Current Class List

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  1. Under the "Category" menu, select "Youth."
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Multigenre Graphic
Creating Characters in Five Dimensions
Jim Levi
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Multigenre
Adult
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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Creative Process Graphic
Quiet the Inner Critic
Rebecca Kanner
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Creative Process
Adult
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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Youth Graphic Marker
Building a Novel: Characters & Point of View
Debra Blake
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Creative Process
Youth
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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Creative Nonfiction Graphic
Leaving Home: A Class for Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers
Kao Kalia Yang
1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday
Creative Nonfiction
Adult
Price
Regular $15.00
Member $13.50
Low Income $0.00
Pay What You Can $0.00
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Fiction Graphic
Dialogue, Gesture, and Staging
Allison Wyss
March 16, 2020-April 20, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Monday
Fiction
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Poetry Graphic
Inspiration into Art: Poetry and the Resonant Image
Marlin M. Jenkins
March 16, 2020-April 20, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Monday
Poetry
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Fiction Graphic
Through the Looking Glass: Write & Revise a Story in Six Weeks
Harmony Neal
March 17, 2020-April 21, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Tuesday
Fiction
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Fiction Graphic
Novel Revision: Beyond the First Draft
Jackie Cangro
March 18, 2020-May 13, 2020
Fiction
Online
Price
Regular $312.00
Member $280.80
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Creative Nonfiction Graphic
Story by Story: Write Your Family Legacy
Brenda Hudson
March 18, 2020-May 6, 2020
10 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday
Creative Nonfiction
Adult
Price
Regular $280.00
Member $252.00
Low Income $196.00
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Basics Genre Graphic
Personal Writing—Let's Start Here!
Peter Blau
March 18, 2020-April 22, 2020
10 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday
Basics
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Fiction Graphic
Book in a Month
Kathleen Eagle
March 18, 2020-April 22, 2020
10 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday
Fiction
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Poetry Graphic
Knowing Poetry: Writing Through Presence and Perception
Francine Conley
March 18, 2020-April 22, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Wednesday
Poetry
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Fiction Graphic
A Beginner's Guide to Starting Your Novel
March 18, 2020-April 22, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Wednesday
Fiction
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Childrens and YA Graphic
The Magnificent Middle: Writing Middle Grade Fiction
Lisa M. Bolt Simons
March 19, 2020-April 23, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Poetry Graphic
Secrets and Mysteries of Sound
Thomas R. Smith
March 19, 2020-April 23, 2020
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday
Poetry
Adult
Price
Regular $210.00
Member $189.00
Low Income $147.00
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Publishing and Career Graphic
How to Give a Fantastic Reading
Michael Kiesow Moore
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Publishing and Career
Adult
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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Publishing and Career Graphic
Find the Best Publishing Path for Your Book
Dawn Frederick
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Publishing and Career
Adult
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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Poetry Graphic
Risk, Reveal, Reinvent: A Poetry Revision Primer
Chelsea DesAutels
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday
Poetry
Adult
Price
Regular $70.00
Member $63.00
Low Income $49.00
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Multigenre Graphic
Writing as Healing
Roxanne Sadovsky
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday
Multigenre
Adult
Price
Regular $70.00
Member $63.00
Low Income $49.00
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Boundaries-Borders
BOUNDARIES & BORDERS: Crossing Borders - From Poetry to Prose
Georgia Greeley
March 25, 2020-April 15, 2020
10 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday
Multigenre
Adult
Price
Regular $140.00
Member $126.00
Low Income $98.00
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Youth Graphic Marker
Fairy Tales, Myths, Magic, and Bookmaking: A Loft/MCBA Writing and Book Arts Class 
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Fiction
Youth
Price
Regular $55.50
Member $49.95
Low Income $38.85
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Fiction Graphic
Tips to Make Your First Draft A Breeze
Sarah Ahiers
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday
Fiction
Adult
Price
Regular $70.00
Member $63.00
Low Income $49.00
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Creative Process Graphic
The Idea Machine
Jack El-Hai
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday
Creative Process
Adult
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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Creative Nonfiction Graphic
"Flash" Memoir: Life Stories in Under 500 Words
Brenda Hudson
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday
Creative Nonfiction
Adult
Price
Regular $70.00
Member $63.00
Low Income $49.00
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Youth Graphic Marker
Mining Our Memories to Write Engaging Fiction
Marlin M. Jenkins
1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday
Fiction
Youth
Price
Regular $52.50
Member $47.25
Low Income $36.75
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