Through carefully selected prompts and timed writing laps, this writing marathon is focused on helping writers create fresh material in a safe, relaxed environment.

In this class for writers of all genres, we’ll learn the difference between revision and editing; examine some of the key features of literary style; work on creating an individual voice; and explore a range of options when revising artistically.

A master class with author Melissa Febos

In this class, we’ll look at the connections between our modern alphabet and ancient runes from which our letters emerged, exploring the symbolic properties of each letter, learning how to incorporate them into our everyday and writing lives. This class will involve making our own set of wooden runes as a tool to gain new perspective.

This class offers an introduction to the fundamentals of songwriting—from getting started to writing a memorable chorus. You’ll walk away with a start to your original song, a guide on how to continue writing on your own, and an assortment of exercises to help keep the creativity flowing.

Making notebooks by hand lets writers immerse themselves in the critical early creative process and helps them commit to a project. In this class, we'll make fun, easy, affordable, and portable pocket notebooks in the spirit of zines. We'll use targeted prompts to start to fill the pages with ideas for characters, setting, and scenes before using printmaking and collage to make them our own.

Through discussion and play, this class will access the unconscious parts of us that, among other things, build the dream landscapes we visit in our sleep so that we can bring those images into the light of our writing—and our lives. We’ll explore games of collaboration, chance, and automatic writing developed by members of the Surrealist Movement, all to help generate new ideas and poems. 

In this class for new creative writers, we’ll talk about taking the first steps toward getting down the compelling stories that keep us up at night through an exploration of different writing forms and a discussion of strategies to get started.

Join us as we explore how sensory awareness and small, seemingly minor details regarding the senses can transform your writing through in-class exercises and discussion.