There are numerous ways to tell a big story. Explore linked fiction, where standalone stories connect and accumulate into a larger narrative, and discover how recurring characters, places, themes, and perspectives can open new possibilities for your own writing, one story at a time.
generative, close reading, cohort
6
Sessions
Thursdays, November 19, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
This beginner-friendly introduction to creative nonfiction explores how memory, observation, and lived experience can become personal essays, memoir, lyric nonfiction, and more. Learn foundational craft, experiment with different forms, and discover new ways to tell the stories that matter to you.
generative, craft, workshop
6
Sessions
Thursdays, November 19, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Introductory
Master the craft of suspense. Explore tension, pacing, stakes, structure, and scene design and the art of keeping your readers emotionally invested in your story from beginning to end, whatever genre you’re writing in.
generative, craft, workshop
8
Sessions
Thursdays, December 10, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Learn the fundamentals of screenwriting by writing your own short film script. Explore character, conflict, dialogue, and scene structure while receiving thoughtful feedback in a fun, supportive workshop.
generative, craft, workshop
8
Sessions
Thursdays, December 10, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Writing for Performance
Intermediate
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 your audience a reason to keep reading.
generative, craft, close reading
1
Session
Online
Fiction
Your journal already contains the seeds for your next piece of writing. Learn how to mine your notebooks for stories, scenes, and ideas while building a richer, more intentional journaling practice that feeds your creative work, too.
generative, creative practice
1
Session
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
In Person
Nonfiction
Build unforgettable characters from the inside out. Through discussion, craft lessons, and generative writing, you’ll learn to create emotionally resonant protagonists whose journeys drive your story forward.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
Mondays, October 19 - November 23, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Explore poetry as spellwork in this two-week class. Write incantatory poems, design personal rituals, and build a sacred, sustainable writing practice rooted in magic and self-trust.
generative, craft
2
Sessions
Wednesdays, October 21-28, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Poetry
Introductory
A great premise and interesting characters won’t save a snoozefest. In this 3-hour intensive, learn what actually makes a story feel urgent and alive. We’ll study great works that do it well and borrow their lessons in rising action, pacing, suspense, and character decision-making.
generative, craft, close reading
1
Session
Thursday, October 22, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Ready to start a blog or make more of the one you have? Learn how to find your niche, reach your audience, create engaging content, and grow your readership while exploring ways blogging can lead to paid writing and new professional opportunities.
generative, workshop, professional development
4
Sessions
Thursdays, October 22 - November 12, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
How does funny serve good writing? Learn to use pattern, rhythm, expectation, and surprise to create humor that reveals character, builds intimacy, subverts assumptions, and opens unexpected avenues into difficult material.
generative, craft
1
Session
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Discover the freedom of writing in fragments: tiny scenes, flashes of memory, stray sentences, and other pieces that can carry surprising emotional weight. Play with juxtaposition, arrangement, and silence as you explore what fragments can reveal without explaining everything.
generative
1
Session
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Explore your connection to the natural world through writing rooted in presence and sensory experience. This generative class invites you to slow down, pay attention, and shape what you notice into language that blooms on the page.
generative, personal growth
4
Sessions
Mondays, October 26 - November 23, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
A poem is made of many moving parts. Explore the essential elements of poetic craft—from image and metaphor to sound, syntax, and lineation—through weekly lessons, prompts, and feedback you can complete at your own pace.
generative, craft, close reading
6
Sessions
October 26 - December 11, 2026
Online Asynchronous
Poetry
Introductory
Ready to write your life story? Learn the fundamentals of memoir while exploring contemporary voices, generating fresh writing, and building the confidence to share your work.
generative, craft, close reading
6
Sessions
Tuesdays, October 27 - December 8, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
Introductory
History is never a single story. Through Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s critically acclaimed novel Half of a Yellow Sun, we’ll explore African storytelling traditions in which understanding, meaning, and narrative emerge from the accumulation of many lives and perspectives.
close reading
6
Sessions
Tuesdays, October 27 - November 17, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Curious about how publishing works and what path is right for you? Explore your options, clarify your goals, and build a strategy that supports your creative vision in this five-week introduction to the publishing industry.
professional development, publishing
6
Sessions
Tuesdays, October 27 - December 8, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Explore how personal narratives take shape through voice, memory, and emotional resonance in this six-week class. We’ll study master works for craft, then put our own stories down on the page.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
Wednesdays, October 28 - December 9, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT
Online
Nonfiction
What does it take to keep readers on the edges of their seats? We’ll dissect some of the best scenes ever written and look at how master writers raise stakes, calibrate tension, and keep their readers thinking, “Just one more page…”
craft, close reading
1
Session
Thursday, October 29, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Never stare at a blank page the same way again. Learn to find promising material in memory, observation, conversation, place, character, and curiosity while building a personalized idea bank you can return to whenever the well runs dry.
generative
1
Session
Saturday, October 31, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Every story starts with a few essential questions: Who is here? Where are they? What are they up against? Explore character, setting, and plot as you learn to build fiction from the inside out—and leave this beginner-friendly class with a solid short story draft of your own.
generative, craft, close reading
6
Sessions
Mondays, November 2 - December 7, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Introductory
Great dialogue sounds natural, even as it’s doing more than you think. Learn to write conversations that reveal character, move the story forward, and feel alive on the page, then put those techniques to work in a dialogue-driven scene of your own.
craft, close reading
1
Session
Thursday, November 5, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
What can your writing be? What lies beyond the familiar? Whether you’re a lifelong weirdo or itching to break the rules and surprise yourself, this class invites you to experiment with form, structure, and genre in pursuit of your most authentic writing.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
Mondays, November 9 - December 14, 2026
5:00-7:30 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Discover how sentences really work. Explore how syntax, style, and rhythm help you say what you mean while expanding your range as a writer through weekly practice and playful experimentation.
generative, craft, close reading
4
Sessions
Wednesdays, November 11 - December 9, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
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Sessions 
In Person
Fiction
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