Class Catalog

Instructor: Noah Zanella. In this generative seminar, we will look at the role of the quotidian in poetry and prose from a selection of queer writers and write our own pieces exploring the potential of the everyday.

Instructor: April Dávila. This live, interactive demonstration will cover the basics through advanced features of the writing software, Scrivener.

Instructor: Ann Hedreen. In this three-part generative seminar series, we'll learn from writers whose questions shaped their work, and we'll try out their techniques with in-class prompts.

Instructor: Michelle Peñaloza. During this generative writing workshop, we'll explore together the craft of collage—the literal collaging of images and forms of poetic craft.

Instructor: Rachel Werner. Overcome your writing rut with meditative journaling, goal mapping exercises, writing prompts and engaging discussions, and more.

Instructor: Ann Hedreen. In this generative seminar, we'll study passages by some of the best scene-setters and try out their techniques with three to four in-class prompts.

Instructor: Holly Day. Learn how to compile a bibliography from sources including online and physical collections of newspaper archives, library special collections, photo banks, and more, with info on tracing source material and tips for staying organized.

Instructor: Katherine E. Standefer. For heart disease survivors, caregivers, and practitioners, students will learn tools and techniques to navigate the particularities of writing heart-health stories, with peer feedback and in-class workshop.

Instructor: Jennifer Haupt. In this generative class, students will workshop the first ten pages of their memoir to learn more about their story's structure and content.

Instructor: Amy Bowers. This generative class will include discussion and examination of homes in literature.

Instructor: Kevin O'Rourke. Students interested in criticism—literary, music, cultural—will explore the art of critical writing by studying the work of others and producing their own work.

Instructor: Becca Yenser. This class includes discussion and close examination of the techniques and structure employed in Lucia Berlin's writings, specifically her combination of fiction and autobiography.

Instructor: Jennifer (JP) Perrine. With in class writing and discussion, this class will demonstrate how drawing on constraints such as lipograms, acrostics, erasures, and collage, can create movement and a bounty of possibilities.

Instructor: Joanna Acevedo. In this course, learn how to solicit, research, and prepare for interviews, to gather vital information for your own stories, essays, journalistic pieces, and more.

Instructor: Natasha Moni. Learn from a former editor and author how to examine and respond to rejections and strategize for publication success.

Instructor: Ruth Joffre. This class will introduce students to flash fiction form, such as dribbles, drabbles, and hermit crab forms, and provide space to generate and share new work, with in-class writing prompts and exercises.

Instructor: Kimberly Lee. In this workshop, we'll engage with structured journaling techniques to clarify and organize thoughts while inspiring ideas for writing projects and managing stress.

Instructor: Kimberly Dark. This generative workshop will open a number of creative doorways to mine meaning from memories, connecting students' unique perspectives to culture, history, and zeitgeist.

Instructor: Joe Wilkins. From chain restaurants to cross-country travel, learn to harness the power of place, including its force on communities, in your writing.

This asynchronous course features online workbooks, including ten essential templates in Word and Excel to kickstart your writing life, and resources professional writers use to get published.

Through guided and practical exercises, this course will give you the confidence to turn your art into a long-term, successful business.