Discover the opportunities of using uninspired prose forms like reviews, reports, and ads as jumping off points for rich storytelling.

Participate in a simulated professional editorial working environment in this course designed to deepen you developmental editing skills while learning to work with clients.

Take a deep dive into the global approach to horror narratives in this generative workshop for screenwriters.

Learn the basics of writing for television in this exercise-based workshop for absolute beginners.

Rewrite your television pilot script with a showrunner's production perspective in this intensive workshop for advanced students.

Use prompts and exercises to spend time with your characters outside the world of your story, learning more about their voices and reactions in various situations.

Discover how AI and meditation can act as conduits for your own creativity by inspiring you with unexpected connections and ideas.

Explore symbolic elements of children's literature as inspiration for enhancing these aspects of your own book projects.

Harness the promise of your ideas by learning to wrangle them into linked digital notes, giving you a series of starting points for new projects.

Perfect and focus your ideas before you even put fingers to keyboard in this generative class focused on story development and form.

In this fast-paced workshop, you take a pilot from concept to script as you learn about the television industry from guest speakers.

This workshop for active school teachers will help participants carve out time to reflect and write, putting personal histories and journeys onto the page.

Activate the five senses of the body and bring them to life in your poems in this workshop exploring what it means to inhabit a physical form.

Learn how to write poetry in traditional forms in this workshop that explores classic and contemporary approaches to form.

Designed for d/Deaf writers, this workshop explores Deaf culture, Deaf literature, and general writing techniques in a shared identity environment 

Learn when and how to pitch your work to a variety of publishing outlets, just like the pros do it.

Building on contemporary scientific research in positive psychology, this seminar will highlight evidence-based, actionable strategies for cultivating happiness in daily life. A realistic approach will guide the seminar, critically acknowledging the promises and pitfalls of the pursuit of happiness. The seminar will conclude with a discussion on cultural differences in perceptions of happiness.

Craft a winning angle for your current work-in-progress from book proposal to a template for navigating the submission process.

Learn to keep readers passionate about and engaged with your story as you develop a series concept and outline for a seralized work — a story your readers will enjoy one episode at a time.

Dive into the connections between poetry and the sciences, as well as poetry exploring the sciences, in this visionary workshop.