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For Young Writers: Orange
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​JANUARY 

Saturday, January 9 (6 - 8pm) • FREE EVENT
Year-Long Manuscript Group Reading (Fiction) and Program Open House
with the 2020 Year-Long Fiction Manuscript Group and All Year-Long Program Instructors

Saturday, January 23 (1 - 4pm EST) • ONE-DAY CLASS
The Five-Year Plan: Using Long-Term Planning Strategies to Turn Dreams Into Reality
with Francine Puckly

Mondays, January 25 - March 1 (1 - 3pm EST) • 6 Weeks • MULTI-WEEK WORKSHOP
The Art of Memoir Workshop
with Celia Jeffries

Tuesdays, January 26 - March 30 (6 - 8pm) • 10 Weeks • MULTI-WEEK WORKSHOP
Generative and Community-Building Workshop
with Kate Senecal

Saturday, January 30 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours • ONE-DAY CLASS
You're Making a Scene: How to Write Lively & Memorable Scenes in Fiction & Nonfiction Narratives 
with Áine Greaney

​FEBRUARY

February 1 - 28 (Asynchronous • No live meetings) • 4 Weeks • MULTI-WEEK WORKSHOP
Creating and Sustaining a Daily Writing Practice
with Liz Bedell

Saturday, February 13 (1 - 4pm EST) • 3 Hours • ONE-DAY CLASS
Introduction to Character-Centered Screenwriting
with Lawrence "Doc" Pruyn

Saturday, February 20 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours • ONE-DAY CLASS
Marketing Your Book Online
with Fungai Tichawangana

Saturday, February 20 (3 - 5pm EST) • 2 Hours • ONE-DAY CLASS
Where Poetry Begins: The Art of the First Line
with Anders Carlson-Wee

Mondays, February 22 - March 29 (6 - 8pm EST) • 6 Weeks
Creative Writing Fundamentals
with Carolyn Zaikowski

Saturdays, February 27 - April 3 (3 - 5pm EST) • 6 Weeks
Novel Constructor: Kickstart Your First Draft!
with Kate Senecal

Sunday, February 28 (1 - 4pm) • 3 Hours
Unearthing the Deeper Story: A Revision Workshop
with Arya Samuelson

​MARCH

Saturday, March 6 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
Mining Memories: An Introduction to Memoir-Writing
with Anita Gill

Sundays, March 7 - April 11 (3 - 5pm EST) • 6 Weeks*
The "Online Presence" Writers Support Group
with Fungai Tichawangana

Mondays, March 8 - 29 (6 - 8pm EST) • 4 Weeks
Taking Shape: Experimenting with Form in Poetry
with Gail Thomas

Tuesdays, March 9 - April 27 (6 - 8pm EST) • 8 Weeks
Intro to Fiction Workshop
with Drew Johnson

Thursdays, March 11 - April 29 (6 - 8pm EST) • 8 Weeks
Advanced Fiction Workshop
with Kate Senecal

Sundays, March 14 - May 2 (4 - 6pm EST) • 8 Weeks
Generative Creative Writing Workshop for Teens
with Liz Bedell

Saturday, March 20 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
First Impressions: Beginnings in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
with Simon Han

Saturday, March 20 (3 - 5pm EST) • 2 Hours
The Living Image: Creating Images That Move
with Anders Carlson-Wee

Saturday, March 27 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
Mining the Past: Writing the Children's Novel
with Naila Moreira

​APRIL

Thursdays, April 1 - 29 (6 - 8pm EST) • 5 Weeks
Writing About Sex (Expanded)
with Caroline Belle Stewart

Saturday, April 3 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
Writing Mythical Transformation in Fairytales and Fiction
with Lara Ehrlich

Saturday, April 10 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
Novella Writing Fundamentals
with Olivia Kate Cerrone

Sunday, April 11 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
What Literary Agents Want You To Know
with Ashley Lopez

Saturday, April 17 (1 - 4pm EST) • 3 Hours
Worldbuilding in Science Fiction
with James Cambias

Sunday, April 18 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
Playing with Language: Revision Strategies Through Generative Translation
with Liz Bedell

Mondays, April 19 - May 24 (6 - 8pm EST) • 6 Weeks
Advanced Flash Fiction Workshop
with Joy Baglio 

MAY

Sunday, May 16 (1 - 3pm EST) • 2 Hours
Query Letter Clinic
with Ashley Lopez

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