This workshop is ideal for writers of any genre who are looking to get back into writing. We will read and react to selections from Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. There will be generative writing exercises that we will return to, creating poems, memoir, and/or short fiction drafts.

Impostor syndrome is no joke; it can limit our pursuit of new opportunities and exploration of potential areas of interest, and prevent us from participating fully in our vibrant literary communities. In this two-hour workshop, participants will learn what impostor syndrome is/isn't; work to identify the real, negative effects impostor syndrome can have on one's [...]

This workshop will allow writers of all genres to think and ‘write’ on their feet. Participants will be guided through original activities to stimulate perspective, generate cognitive flexibility, and gain creative flow. Say 'YES' to getting rid of the negativity blocking your creativity in a judgement free zone. Gain a multifaceted perspective knowing that all [...]

For anyone who wants to write a book but needs help getting started, this two session, four hour workshop will get you there! For novels, memoirs, or nonfiction, we'll talk about what goes where and how to get started. Please bring a 50-word description of your book project to the first class.

In the end, you write largely what you have read. We all hope to be original, of course, and to develop that most elusive quality: our own voice. But just as we learn to speak by hearing others speak around us, it’s our lifetime of reading that largely makes us who we are as writers. [...]

Dialogue is the playwright's primary tool for conveying a story that ultimately becomes a visual, aural and emotional experience for an audience. But dialogue also features in poetry, screenplays, fiction and even non-fiction. In this workshop, we will explore dialogue through exercises and close readings of various published work, in the context of scene structure, [...]

In your writing, do you shy away from highly charged scenes involving violence, sex, danger, mental illness, intoxication, or a character going through any type of intense physical or emotional state? During this presentation, we'll confront the challenges of conveying the thrills and fears of the most intense moments of your work in fresh ways [...]

Is your writing in a beautifully furnished, air-conditioned rut? Or maybe you just want to have fun and jumpstart your creativity? This three-hour workshop will introduce you to games used by Improv performers and apply them to your writing practice--creating interesting new plot twists, sparking radical never-before-seen imagery, and unleashing all manner of mad word [...]

Participants will read and discuss a selection of Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's poems, as well as her memoir, Crazy Brave. The class will also use her work as inspiration for explorations in writing and the arts: since Harjo works in poetry, nonfiction, music, and art, participants can respond to her work in any form. The [...]

How can we as writers interact with the past in a tangible way? In this session we will examine how ten writers in both poetry and non-fiction asked questions of artifact to bring the past into relevant relationship with the present. Come prepared to write: we will practice posing questions to an artifact (bring one, [...]