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      • The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky

        The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky

        $250.00 · October 14

        In this four-week craft-centered seminar, multi-genre writer Paul Lisicky invites participants to explore the deep architecture of memoir at the level of the sentence and the scene.

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      • Blurred, Hybrid, and Speculative: Crossing Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction with Jami Nakamura Lin Fall 2026

        Blurred, Hybrid, and Speculative: Crossing Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction with Jami Nakamura Lin Fall 2026

        $315.00 · October 19

        We’re sorry, this class is sold out! Please put your name on the waitlist in case a spot opens up Over our four weeks, we’ll discuss the expansive possibilities and definitions of the genre, learn specific craft skills, and play with the freedom that hybridity offers.

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      • Writing Tools

        Creative Writing Essentials with Kathryn Kruse (In Person) Fall 2026

        $585.00 · October 21

        We’re sorry, this class is sold out! Please put your name on the waitlist in case a spot opens up Come explore elements that live at the heart of fiction, non-fiction and poetry in this eight-session introduction to creative writing on Wednesdays.    

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      • Genre Series: The Haunted Mind: Writing Psychology in Horror with Atina Hartunian

        Genre Series: The Haunted Mind: Writing Psychology in Horror with Atina Hartunian

        $65.00 · October 20

        This single-session class explores how psychology shapes horror on the page, examining the ways fear, repression, memory, obsession, and perception transform both characters and the worlds they inhabit—perhaps even their homes.

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      • Write a Hallmark Holiday Movie (Really!) with Zac Hug

        Write a Hallmark Holiday Movie (Really!) with Zac Hug

        $65.00 · December 1

        We’ll explore how to shape romance for the screen, and how to create holiday joy in the form of a movie—the kind that rivals an audience's fondest childhood memories.

        Add to cart
      • Writing Chicago with Jeffrey Wolf

        Writing Chicago with Jeffrey Wolf

        $65.00 · November 16

        What does it look like to write about Chicago? How do we capture not only an authentic sense of place, but the indelible quality that makes a place jump off the page and become a character in its own right?

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      MASTER CLASSES

      • A Master Class on Tension and Time: Narrative Momentum in Fiction with Gina Chung

        A Master Class on Tension and Time: Narrative Momentum in Fiction with Gina Chung

        $75.00 · October 22

        In this class, we’ll talk about how playing with time in fiction—through techniques such as flashbacks, compression, backstory, and flash-forwards—can shape the stories we want to tell.

        Add to cart
      • A Master Class: Nonfiction and The Perfect Paradox of Pacing with Rachel Louise Snyder

        A Master Class: Nonfiction and The Perfect Paradox of Pacing with Rachel Louise Snyder

        $75.00 · December 2

        Through discussion and scene-length readings, participants will explore craft decisions that determine how to address time and pacing in memoir.

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      • A Master Class on Supernatural Strategies for Making a Book with Michelle Tea

        A Master Class on Supernatural Strategies for Making a Book with Michelle Tea

        $75.00 · December 7

        In this in-person generative workshop, we will engage in a variety of mystical strategies in our writing and writing practice, from meditation to chosen ancestors to tarot, and more.

        Add to cart

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      • The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky

        The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky

        $250.00 · October 14

        In this four-week craft-centered seminar, multi-genre writer Paul Lisicky invites participants to explore the deep architecture of memoir at the level of the sentence and the scene.

        Add to cart
      • Blurred, Hybrid, and Speculative: Crossing Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction with Jami Nakamura Lin Fall 2026

        Blurred, Hybrid, and Speculative: Crossing Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction with Jami Nakamura Lin Fall 2026

        $315.00 · October 19

        We’re sorry, this class is sold out! Please put your name on the waitlist in case a spot opens up Over our four weeks, we’ll discuss the expansive possibilities and definitions of the genre, learn specific craft skills, and play with the freedom that hybridity offers.

        Read more
      • Writing Tools

        Creative Writing Essentials with Kathryn Kruse (In Person) Fall 2026

        $585.00 · October 21

        We’re sorry, this class is sold out! Please put your name on the waitlist in case a spot opens up Come explore elements that live at the heart of fiction, non-fiction and poetry in this eight-session introduction to creative writing on Wednesdays.    

        Read more

      SINGLE SESSION

      • Genre Series: The Haunted Mind: Writing Psychology in Horror with Atina Hartunian

        Genre Series: The Haunted Mind: Writing Psychology in Horror with Atina Hartunian

        $65.00 · October 20

        This single-session class explores how psychology shapes horror on the page, examining the ways fear, repression, memory, obsession, and perception transform both characters and the worlds they inhabit—perhaps even their homes.

        Add to cart
      • Write a Hallmark Holiday Movie (Really!) with Zac Hug

        Write a Hallmark Holiday Movie (Really!) with Zac Hug

        $65.00 · December 1

        We’ll explore how to shape romance for the screen, and how to create holiday joy in the form of a movie—the kind that rivals an audience's fondest childhood memories.

        Add to cart
      • Writing Chicago with Jeffrey Wolf

        Writing Chicago with Jeffrey Wolf

        $65.00 · November 16

        What does it look like to write about Chicago? How do we capture not only an authentic sense of place, but the indelible quality that makes a place jump off the page and become a character in its own right?

        Add to cart

      MASTER CLASSES

      • A Master Class on Tension and Time: Narrative Momentum in Fiction with Gina Chung

        A Master Class on Tension and Time: Narrative Momentum in Fiction with Gina Chung

        $75.00 · October 22

        In this class, we’ll talk about how playing with time in fiction—through techniques such as flashbacks, compression, backstory, and flash-forwards—can shape the stories we want to tell.

        Add to cart
      • A Master Class: Nonfiction and The Perfect Paradox of Pacing with Rachel Louise Snyder

        A Master Class: Nonfiction and The Perfect Paradox of Pacing with Rachel Louise Snyder

        $75.00 · December 2

        Through discussion and scene-length readings, participants will explore craft decisions that determine how to address time and pacing in memoir.

        Add to cart
      • A Master Class on Supernatural Strategies for Making a Book with Michelle Tea

        A Master Class on Supernatural Strategies for Making a Book with Michelle Tea

        $75.00 · December 7

        In this in-person generative workshop, we will engage in a variety of mystical strategies in our writing and writing practice, from meditation to chosen ancestors to tarot, and more.

        Add to cart

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    • Single Session
    • Master Classes
  • Programs
    • On Demand Classes
    • Advanced Programs
    • In-A-Year Book Programs
    • Intensive Coaching Cohorts
    • Genre Series at StoryStudio
    • Write Where You Are Fellowship
    • Writers on Writing at the Newberry Library
    • Retreats
    • Youth Programs
    • Youth Creative Writing Summer Camps
    • Manuscript Consultations
  • StoryBoard
    • StoryBoard Conference
    • StoryBoard Festival
  • About
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  • A Master Class on Tension and Time: Narrative Momentum in Fiction with Gina Chung

    A Master Class on Tension and Time: Narrative Momentum in Fiction with Gina Chung

    $75.00 · October 22

    In this class, we’ll talk about how playing with time in fiction—through techniques such as flashbacks, compression, backstory, and flash-forwards—can shape the stories we want to tell.

    Add to cart
  • A Master Class: Pro Wrestling and the Performance of Self in Poetry with José Olivarez

    A Master Class: Pro Wrestling and the Performance of Self in Poetry with José Olivarez

    $75.00 · November 9

    In this class, we'll use wrestlers, their matches, and poems to better understand how to use artifice to develop our poetic voice, perspective, and relationship with our audience. 

    Add to cart
  • A Master Class: Nonfiction and The Perfect Paradox of Pacing with Rachel Louise Snyder

    A Master Class: Nonfiction and The Perfect Paradox of Pacing with Rachel Louise Snyder

    $75.00 · December 2

    Through discussion and scene-length readings, participants will explore craft decisions that determine how to address time and pacing in memoir.

    Add to cart
  • A Master Class on Supernatural Strategies for Making a Book with Michelle Tea

    A Master Class on Supernatural Strategies for Making a Book with Michelle Tea

    $75.00 · December 7

    In this in-person generative workshop, we will engage in a variety of mystical strategies in our writing and writing practice, from meditation to chosen ancestors to tarot, and more.

    Add to cart

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