Community Writing Classes

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Preview Day
Friday, 9am-2pm
May 31, 2024
Join me for a free preview of the activities Patreon members will receive.
Write-Ins
Fridays 7:30-9am Pacific
Not Recorded
Starts June 7, 2024
Most Fridays, we will meet to write together. Bring your partially completed drafts, your revisions, or just your notebook. I will offer an optional prompt at the beginning of our writing time and we will close by sharing our progress.

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Craft Drills
Mondays 11am-12pm Pacific
Replay available
Starts June 10, 2024
In these one-hour sessions, we will look at a particular writing move, examine how it works, and try it in our own writing. You will leave with lines and phrases to add to your ongoing work.
Submission Deep Dives
Wednesdays 11am-12pm Pacific
Replay available
Starts June 12, 2024
We will look at a single open call for submissions, examine the submission guidelines, and explore the submission manager used by the journal. We will have time to gather our own work that might fit the venue and close with a Q&A session.
Poem Swaps
Fridays 11am-12pm Pacific
Not recorded
Starts June 14, 2024
Bring a poem draft to swap with a peer. In a safe, structured environment, we will use a feedback protocol to highlight what’s working in the poem, and what opportunities it carries.
Pop-Up Community Circles
Approximately once a month
2 hours
Not recorded
Next event: TBA
As writers we need community, and it can be hard to come by. Join us for a community circle where we listen and speak from the heart about our lives, our writing journeys–or anything else.

Poetry Workshops

Chapbook, Baby
Thursdays 10am-12pm Pacific
June 13 through July 18
$225 for 5 weeks
No Class on July 4, 2024
Replay available
We will learn what makes a successful chapbook and participate in activities designed to help you create your own. Participants should come with a minimum of 15 drafted poems to work with. One 30-minute consultation is included with this course.

Poetry Consultations

30-Minute Consultation
By appointment
Recording optional
$50/session
For thirty minutes, we discuss your writing goals, questions and dreams and what resources are available to you in your journey.
45-Minute Feedback Session
By appointment
Recording optional
$75/session
In preparation for your call, I will read and add line notes on up to three pages of poetry, or 2 pages of double-spaced prose.

*Everyone deserves the opportunity to nourish access to their inner artist. These offerings are priced to reach community members on limited budgets: creatives, teachers, students, retirees, etc. For corporate or organizational support, please see my professional services page.

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