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In this class, Kathryn Haddad will lead you through exercises designed to dramatize your stories. We will draw from memories, our current life situations, news stories and historical events to craft scenes. Students will have time to write and share their writing with the group. Bring photos and stories you would like to work with for our session.

'What if...?' is the fundamental question that drives science fiction and fantasy. What if robots became sentient? What if magic was real? Come and discover your answers to this versatile question! Bring an active imagination and an open mind. Class time will be structured to include teaching artist/peer critique.

We will read, analyze, write, edit, polish and submit flash nonfiction pieces. Writing prompts and self-editing tips will move writers from creating to drafting to submitting. Students will receive a list of venues to submit to and be supported in moving a piece from draft to submittable.

Anybody can write, but it takes determination to see your work through to print. In this class, we'll discuss proper manuscript formatting as well as deciphering market lists and writer's guidelines, dealing with rejection and rejoicing in seeing your work in print.

This class illuminates the unique capacity of the prose poem for reaching into new, sometimes visionary content and tone. Inspired by contemporary American prose poets such as Naomi Shihab Nye and Louis Jenkins, participants will write poems of their own in this exciting hybird form.

Trying to write the story of your life for publication or as a family legacy? Learn to organize your stories into a readable, interesting work, choose a central conflict, find a balance between action and reflection, and discover the difference between author's voice and narrative voice.

Are you wondering how you can make a difference in the world before you're old enough to vote? This class is for you! In Writing for Justice, we will explore how writers have advocated for justice and write our own work on issues we're passionate about.