writing classes

Our classes are listed on this page as they are scheduled -- subscribe to our mail list to be kept up to date. We also have a list of classes below that are either in progress or unscheduled. If you are interested in one of those classes or don't find the class you're looking for, email writers@writers.com. (We're always open to suggestions. )

We generally accept a maximum of twelve students per class although in a few of our classes we accept fifteen and others have a maximum of ten or five. Most, but not all, of the ten week classes cost $310; most, but not all, of the eight week classes cost $260. We offer a few shorter classes and they, of course, cost less. For information on how the classes work, see our FAQ. If your question isn't answered there, or you'd like further information about any of our classes, please write to us at writers@writers.com. Want to read what other students have said about the classes? Look for student comments under the class descriptions.

If you are ready to enroll in a class, you can do so safely through our registration page.

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May Classes

• Screenwriting 101: Introduction to Screenplay Writing (5 May)



• Screenwriting 102: Advanced Screenplay Writing (5 May)



• Picture Book Workshop: Writing Text for Children's Picture Books (5 May)



• Travel Writing: From Free Trips to Flat Tires (12 May)



• Create Story Characters Using the Enneagram (12 May)



• The Lyric Essay (12 May)



• Poetic Prose: The Prose Poem (19 May)



• The "I've Always Wanted to Write Fiction" Workshop (19 May)



• 40 Days & 40 Nights: Deepening Our Practice (19 May)



• Creative Non-fiction and the Personal Essay (26 May)

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June Classes

• Women's Spiritual Writing Through the Ages (2 Jun)



• Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story (8 Jun)



• The Hero's Journey for Storytellers NEW (8 Jun)



• Make Money Writing the How-To Article(8 Jun)



• Introduction to Fiction Writing(8 Jun)



• A Plotting Workshop (16 Jun)



• Claiming Our Stories: Autobiography and Autobiographical Fiction(23 Jun)



• Food Writing: The Secret Recipe for Success (23 Jun)



• Keep a Writer's Journal like the Pros (23 Jun)



• Keep a Writer's Journal like the Pros: TWO (23 Jun)

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July Classes

• Daydreams: How Poems Work (7 Jul)



• The Art of Storytelling Workshop (7 Jul)



• Discover Your Writing Niche (7 Jul)



• Mastering the Scene: For Fiction Writers (14 Jul)



• Screenwriting 101: Introduction to Screenplay Writing (21 Jul)



• Screenwriting 102: Advanced Screenplay Writing (21 Jul)



• Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Writing (21 Jul)



• Ongoing Fiction Workshop with Shelley Singer (21 Jul)

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August Classes

• Write From Your Spirit: For Writing Women (18 Aug)

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The following classes are either currently in progress or are unscheduled. Click on the name of the class for more information:

• Advanced Travel Writing
• A Novel First Draft in 70 Days (Jan 09)
• Alternative Publication: Small Press & Self-Publishing
• Basic Writing Skills
• Constructing the Novel
• Constructing the Novel: Part 2
• Continuing Workshop in the Short Story
• Creating Conflict (three week class)
• Creating Structure in Your Diary or Writer's Notebook
• Creative Non-Fiction: The Novelist-Reporter (September)
• DON'T HESITATE: Meditations on the Poetry Path
• Continuing Daydreams: An Intensive Poetry Workshop (7 Jul)
• Fantastic Fiction: Writing SF/Fantasy/Horror
• Fiction Workshop: Expanding the Narrative Self
• Finding the Thread: Writing Memoir and Autobiography
• First Steps: Introduction to Writing for Children
• Genre Flipping: Becoming Ambidextrous with Poetry and Prose
• Getting Your Book Published
• How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal
• How to Sell a Screenplay (without selling your soul)
• Imaginative Fiction Workshop: SF/Fantasy/Horror
• Learning from Other Writers: Inspiration, Parody, and Mimicry (Sep)
• Literary Short Story Workshop
• Manuscript Workshop for Children's Writers
• Nature Writing (Sep)
• Reading as Writers
• Revision, Revision, Revision
• Spirit on the Web: How to Write and Publish Spiritual Books
• Re-Visioning Aging: Writing about the Second Half of Life
• Summer Reading for Children's Writers
• The Art and Craft of Short Stories (Sep)
• Word Flashes & Eye Snapshots: Sketching Your Life Awake(Sep)
• Writing and Producing the One-Man Show
• Writing and Publishing Magazine Articles
• Writing Kerouac/Sitting Buddha: Spontaneous Poetics & Big Mind
• Writing Poetic Forms: Taking the Ancient Path of Poetry
• Writing Poetic Forms 2
• Writing the First Novel(8 Sep)
• Write the Persuasive Essay
• Writing the Prose Poem - 2

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