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Design and Launch Your Substack

This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill.  If you’ve been circling the idea of sharing your writing but feel overwhelmed by the tech, the strategy, or the simple

Fiction Intensive

This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill. Face masks are required and will be available at the Hugo House front desk.  Remember the last novel you tore through in a

7 Types of Writing Groups

Writing may be a solitary activity, but your writing life needn’t be! Enter the writing group, which is quite simply a group of writers that meets to do writerly things.

Yearlong in Fiction: Craft Fundamentals

What does it really take to get better at writing fiction—not just for one story, but for the long haul? This yearlong cohort offers a steady, supportive deep dive into

Yearlong in Poetry

This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill. If you’ve been longing for a sustained writing practice—or a community to help you shape the poems already knocking

Yearlong in Fiction: Novel First Draft

This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill. You’ve got an idea for a novel. Maybe even a few scenes, a killer opening line, or a messy

Fiction II

Ready to go deeper with your fiction? In this second installment of the Fiction series, you’ll strengthen your storytelling by exploring more advanced craft elements—like point of view, scene construction,

Yearlong in Short Story

This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House in Capitol Hill. “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” –Joan Didion, The White Album The short story is a near-perfect

Creative Nonfiction III

By now, you know how to tell a story. The question is: what kind of writer are you becoming? In this ten-week advanced creative nonfiction course, you’ll bring focused attention to