Events

Write Where You Are: A Heart-Centered Journey Through Grief and Transformation with Nina Love

02/23/2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM PT
Designed for those experiencing grief—whether fresh or lingering—this workshop is intended to be a haven for anyone seeking to reclaim writing as a tool for healing, self-expression, and self-determination.

Community: Writing Disabled Characters in Speculative Fiction with Dr. Lara Ameen

02/26/2025 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM PT
For beginning, intermediate, and advanced writers, this workshop uses a disability studies methodology as an approach to writing speculative fiction and how to avoid stereotypes of disabled characters.

Creating Mood and Tone with Karin Lowachee

03/01/2025 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM PT
Explore techniques to evoke a specific emotional atmosphere and narrative voice tailored to your genre and story goals.

Windows, Walls, Weapons: Building Institutions as Characters in your Worlds with K.W. Onley

03/15/2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
Craft institutions that enrich your stories and feel as complex and compelling as any protagonist or villain. 

How Not to Let Your Story Run Away From You with Rohini Chowdhury

03/21/2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Strategies for Staying in Control Without Stifling Creativity

Community Class: Writing Outside of Your Lane with Milo Todd

03/28/2025 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM PT
Gain tools to approach writing characters outside your own lived experience with care, empathy, and a deeper understanding of your responsibility as a writer.

Plotting for Pantsers with Eden Robins

04/01/2025 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM PT
Creating story scaffolding for discovery writers.

Community Class: Getting Unstuck with A.T. Greenblatt

04/05/2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
Tools and techniques to recapture the energy and excitement of your story.

Creating a Language for Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds with Frauke Uhlenbruch

04/22/2025 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM PT
Linguistics meets imagination in a three-part practical class.

Community Class: From Bookseller to Debut Author

04/26/2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM PT
A Conversation with Elaine U. Cho and Amy Bishop-Wysick

Exploring Speculative Forms: Writing Futures Beyond Genre with Phoenix Kai

05/13/2025 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM PT
Write beyond boundaries and craft new futures in three unique forms.

Community Class: Writing the Local Weird with Andy Duncan

05/17/2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
Learn to research hometown folklore and regional oddities as background for compelling stories.