Mar
13
4th AND 5th GRADERS: Work and play together! This class uses games and cooperative activities to introduce and reinforce math skills, such as addition, subtraction, logic, multiplication, division, fractions, and […]
4th AND 5th GRADERS: Work and play together! This class uses games and cooperative activities to introduce and reinforce math skills, such as addition, subtraction, logic, multiplication, division, fractions, and […]
Jan
27
GRADES K–1: Look what sight words can do! Teaching sight words is important because it helps children develop reading and writing skills, and it can help them become more confident […]
GRADES K–1: Look what sight words can do! Teaching sight words is important because it helps children develop reading and writing skills, and it can help them become more confident […]
May
31
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
May
31
3–5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
3–5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
Feb
26
2ND AND 3RD GRADERS: This class is a resource for students to learn and enhance their writing and composition skills. Students will gain strategies for problem solving, while using collaboration, […]
2ND AND 3RD GRADERS: This class is a resource for students to learn and enhance their writing and composition skills. Students will gain strategies for problem solving, while using collaboration, […]
Feb
13
2ND AND 3RD GRADERS: This class will be an opportunity to expose students to literacy within the classroom. We will read books, practice fluency and reading comprehension, while finding strategies […]
2ND AND 3RD GRADERS: This class will be an opportunity to expose students to literacy within the classroom. We will read books, practice fluency and reading comprehension, while finding strategies […]
Apr
26
Here’s your chance to sit down with a literary agent and ask all the questions you’ve been dying to ask, in a one-on-one 20-minute consultation. Alice is happy to discuss […]
Here’s your chance to sit down with a literary agent and ask all the questions you’ve been dying to ask, in a one-on-one 20-minute consultation. Alice is happy to discuss […]
Feb
22
Here’s your chance to sit down with a literary agent and ask all the questions you’ve been dying to ask, in a one-on-one 20-minute consultation. Alice is happy to discuss […]
Here’s your chance to sit down with a literary agent and ask all the questions you’ve been dying to ask, in a one-on-one 20-minute consultation. Alice is happy to discuss […]
Apr
17
GRADES 6–9: Join us for an adventure in learning! This class uses the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons to show kids how fun critical thinking, teamwork, and math can […]
GRADES 6–9: Join us for an adventure in learning! This class uses the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons to show kids how fun critical thinking, teamwork, and math can […]
Apr
26
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
Mar
22
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
Feb
22
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
Apr
26
3–5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
3–5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
Mar
22
3–5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
3–5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
Jan
16
Whatever the shifting landscape of our lives, whatever “blocks”, creative flow remains accessible for every writer. This workshop, using compelling images as a writing tool borrowed from the SoulCollage®️ method […]
Whatever the shifting landscape of our lives, whatever “blocks”, creative flow remains accessible for every writer. This workshop, using compelling images as a writing tool borrowed from the SoulCollage®️ method […]
Jan
15
Whatever the shifting landscape of our lives, whatever “blocks”, creative flow remains accessible for every writer. This workshop, using compelling images as a writing tool borrowed from the SoulCollage®️ method […]
Whatever the shifting landscape of our lives, whatever “blocks”, creative flow remains accessible for every writer. This workshop, using compelling images as a writing tool borrowed from the SoulCollage®️ method […]
Jan
13
This course will be a workshop to explore options in illustrating your journal, concentrating on some basic practices of drawing and painting (watercolors). We’ll also discuss how to start a […]
This course will be a workshop to explore options in illustrating your journal, concentrating on some basic practices of drawing and painting (watercolors). We’ll also discuss how to start a […]
Apr
5
While the perfect query letter won’t make up for lackluster writing, a carefully crafted query letter will help you stand out as a professional. Learn from a published writer, who […]
While the perfect query letter won’t make up for lackluster writing, a carefully crafted query letter will help you stand out as a professional. Learn from a published writer, who […]
Apr
3
Take the indie path and self publish your chapbook. Based on my book design and publishing experience over the years, answering three questions will allow you to clarify your unique […]
Take the indie path and self publish your chapbook. Based on my book design and publishing experience over the years, answering three questions will allow you to clarify your unique […]
Feb
15
Personal letters, government records, clinical assessments, medical records, field notes, newspaper articles, journal entries, court proceedings…what do these all have to do with poetry? In this generative workshop we’ll look […]
Personal letters, government records, clinical assessments, medical records, field notes, newspaper articles, journal entries, court proceedings…what do these all have to do with poetry? In this generative workshop we’ll look […]
Apr
8
Somewhere between the short lyric stanza and the epic poem lies the deeply satisfying long poem of 4-10 pages. Capable of holding richly developed characters and multiple settings, expansive narratives, […]
Somewhere between the short lyric stanza and the epic poem lies the deeply satisfying long poem of 4-10 pages. Capable of holding richly developed characters and multiple settings, expansive narratives, […]
May
8
The prose poem as we know it today was “invented” as a type of subversive activity: to escape the rules of strict meter and rhyme that defined most poetry in […]
The prose poem as we know it today was “invented” as a type of subversive activity: to escape the rules of strict meter and rhyme that defined most poetry in […]
Jan
27
GRADES K-1: Does your child struggle in math? Touch Math might be the answer! It is a multisensory math program for students who struggle with foundational math. This curriculum helps […]
GRADES K-1: Does your child struggle in math? Touch Math might be the answer! It is a multisensory math program for students who struggle with foundational math. This curriculum helps […]
Mar
6
Quotes make nonfiction writing come alive. In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to: prepare for and conduct an interview; deal with difficult sources; frame questions; meet journalistic standards […]
Quotes make nonfiction writing come alive. In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to: prepare for and conduct an interview; deal with difficult sources; frame questions; meet journalistic standards […]
May
19
Please prepare for this workshop by reading Sallie Bingham’s Taken by the Shawnee. The workshop will begin with a discussion of memoir; if you are working on one, you will […]
Please prepare for this workshop by reading Sallie Bingham’s Taken by the Shawnee. The workshop will begin with a discussion of memoir; if you are working on one, you will […]
Apr
17
GRADES 8-12: Have you always wanted to write for the stage? In this Zoom workshop for teen writers of all experience levels, we’ll cover the fundamentals of playwriting. Through writing […]
GRADES 8-12: Have you always wanted to write for the stage? In this Zoom workshop for teen writers of all experience levels, we’ll cover the fundamentals of playwriting. Through writing […]
Feb
13
GRADES 8-12: Have you always wanted to write for the stage? In this Zoom workshop for teen writers of all experience levels, we’ll cover the fundamentals of playwriting. Through writing […]
GRADES 8-12: Have you always wanted to write for the stage? In this Zoom workshop for teen writers of all experience levels, we’ll cover the fundamentals of playwriting. Through writing […]
May
17
“Character is plot, plot is character.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald This class will discuss how to develop plot organically in a way that springs from character. Once a roadmap is […]
“Character is plot, plot is character.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald This class will discuss how to develop plot organically in a way that springs from character. Once a roadmap is […]
Apr
26
In this class we will explore why the “meet-cute” trope isn’t just for romance writers. The class will break down the elements of a swoon-worthy and successful meet-cute in the […]
In this class we will explore why the “meet-cute” trope isn’t just for romance writers. The class will break down the elements of a swoon-worthy and successful meet-cute in the […]
Apr
2
‘’attend, attend” — Mary OliverThis course explores the curious relationship between perception and language. Taking some lessons from our visual artist friends, we will develop practical techniques for literally “seeing […]
‘’attend, attend” — Mary OliverThis course explores the curious relationship between perception and language. Taking some lessons from our visual artist friends, we will develop practical techniques for literally “seeing […]
Jan
26
This writing circle offers an opportunity for writers to gather, write, and share using embodiment techniques to further tap into the deep well of creativity within you. Each session will […]
This writing circle offers an opportunity for writers to gather, write, and share using embodiment techniques to further tap into the deep well of creativity within you. Each session will […]
Jan
14
This is 10 week course for students wanting to learn the fundamentals of the German language and explore cultural competency. The first half of the course will focus on how […]
This is 10 week course for students wanting to learn the fundamentals of the German language and explore cultural competency. The first half of the course will focus on how […]
May
6
Thinking about writing your own television pilot, but not sure where to start? This two-hour Zoom workshop for aspiring screenwriters of all ages and experience levels provides a basic overview […]
Thinking about writing your own television pilot, but not sure where to start? This two-hour Zoom workshop for aspiring screenwriters of all ages and experience levels provides a basic overview […]
Jan
25
Come meet and talk with other screenwriters, and ask questions directly to award-winning screenwriter / producer Mitch Smith. This session is open to anyone with an interest in screenwriting and […]
Come meet and talk with other screenwriters, and ask questions directly to award-winning screenwriter / producer Mitch Smith. This session is open to anyone with an interest in screenwriting and […]
Mar
17
Through weekly reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, this class will cover the elements of fiction found in the short story form. Writers will learn from examples and get […]
Through weekly reading and discussion of contemporary short stories, this class will cover the elements of fiction found in the short story form. Writers will learn from examples and get […]
Mar
29
One Saturday each month: March 29 & April 26 • ONLINE • FREE Join us for a monthly discussion group of contemporary Latin American, Latinx, and Hispanic fiction conducted in […]
One Saturday each month: March 29 & April 26 • ONLINE • FREE Join us for a monthly discussion group of contemporary Latin American, Latinx, and Hispanic fiction conducted in […]
Mar
11
Students will explore journal questions and writing techniques to develop complex characters and real life plots. This unique, fun way to create short fiction blows past the internal critic, the […]
Students will explore journal questions and writing techniques to develop complex characters and real life plots. This unique, fun way to create short fiction blows past the internal critic, the […]
Mar
8
Do you have a wisp of an idea but wondering how to fan the flames into a full story? Using a tool called the Blueprint for a Book, we’ll take […]
Do you have a wisp of an idea but wondering how to fan the flames into a full story? Using a tool called the Blueprint for a Book, we’ll take […]
Apr
7
Come read and enjoy in-depth, thought-provoking discussion of the poetry of Louise Glück. A Nobel Prize winner, Glück died in 2023, leaving behind an expansive body of work that begs […]
Come read and enjoy in-depth, thought-provoking discussion of the poetry of Louise Glück. A Nobel Prize winner, Glück died in 2023, leaving behind an expansive body of work that begs […]
Jan
18
3-5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
3-5 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to preschoolers and […]
Jan
18
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
2 YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for story time, free books, and hands-on activities designed to encourage early excitement for reading. This laid-back atmosphere is friendly to busy toddlers […]
Jan
13
This seven-week series is recommended for writers with works of nonfiction in progress or ideas for true stories they want to tell. We will spend most of our time discussing […]
This seven-week series is recommended for writers with works of nonfiction in progress or ideas for true stories they want to tell. We will spend most of our time discussing […]
Jan
28
Whether you’re brainstorming new ideas, getting to know your characters, trying to conjure a scene, or revising, these meditations will help you build a richer, deeper connection to your characters […]
Whether you’re brainstorming new ideas, getting to know your characters, trying to conjure a scene, or revising, these meditations will help you build a richer, deeper connection to your characters […]
Mar
8
In this course we will explore the poetry sequence–what it’s for, how it works, and how to create our own. We will employ various exercises to unlock the full potential […]
In this course we will explore the poetry sequence–what it’s for, how it works, and how to create our own. We will employ various exercises to unlock the full potential […]
Apr
1
Join us at the community table in the light-filled reference room where we’ll be inspired to write from rotating prompts. We’ll do a few short-timed writing sessions designed to help […]
Join us at the community table in the light-filled reference room where we’ll be inspired to write from rotating prompts. We’ll do a few short-timed writing sessions designed to help […]
Feb
24
This workshop class is designed to motivate and inspire writers of kids’ books by exploring plot and craft techniques through discussion, peer-sharing, and writing exercises. Come with a work-in-progress–or at […]
This workshop class is designed to motivate and inspire writers of kids’ books by exploring plot and craft techniques through discussion, peer-sharing, and writing exercises. Come with a work-in-progress–or at […]
Jan
15
Designed for writers of any/all levels of experience, this class will combine in-class writing exercises with peer feedback and deep reading to explore the nuts-and-bolts elements of the fiction writing […]
Designed for writers of any/all levels of experience, this class will combine in-class writing exercises with peer feedback and deep reading to explore the nuts-and-bolts elements of the fiction writing […]
