Reading Like a Writer with Weekly Writing Assignments — In-class study and reverse engineering of the writerly skills/style in novel and short story excerpts from the work of established writers. In-class creative writing exercises and weekly assignments. Submissions receive instructor’s written feedback. Terrific class for highly motivated writers.
Limited class size. Interview or writing sample required.
Two 6-week series.

Building Your Creative Non-Fiction Essay with Weekly Writing Assignments — In-class study and deconstruction of creative non-fiction from memoir and personal essay to feature articles, profiles, reviews, and travel writing. In-class dynamic exercises to generate fresh ideas for your creative non-fiction essays. Submissions receive instructor’s written feedback.
Limited class size. Interview or writing sample required.
6-week series.

The Fragmented Memoir with Weekly Writing Assignments – In this online and live workshop, we explore memoir by crafting a collection of truth and discovery-seeking, thematically related, stand-alone pieces using a variety of POV’s, epistolary and expressive art forms. We tease out unanswered questions, uncover juxtapositions, tensions, rhythms, and recurring themes. We play with sorting and arranging the inventory of pieces into a lyrical composition.
Limited class size. Interview or writing sample required.
Two 5-week series.

Narrative Frameworks with Weekly Writing Assignments — How might a story be constructed? In-class study of samples of story architectures, from archetypal to experimental. Weekly writing assignments will deepen the exploration of structural design and story. You will receive written feedback from your instructor.
Limited class size. Interview or writing sample required.
Two 5-week series.

Creative Writing Practice with Short Weekly Writing Assignments — A combination of in-class dynamic writing exercises and weekly writing assignments addressing writerly techniques. Submissions receive written instructor feedback. Terrific class for highly motivated writers of all levels.
Limited class size.
6-week series.

The Short Story with Weekly Writing Assignments — How is a short story constructed? How does it build a world? How does it differ from a novel? In this master class, we will focus on the Short Story. We’ll learn from the masters. A different short story will be featured each week. Weekly writing assignments will be based on the featured writer and will receive the instructor’s written feedback. There will be in-class discussion of the featured story and the week’s submissions. There will also be in-class spontaneous writing exercises on elements of craft.
Limited class size. Interview or writing sample required.
6-week series.