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The Rhythm Has Meaning
Oct 9
Poetry
The Rhythm Has Meaning
Poetry

An 8-Week Online Poetry Workshop

Poetry
Maine Chapbook Series Launch Party & Reading
Oct 15
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, Portland
Maine Chapbook Series Launch Party & Reading
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, Portland
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, Portland
From Draft to Deal: Navigating the Road to Publication
Oct 18
publication and professional development
From Draft to Deal: Navigating the Road to Publication
publication and professional development

A 2-Day Business Workshop with Rali Chorbadzhiyska

publication and professional development
Memoir Craft: Deepening Strategies for Life Writing
Oct 18
Memoir
Memoir Craft: Deepening Strategies for Life Writing
Memoir

A 6-Week Online Memoir Workshop

Memoir
Yoga & Writing
Oct 19
Multigenre, Yoga, In-Person
Yoga & Writing
Multigenre, Yoga, In-Person

A 5-Week Writing Workshop with Yoga

Multigenre, Yoga, In-Person
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Oct 21
Poetry
In Relation: Poets & Writers on the Traditions that Shaped Them
Poetry
Poetry
Let the Ghost In: Writing What Haunts Us
Oct 23
Poetry
Let the Ghost In: Writing What Haunts Us
Poetry

A 1-Day Online Poetry Workshop

Poetry
Mining Memories
Oct 23
Memoir
Mining Memories
Memoir

A 5-Week Memoir Workshop

Memoir
Chapter Change: A Writing Course
Oct 27
Memoir
Chapter Change: A Writing Course
Memoir

A 3-Week Online Memoir Workshop

Memoir
Beginnings and Endings
Nov 2
Fiction
Beginnings and Endings
Fiction

A 1-Day Fiction Workshop

Fiction
Expanding Circles of Self
Nov 4
Nonfiction
Expanding Circles of Self
Nonfiction

A 5-Week Online Nonfiction Workshop

Nonfiction
The Art of the Interview
Nov 6
Nonfiction, Hybrid
The Art of the Interview
Nonfiction, Hybrid

A 1-Day Nonfiction Interview Workshop

Nonfiction, Hybrid
Your Body, Your Story
Nov 6
memoir, In-Person
Your Body, Your Story
memoir, In-Person

A 3-Week Memoir Workshop

memoir, In-Person
Universe, Vast Universe: A Community Resistance Event
Nov 18
Portland
Universe, Vast Universe: A Community Resistance Event
Portland
Portland
Picture Book Dummy Writing
Nov 22
In-Person, Portland, children's, picture book
Picture Book Dummy Writing
In-Person, Portland, children's, picture book

A 2-Week Picture Book Workshop

In-Person, Portland, children's, picture book
How to Write Riveting Scenes
Nov 29
In-Person, Portland, fiction
How to Write Riveting Scenes
In-Person, Portland, fiction

A 1-Day Fiction Workshop

In-Person, Portland, fiction
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Join us for another incredible upcoming workshop with @leila.c.nadir ! “What is most precious because it is lost,
what is lost because it is most precious.”
- Amiri Baraka We write memoir because we are carrying an intense experience o
Upcoming business of writing workshop with @reading.rali ! In this practical and supportive workshop, freelance editor Rali Chorbadzhiyska will guide writers through the key steps of preparing a manuscript for submission, whether you’re hopin
We also wanted to take a moment to highlight some great photos from our PITCH conference a few weeks ago! Thank you to all of our wonderful agents and all those who attended 💫
We wanted to highlight this incredible 8-week opportunity ONLINE with @jaleneutsey ! THE RHYTHM HAS MEANING 🎶 In this course, we’ll begin with a focus on rhythm—both formal and free verse—and the sonic qualities of language, inc

 

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