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Gather 64
Jul 16
Gather 64
Picture Book Writing
Jul 26
In-Person, children's, picture book, Portland
Picture Book Writing
In-Person, children's, picture book, Portland

A 1-Day Picture Book Writing Workshop with Ryan Tahmaseb

In-Person, children's, picture book, Portland
Beneath the Iceberg
Jul 26
In-Person, memoir, Portland
Beneath the Iceberg
In-Person, memoir, Portland

A 1-Day Memoir Workshop with Mira Ptacin

In-Person, memoir, Portland
The Poetry of Memoir
Aug 2
Poetry, Online, memoir
The Poetry of Memoir
Poetry, Online, memoir

A 1-day Poetry & Memoir Workshop with Jane Wong

Poetry, Online, memoir
Saying the Unsayable: How Poetry Does It
Aug 2
In-Person, Poetry, Portland
Saying the Unsayable: How Poetry Does It
In-Person, Poetry, Portland

A 1-Day Poetry Workshop with Estha Weiner

In-Person, Poetry, Portland
To Try: Five Weeks of Essays
Aug 5
Nonfiction, Hybrid, memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Portland
To Try: Five Weeks of Essays
Nonfiction, Hybrid, memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Portland

A 5-Week Hybrid Nonfiction Workshop with Meredith McCarroll

Nonfiction, Hybrid, memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Portland
Planting Emotional Seeds that Sprout
Aug 6
Hybrid, Poetry, Portland
Planting Emotional Seeds that Sprout
Hybrid, Poetry, Portland

A 2-Week Poetry Workshop with Award-winning Poet Lauren Saxon

Hybrid, Poetry, Portland
Nature, Place, and Craft
Aug 9
In-Person, All-Genre, publication and professional development, Portland
Nature, Place, and Craft
In-Person, All-Genre, publication and professional development, Portland

A 1-Day All-Genre Writing & Craft Workshop with Emma Zimmerman and Clare Magalaner

In-Person, All-Genre, publication and professional development, Portland
Break the Rules! Free Yourself from the Constraints of Professional Writing
Aug 16
Fiction, Nonfiction, Online
Break the Rules! Free Yourself from the Constraints of Professional Writing
Fiction, Nonfiction, Online

A 1-Day Fiction & Nonfiction Workshop with Tanya Whiton

Fiction, Nonfiction, Online
Writing with the Tide: Exploring Calm & Chaos
Aug 23
In-Person, All-Genre, publication and professional development, Midcoast
Writing with the Tide: Exploring Calm & Chaos
In-Person, All-Genre, publication and professional development, Midcoast

A 1-Day All-Genre Outdoor Writing Workshop with Sarah Holman & Lewis Robinson

In-Person, All-Genre, publication and professional development, Midcoast
The Process of Making and Publishing an Audiobook
Aug 23
Publishing, Online, Audiobook, publication and professional development
The Process of Making and Publishing an Audiobook
Publishing, Online, Audiobook, publication and professional development

A 1-Day Business of Writing Workshop with Jen Dupree

Publishing, Online, Audiobook, publication and professional development
Maine Crime Wave Workshops
Sep 27
2025, Maine Crime Wave
Maine Crime Wave Workshops
2025, Maine Crime Wave

3 Add-on Small-Group Workshops at the Maine Crime Wave

2025, Maine Crime Wave
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