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11/09/2019
21 Days to a Novel
Michael A Stackpole
Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction; Generative Workshop, Lecture, Presentation, Workshop
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11/07/2019
Nuestra Voz
Luis Ávila
Essays, Fiction, Flash, Hybrid, Poetry, Social Justice; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/30/2019
There's A Chameleon in My Prose Poem: Poetry and the Art of Disguise
Justin Petropoulos
Experimental, Hybrid, Mixed Genre, Poetry; Discussion, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/26/2019
In Search of Magic
Diana Marie Delgado
Poetry; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/19/2019
Writing with Heart: When Love is Your Muse
Gabby Rivera
Creative Practice, Essays, Fiction, Hybrid, Social Justice, Writing Process; Conversation, Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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10/13/2019
The Archeology of Poetry: Digging the Moment
t'ai freedom ford
Poetry; Performative Workshop, Workshop
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10/12/2019
Writer, Agent, Editor, Reader: Demystify the Publishing World
Kirby Kim
Agents, Business of Writing, Publishing; Lecture, Presentation
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10/09/2019
Beyond Narrative: Achieving Radical Authorship through Literary Collage
Piper J Daniels
Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Hybrid, Mixed Genre, Poetry; Generative Workshop
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10/05/2019
Energy and Poetry
Jake Skeets
American Indian Studies, Indigenous Studies, Poetry; Generative Workshop, Lecture
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10/01/2019
Conquering the Short Story
Malik Toms
Fiction, Short Stories; Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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09/21/2019
Writing the Forbidden; Writing the Unthinkable
Mary Sojourner
Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Fiction, Hybrid; Generative Workshop
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09/16/2019
Advanced Fiction Workshop
James Sallis
Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Mystery, Novels, Science Fiction, Short Stories; Workshop
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09/14/2019
Engagement in Poetry / Engaged Poetry
Javier Zamora
Poetry, Social Justice; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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09/11/2019
Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds
Danez Smith
Poetry; Conversation, Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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08/03/2019
Building a Freelance Writing Career
Mark Athitakis
Business of Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Editing, Journalism, Marketing; Presentation, Workshop, Generative Workshop
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07/27/2019
There's No Place Like Home: Writing Big in Small Spaces
Tucker Leighty Phillips
Fiction, Flash, Short Stories; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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07/23/2019
Built Environments: The Craft of Formal Innovation
Saretta Morgan
Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Hybrid, Poetry; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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07/20/2019
Consider the Body: The Poetics of Disease and Health
Laura Maher
Hybrid, Poetry; Presentation, Workshop, Generative Workshop
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06/18/2019
Writing Toward the Boundaries of Grief and God
Erin Noehre
Flash, Poetry, Spiritual Writing; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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06/15/2019
We Cannot Look Away: Exploring a Social Conscience Through Writing
Stella Pope Duarte
Human Rights, Mixed Genre, Research, Social Justice, Social Practice, Therapeutic Practice, Women's Studies; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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06/01/2019
Fictioneering the Non-Fictiony: Experimental Writing Games to Bend Lived Experiences into Fiction
Justin Noga
Fiction, Flash, Memoir, Novels, Short Stories; Generative Workshop
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05/18/2019
Wild Transformations: Vital Secrets for Creating Compelling Narratives
Todd Mitchell
Fiction, Novels, Short Stories; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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05/01/2019
Revising Your Novel
Corey Ann Haydu
Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mixed Genre, Novels, Science Fiction, Young Adult Literature; Online Class
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05/01/2019
Publishing Opportunities for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers
Beth Staples
Agents, Business of Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Editing, Fiction, Publishing; Online Class
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04/27/2019
From Query Letter to Publication: Navigating the Publishing Eco-system
Yi Shun Lai
Agents, Business of Writing, Publishing; Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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04/20/2019
Seven Ways to Disrupt Your Poetry
Terese Svoboda
Poetry; Workshop
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04/06/2019
True Story: Using Journalism Basics to Report Memoir
Amy Silverman
Creative Nonfiction, Journalism, Memoir; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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03/20/2019
Building Compelling Scenes
Blair Hurley
Fiction, Flash, Novels, Short Stories; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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03/09/2019
Free Teen Intensive: Memorizing Ourselves — The Poems of Our Memories
Raquel Denis
Poetry; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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02/21/2019
Writing Down the Demons
Deborah Miranda
Poetry; Advanced Workshop, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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02/21/2019
Writing Away from a Good/Evil Binary
Hanif Abdurraqib
Poetry; Advanced Workshop, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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02/21/2019
How to Survive Your Novel
Ramona Ausubel
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid, Novels; Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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02/21/2019
Multiplying Language: The Art of Codeswitching and Bilingualism in Creative Writing
Achy Obejas
Mixed Genre, Translation, World Literature; Advanced Workshop, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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02/02/2019
A Deeper Image: A Poetry Workshop
Joshua Marie Wilkinson
Poetry; Craft Class, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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01/22/2019
A Workshop in Poetry, Sound, and the Transformative Nature of Artistic Expression
Rashaad Thomas
Hybrid, Poetry; Workshop, Generative Workshop
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01/12/2019
The Piper Writers Studio Presents Visiting Faculty Susan Devan Harness
Susan Devan Harness
Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Journalism; Workshop
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12/03/2018
Unnatural Disasters: Writing Sci-Fi & Cli-Fi in a Changing World
Malik Toms
Fiction, Science Fiction; Lecture, Generative Workshop
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11/19/2018
Natalie Diaz and [archi]TEXTS present Borderlands Poetry: A Conversation and Reading
Eduardo C Corral
Multi-genre, Poetry; Conversation, Discussion, Lecture, Reading
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11/17/2018
Poetry of the Body
Andrea Scarpino
Poetry; Discussion, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/27/2018
At Work in Sound and Vision: A Poetry Workshop
Dan Beachy Quick
Poetry; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/20/2018
Performance Narrative: Literary Wordplay Breaks into Stageplay
Walonda Williams
Experimental, Stageplays; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/13/2018
Fairy Tales as Creative Springboard
Ursula Vernon
Fantasy, Fiction; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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10/04/2018
The Big Picture: Writing Your First Screenplay
Beverly Smith Dawson
Screenwriting, Stageplays; Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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10/02/2018
The Body Electric, Memoir-Style
Andrea Avery
Creative Nonfiction, Memoir; Generative Workshop, Seminar, Workshop
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09/15/2018
Where the Devil Is: The Craft of Specific Detail
Tara Ison
Fiction; Discussion, Workshop
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09/10/2018
In a Flash: An Exploration of Flash Fiction for Curious Readers and Working Writers
Patrick Michael Finn
Fiction, Flash, Short Stories; Generative Workshop, Lecture
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09/08/2018
Between Inventory & Invention: A List Poem Workshop
Carolina Ebeid
Creative Nonfiction, Hybrid, Poetry; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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09/04/2018
Writing from Dreams: A Multi-Genre Workshop
Kelly Lydick
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid, Poetry; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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08/04/2018
Experimental Games of Found Writing: A Workshop
Justin Noga
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction; Workshop
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08/04/2018
Jump Start. Reset. Recharge. Fiction Writing Intensive
James Sallis
Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction; Lecture, Seminar
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07/10/2018
From Notes to Narrative: Building Stories from Our Daily Lives
Warren Glynn
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction; Workshop
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06/11/2018
Literary Astronomy: Workshop as Wonder
David Joseph
Fiction; Workshop
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05/16/2018
Tiny Package, Big Punch: Flash Memoir and the Art of Concision
Rosemarie Dombrowski
Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Flash, Hybrid, Memoir; Craft Class, Generative Workshop, Workshop
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05/19/2018
From the Stage to the Page: Writing Dialogue Workshop
Amy Fellner Dominy
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Screenwriting; Workshop
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05/01/2018
Diving into the Wreck: Excavating Family Histories
Diana Arterian, Douglas Manuel
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid, Memoir, Mixed Genre, Poetry; Generative Workshop, Lecture, Workshop
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04/20/2018
Unraveling the Mystery of Mysteries
Chantelle Aimée Osman
Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Literature; Craft Class, Generative Workshop
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04/10/2018
Bilingual Phoenix: Chronicles of a Desert City
Luis Ávila
; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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03/26/2018
Let Your Memoir Be Your Resistance
Yvette Johnson
Creative Nonfiction, Memoir; Craft Class, Generative Workshop
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03/23/2018
The Piper Writers Studio Presents Visiting Faculty John Calderazzo
John Calderazzo
Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Fiction; Generative Workshop, Workshop
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01/29/2018
Story Notes: Planning and Structuring Your Novel
Malik Toms
Creative Nonfiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, Science Fiction; Workshop
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01/23/2018
Storytelling to Educate, Advocate, and Activate
Christopher Reider
Creative Nonfiction, Storytelling; Craft Class, Discussion, Generative Workshop
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01/18/2018
Reading (Poetry) Like A Robber
Jeredith Merrin
Poetry; Craft Class, Generative Workshop
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11/18/2017
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: The Traditional Fairy Tale and the Contemporary Short Story
Larry Ellis
Fiction, Storytelling; Craft Class, Discussion, Workshop
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10/18/2017
Information Dumps, Information Delicacies
James Sallis
Fiction, Storytelling; Craft Class
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09/09/2017
Poetics in the New Millennium: Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry
Eloisa Amezcua
Poetry; Craft Class, Workshop
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10/21/2017
Flash Fiction
Venita Blackburn
Fiction; Presentation, Workshop
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10/18/2017
The Supercharged Inspired Life
Sharon Suzuki Martinez
Poetry; Workshop
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10/14/2017
Crossing the Line: Too Close For Comfort
Jennifer Spiegel
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir; Workshop
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09/05/2017
The Two-Way Mirror: Writing Memoir
Andrea Avery
Creative Nonfiction, Essays, Memoir; Workshop
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09/05/2017
Writing from the Art: What Can Art Teach Us About Writing?
Mark Haunschild
Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Hybrid, Memoir, Poetry; Craft Class, Workshop
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09/23/2017
Poetry and Politics: Crafting Poems from Headlines
Valerie Bandura Finn
Poetry; Craft Class, Workshop
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04/08/2017
The Facts of Life…and Death: Writing Crime Accurately
Deborah Ledford
Creative Nonfiction, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Memoir;
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04/05/2017
The Story Behind the Poem
James Sallis
Poetry;
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04/05/2017
Having a Blast: The Art of Comedy and Writing
Rebecca Byrkit
Essays, Fiction, Memoir;
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04/22/2017
Another Voice: Creating Memorable Poetic Personas
Lois Roma Deeley
Poetry; Craft Class, Workshop
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