students the opportunity to deep-dive into the revision of their writing and develop thoughtful, supportive, critical responses when looking at others' work. 

Instructor: Tina Tocco. This class is geared towards writing for ages 8–12 and offers opportunity for writers to workshop, analyze published work, delve into the revision process, and participate in in-class writing.

Instructor: Evan Ramzipoor. For writers working in any genre, this generative class will teach students to create and populate worlds on the page, with group exercises, discussions, and more.

Instructor: Deborah Woodard. This class will closely read the poetry and letters of Emily Dickinson, with discussion, weekly prompts and read-arounds, and instructor feedback on classwork.

Instructor: Natasha Moni. This class offers resources on how to assemble and submit your chapbook, using examples from award-winning and accomplished chapbooks; we will discuss ordering, titles, theme, voice, and more.

Instructor: Elizabeth Mayorca. Through the use of interviews, dialogue, letters, invention and more, this class will examine how memoirists keep their voices distinct while honoring the voice of family members.

Instructor: Carolyne Wright. We'll read poems, nonfiction, and short fiction published in recent issues of well-respected online and print literary magazines and generate prompts from this work as workshop exercises.

Instructor: Holly Day. This generative class will discuss poetry basics and the elements of horror, science fiction/fantasy, and adventure poetry.

Instructor: Naa Akua. Each week this class will explore an agreement, a meditation, and a poetic form in collaboration with The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz.

Instructor: Ingrid Ricks. With individual coaching sessions, learn how to identify structure and tap into the healing power of writing personal narrative.

Instructor: Sonora Jha. This craft-focused class is designed to help writers improve craft elements such as voice, characters, form, and more as they work within a cohort to determine the genre and format of their book-length material.

Instructors: Allison Ellis, Amy Bowers. This generative class will delve deep into the lore and canon of witches, examining themes such as feminism, domesticity, power, and social change.

Instructor: Anna Dorn. This workshop will help students structure, organize, and develop their novel, with assignments such as developing a three-act outline, producing the first and last pages, writing a query letter, and more.

Instructor: Sonora Jha. Book Lab is a yearlong intensive class for writers seeking to revise, restructure, rethink, and finalize a book-length manuscript.