October Short Classes
October short classes are here! Ready to write dialogue for MG and YA novels? Want to explore the everyday rituals of your characters? Need help finding your literary voice? Whatever you're working on this fall, we've got a short class for you. As always, scholarships are available for all of the offerings below:
October 8th & 9th
- Raising the Stakes in Nonfiction with Katie Bannon
- Understanding Show, Don't Tell with Jackie Cangro
- MFA Applications: Writing Your Statement of Purpose with Annie Hartnett
- How To Write a Query Letter with Jenna Blum
- The Psychology of Character: Uncovering Motivations with Lynne Griffin
- Resistance Through The Poetic (2-Part) with Tatiana Johnson-Boria
October 15th & 16th
- The Hermit Crab Essay with Ethan Gilsdorf
- Now Where Were We? Spotlight on Setting with Tim Horvath
- Screenwriting Tricks for Fiction Writers with Andrea Meyer
- The Craft of Memoir: Finding Your Emotional Stakes (2-Part) with Judah Leblang
- Speculative Poetry with Peter Medeiros
- Gender Transition and Transformation with JR Mahung
- #KidLit: Writing Dialogue for Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels with Kat Gonso
- Seaport Seminar - Novel Essentials: Narrative Perspective (In-Person!) with Ursula DeYoung
October 22nd & 23rd
- Flash Essays: Inventive and Playful Forms with Dorian Fox
- Essentials of Plot Design in Fiction with Olivia Kate Cerrone
- The Everyday Rituals of Your Characters with Kira Rockwell
- Befriend Your Inner Critic: Skills for a Productive Writing Practice with Deborah Sosin
- Generative Nonfiction Writing Intensive with Nihal Mubarak
- Anatomy of Horror with Mark Fogarty
October 29th & 30th
- Scintillating Scenes: Crafting Each Beat of Your Story with Katie Bayerl
- Apocalypse: How? Writing Endings (and Beginnings) with Walter Smelt
- Exploring Magical Realism with Elizabeth Santiago
- Finding Your Literary Voice with Timothy Weed
- Writing Messy Queer Characters with Milo Todd
- Organizing your Short Story Collection with Courtney Sender