NEW! ONLINE CLASSES

Do you live outside of Lexington but crave Carnegie classes? Are you so busy you can only carve out time to write in the middle of the night? The Carnegie Center is now accessible to learners across the world. Join our online classes & learn from home!

Poetry Master Class: Online

with Leatha Kendrick

Monday, June 24-Saturday, August 17
Participants work on their own time (asynchronous class)
$200

This juried master class is intended for experienced writers who have studied and/or published extensively, and who are working to complete a booklength manuscript. The workshop will be generative. You will be expected to
write a new poem weekly and submit it for a first reading by the group with the focus on pushing past our old limits and habits as we explore unfamiliar, forms, voices and styles. Each week we will examine a special topic in poetry, determined by the strengths and interests of the group. Topics may include meter, line, received forms, description, image, negative space, invented forms, the contract of the poem and revision. We’ll read poets, past and present, for challenge and inspiration. In a supportive workshop environment, we’ll aim to break some personal barriers. Online class information will be emailed prior to start of class. Limit: 15 participants. Submissions will be juried. In order to be considered for the class, please submit a 5-page poetry writing sample (unpublished poems only; Word or pdf format; include a cover sheet with contact information, titles of poems and a 50 word bio; do not include your name on the poems). Email submissions to CCLL1@carnegiecenterlex.org by Monday, June 17.

Writing Habit 2.0: Online

with Randi Ewing

Monday, July 8-Friday, August 16
Participants work on their own time (asynchronous class)
$90

This class will take fledgling writing habits (formed on one’s own or in The Writing Habit) and focus that daily practice on one or two pieces over the course of six weeks. This class offers daily writing accountability, the chance to share work with the class for feedback, and writing prompts to help move your work along. Prompts will be primarily fiction-based, but writers of any genre are welcome to join and adapt those prompts to their needs.
We will also have ongoing forum discussions about story and character development, how to see a piece to its rightful conclusion, and useful tools for doing so. This class is ideal for writers who have incorporated writing into their daily lives but still crave a little structure and focus. Repeats welcome. Limit: 15 participants. Online class information will be emailed prior to start of class.