Explore short story fiction writing by studying narrative craft elements like story, plot, character, scene, structure, archetypal patterns and dialogue. We’ll examine professionally published pieces and your own work. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to begin a story based on a word or an idea. You’ll also understand how to evaluate […]
read moreExplore new work by living poets (published in literary journals within the last 12 months) and write poems of your own that are inspired by these conversations. We’ll also expand our knowledge of contemporary literary journals and learn how to submit work for publication, should you wish to do so.
read moreFire, flood, hurricane, quarantine, even downsizing, evict you from home. What precious object must you save? In this class, students will explore memory and understanding using such chosen objects. Exercises and prompts will help them look more deeply. Writing and reflection will tap feeling and memory, layering them into fiction or nonfiction that brings the […]
read moreThomas Larson writes that “memoir is most successful when it is not the ‘story of a life,’ but a focused part of that life—a dozen summers spent working on a grandfather’s farm, a long relationship with a dying relative, the first year of law school.” You’ll work on writing prompts and timed writing exercises, and […]
read moreHave a story that needs work but you don’t know where to start? In this workshop, students learn different methods for revision, how to assess and incorporate feedback, and work through their own revision of a short story or novel excerpt. Nothing we write can stand on its own without some phase of revision. Students […]
read moreBuild a workable first draft of a novel by the final session of this year-long class. We’ll focus on technique and craft as well as plot structure as we work our way through your novel from start to finish.
read moreWe’ll read and discuss poems written by other people, then write poems of our own, with special attention to elements of line, image and syntax. Students will learn how close readings of other poems may inspire their own work, and how they might read their own work with fresh eyes. Each meeting will include at […]
read moreLet’s generate new work for the new year! Through intensive freewriting and class discussion, we will delve deeper and complicate our initial ideas. Open to all genres and levels. This class is for first-time writers, writers in the muddled middle of a longer project, and writers feeling directionless after time away from the page. Like […]
read moreExplore ways of using words and pictures to record your ideas and observations, document your experiences, and discover new avenues for your creative expression. In this class, you’ll fill the pages of a composition notebook with drawings, diagrams, data logs, personal writing, collage, and more. We’ll find inspiration by looking at the creative practices of […]
read moreExplore the dark self, what Carl Jung called the “shadow” part of our psyche. Sometimes we see it in our dreams, sometimes it appears in dark imaginings. We’ll learn what the shadow can add to our creative writing by experimenting with timed writing, dream journals, guided imagery and Active Imagination.
read moreDid you know that fiction and creative nonfiction often use similar elements of narrative design? For writers of fiction and/or creative nonfiction, this class will be part craft discussion, part workshop, part generative space. Each week, we will close-read an essay or short story and articulate the craft elements being used (for example: POV, subject […]
read moreExplore ways of using words and pictures to record your ideas and observations, document your experiences, and discover new avenues for your creative expression. In this class, you’ll fill the pages of a composition notebook with drawings, diagrams, data logs, personal writing, collage, and more. We’ll find inspiration by looking at the creative practices of […]
read moreIn this program we will explore the writings and life of John Lewis, including his autobiographical graphic novels. We will unpack his approach to battling systemic racism and make connections to the current moment and through in class writing assignments and journaling try to come to terms with our own experiences with race in America.
read moreStudents will learn/review the basics of screenwriting for film including proper screenplay format, dramatic structure, and character development. Students will also work towards completing a short screenplay ready for production, or begin/continue working on a feature length screenplay.
read moreThomas Larson writes that “memoir is most successful when it is not the ‘story of a life,’ but a focused part of that life—a dozen summers spent working on a grandfather’s farm, a long relationship with a dying relative, the first year of law school.” You’ll work on writing prompts and timed writing exercises, and […]
read moreUnravel the tales traveling through your head. We’ll explore memory and character with writing exercises that inspire you to put your fears down and get the writing onto the page. All levels welcome and encouraged.
read moreClarissa Pinkola Estes writes about el duende, “the goblin wind,” that can breathe the creative spark into fire. The goal of this creative writing class is to fan your ideas and inspirations into flame. We’ll use timed writing, dream journals, guided imagery, Active Imagination, and anything else we can think of to get in touch […]
read moreExplore the dark self, what Carl Jung called the “shadow” part of our psyche. Sometimes we see it in our dreams, sometimes it appears in dark imaginings. We’ll learn what the shadow can add to our creative writing by experimenting with timed writing, dream journals, guided imagery and Active Imagination.
read moreThis year has been impossible! Let’s try to look ahead by generating new work for 2021. Through intensive freewriting and class discussion, we will delve deeper and complicate our initial ideas. Open to all genres and levels. This class is for first-time writers, writers in the muddled middle of a longer project, and writers feeling […]
read moreIn this class, you will learn a new art technique each week then will have an opportunity to use it in your journal following a prompt from the instructor or your own leading.
read moreThis two-hour studio course is designed for anyone interested in the techniques and development of visual journaling. We’ll review the contributions of visual diarists such as Dan Eldon and Frida Kahlo. Each session will begin with a short presentation on a visual diarist, technique or significant artist with follow up time for guidance, feedback and […]
read moreHave a story that needs work but you don’t know where to start? In this workshop, students learn different methods for revision, how to assess and incorporate feedback, and work through their own revision of a short story or novel excerpt. Nothing we write can stand on its own without some phase of revision. Students […]
read moreAre you writing a novel or short story collection? Maybe you have a great idea for a nonfiction book? In this class, two published authors—one of fiction and one of non-fiction—will teach you the business of selling a book. We’ll cover how to assess and land an agent, how to ready your work for submission—whether […]
read moreWe’ll read and discuss poems written by other people, then write poems of our own, with special attention to elements of line, image and syntax. Students will learn how close readings of other poems may inspire their own work, and how they might read their own work with fresh eyes. Each meeting will include at […]
read moreExplore short story fiction writing by studying narrative craft elements like story, plot, character, scene, structure, archetypal patterns and dialogue. We’ll examine professionally published pieces and your own work. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to begin a story based on a word or an idea. You’ll also understand how to evaluate […]
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