We’re excited to announce new online classes beginning in January! Kavita Das is teaching a four-week nonfiction workshop. Shruti Swamy will teach a one-day multi-genre craft class. Hazem Fahmy will lead a four-week poetry craft workshop. There are scholarships available for all classes, as well as pay-what-you-can options for Kavita Das’ workshop.
More information is below, and you can browse the lineup of present and past classes here.
Writing with Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues
Workshop:
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET
January 14th–February 4th
Open to all writers of color
The current fraught socio-political climate is motivating nonfiction writers to engage with social issues on the page. This pay-what-you-can workshop will explore the complexities of writing compellingly and responsibly about social issues. Over the course of four weeks, by reading an array of texts and engaging in creative exercises, participants will learn how to discuss the world with nuance and sensitivity.
It Feels Right to Me: Pleasure in Practice
Craft Class:
Saturday, 1:00 PM–3:30 PM ET
January 24th
Open to all writers of color
Pleasure-centered writing brings freedom, joy, and power to those who read and write it. In this one-day multi-genre craft class, participants will examine the revolutionary possibilities generated by pleasure in poetry and prose, and will engage in writing exercises to locate delight within their own work.
Commited Craft with Hazem Fahmy
Workshop:
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET
February 4th–25th
Open to all writers of color
What does it mean to engage with craft in a time of crisis? In this four-week poetry workshop, participants will read a wide range of poetry and some critical writing to address this question and think deeply about how form, practice, and discipline serve their work, both on and off the page.
All classes will take place on Zoom and the class times listed are in Eastern Time. There are scholarships available; please see the deadlines listed on the individual course pages. In addition, there are pay-what-you-can options for Kavita Das’ workshop.
View our full selection of online classes on our Online Classes Page.
See you online!