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Your otherwise realistic fiction can benefit from breaking the rules of the real world to introduce fantastic elements. Whether you've never delved into this style of fiction or you're already comfortable playing with surrealism, magic, and fantasy, this class will focus your skills to craft highly original speculative literary fiction.

The old saying is that God is in the details. As writers we play a Godlike role in building believable worlds that illuminate the human experience. In this class, students will get a framework to underpin this fictional world.

In this class we'll write on-the-go poems found in the heart of your staycation or your getaway—using prompts and material gathered with your phone's camera. This class is designed to keep you ready to write whether you've got daily time to devote, or a hectic schedule of family travel.
 

Explore the world of literary journals! Read stories from up-and-coming journals, discuss what makes the writing sing, and then use a related prompt do some writing of your own—all while examining trends in publishing and finding places to submit your work. We'll also cover the submission process.

This class is for anyone interested in exploring foundational storytelling techniques that can help bring true-life stories alive on the page. Discussions, writing exercises, and peer and teaching artist feedback will help beginning memoirists explore aspects of craft through the telling of your own story.

Though poets often work from memory, we're surrounded by new material every day. All we have to do is figure out how to use it. In this online class, you'll use found material, erasure, and epigraphs to write new poems inspired by what the world places in front of you.