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Learn how to pack a powerful punch when writing persuasively! This four-week workshop covers the pro...
Memory is rarely objective truth, but it tells an important story that affects our identities and th...
Write your life story as you lived it, one moment at a time. This interactive workshop teaches write...
Every character in your story has a past. The events that occurred in a character’s life before they...
Personal essays are perhaps the genre that has the largest array of publication possibilities—litera...
This workshop will offer a practical plan that takes you from the mere germ of an idea all the way t...
Ready to write that novel or memoir? Or have you started a large writing project and need some sound...
Write about mental health with intention. Along with general guidelines, examples from popular media...
Even the most disciplined writers encounter creative stalls, moments when the page feels resistant a...
These days, writers increasingly are expected to be their own best publicists, which can be a challe...
Stuck on where to take your short story or novel? Bored of the typical workshop critique format? In ...
Learn how to recognize a premise, extract the humor, and hone it into a stand-up act or funny story....
An introduction to narrative writing and experimentation through historical research. Learn how to w...
Through focused discussion and practical examples, participants will learn how to assess readiness, ...
Writing a novel takes commitment, but it doesn’t need to be daunting. Learn how to generate a handfu...
Some of your favorite poems may be villanelles, whether or not you know the form. Guided by an inter...
Whether you are crafting an essay or writing a memoir, the tools of fiction can bring depth and susp...
Writing poems is discovery on paper, and good poems surprise and delight the poet as much as anyone....
In this 10-week intermediate to advanced workshop, writers will complete a feature-length screenplay...
Where do you begin your life story and how do you guarantee it is interesting to others? With ten cr...
Strengthening the conflict in any type of fiction will bump up the tension and turn limp, ordinary f...
This workshop will cover how to research prospective funders, the elements of a good proposal, and h...
We will read and then write poems and stories starting from close observation of our day, from wakin...
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to craft a winning podcast pitch, get booked on the right shows, ...
What if the most powerful story you ever write is also the shortest? In this workshop, we'll explore...
Revise your novel in 6 months! Have you written a novel but don’t know where to begin revising? Or maybe you’re feeling stuck in the middle of drafting your novel […]
Writing can be both a creative act and a path toward healing. In this workshop, we’ll explore the pr...
Become the next David Lynch -- apply dream logic to your fiction, poetry, and hybrid work. Participa...
Deep reading and insightful questions are the hallmarks of this course. If you have previous worksho...
You have a great idea for a story. Do you dive in and just begin writing, or start by drafting an ou...
Discover the core steps of self-publishing from a 40-time bestselling author. Explore editing, writi...
Do you ever think to yourself: “Why is it so hard to get my ideas out of my head and onto the page?”...
This class offers the key concepts of plotting and pacing while delving into different genres. Begin...
This one-day, generative workshop will help you brainstorm a heist story, explore how heists immerse...
Inspired by Jehanne Dubrow's craft book, The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma, this ...
Build your literary muscles by practicing a mix of five contemporary and traditional forms: sonnets,...
In the Persona Poem, or Dramatic Monologue, the poet writes in the voice of another real or imagined...
Writers will explore how honesty and vulnerability can strengthen personal narrative. Through guided...
When the first draft is complete, the real work begins. You should not be your only editor, but you ...
What does it mean to write from a wound? What does it mean to write from a scar? There are readers o...
Lead with the future — not background — for lead-ership, especially in a crisis. That’s the most imp...
Your query letter is your first introduction to a potential agent--which is to say, your first intro...
To explore some of the fine points of meter, we will examine how metrical patterns can vary between ...
This craft talk and generative workshop examines how absence, memory, and longing operate in fiction...