Courage to Write: Yearlong in Writing Practice
Registration for Courage to Write has now closed. Please check our class catalog for more yearlongs! The product of writing is the words on the page. But the work of
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The Late Show: (Re)start Your Writing at 50+
For most of us, creativity doesn’t bloom on a tidy seasonal schedule— and tending to our creative practice garden can be interrupted and even postponed by careers, caregiving, and the
Reading and Writing Joan Didion
This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill. Joan Didion changed the landscape of American nonfiction forever with her incisive gaze and cool observation. Writing with precision, restraint, and a fierce sense of
Creative Renewal: Recharge Your Writing Life
Burnout doesn’t announce itself—it creeps in quietly. Before we realize it, the projects we care about stall, the well we once drew from goes dry, and sitting down to write is task that we never have time for. Rather than treat burnout as personal failure, we can
Writing Short Fiction: From Blank Page to Last Page
Most writers know the feeling: you sit down to write a story, stare at the blank page, and suddenly forget absolutely everything you thought you knew. This eight-week class is here to
With Kin We Share Our Breath: Writing with the More-Than-Human Universe
What does it mean to engage the more-than-human world through our creations? To connect with the animals, plants, landforms, waters, and the vast systems that hold us? And what does it mean to do so now, in
Write a Killer Commercial Mystery
This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill. Great commercial mysteries deliver two things at once: a story readers can't put down, and a puzzle they’re determined to solve. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to craft
Reading and Remixing: Experiments in Creative Writing
Many writers get stuck because they’re trying to generate new work in isolation—cut off from the voices and ideas that could be feeding them. For this reason, reading is one of the most potent yet overlooked creative tools a writer has. This class will teach you
Writing in Fragments
Sometimes a whole scene feels impossible to write—but a line? A moment? A glimpse? That’s doable. Fragments free you from the pressure of the “complete” and let you work with the sharp,
Writing Description That Works
Description can be tricky. Newer writers often avoid it completely—or use so much of it that the scene stalls. But effective description isn’t about piling on details; it’s about choosing the right ones. Strong, intentional description creates
