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Beneath the Iceberg
Apr 20
hybrid, memoir
Beneath the Iceberg
hybrid, memoir

ALL LEVELS - A Hybrid Intro to Memoir Workshop with Mira Ptacin

hybrid, memoir
Write Like Saturday Night Live!
Apr 27
online, fiction, comedy, creative nonfiction
Write Like Saturday Night Live!
online, fiction, comedy, creative nonfiction

ALL LEVELS: A Comedy Writing Presentation with Greg Baker

online, fiction, comedy, creative nonfiction
Emotional Authenticity
May 4
online, middle grade, young adult, fiction
Emotional Authenticity
online, middle grade, young adult, fiction

ALL LEVELS:- A Generative Fiction for Young Readers Workshop with Megan Frazer Blakemore

online, middle grade, young adult, fiction
Watch Your Tone
May 4
poetry, online
Watch Your Tone
poetry, online

ALL LEVELS:- An ONLINE Poetry Workshop with Nathan McClain

poetry, online
The Poem I Asked For: Writing Under the Sign of Larry Levis
May 7
in-person, poetry, Portland, online
The Poem I Asked For: Writing Under the Sign of Larry Levis
in-person, poetry, Portland, online

ALL LEVELS:- A 5 Week HYBRID Poetry Workshop with Colin Cheney

in-person, poetry, Portland, online
Baring Your Truth: Metaphors for Mental Illness
May 8
poetry, online
Baring Your Truth: Metaphors for Mental Illness
poetry, online

ALL LEVELS:- An ONLINE Poetry Workshop with Maya Williams

poetry, online
Spring Cleaning for Fiction & Creative Nonfiction: 7 Tips to Spruce up Your Stories
May 11
fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid
Spring Cleaning for Fiction & Creative Nonfiction: 7 Tips to Spruce up Your Stories
fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid

ALL LEVELS : A HYBRID Prose Workshop with Nick Fuller Googins

fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid
How to Land a Literary Agent
May 18
online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
How to Land a Literary Agent
online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction

ALL LEVELS: A Business of Writing Workshop with Ursula DeYoung

online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
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