In this six week workshop, we will work on editing short poetry and/or prose poetry manuscripts. Any new material for these manuscripts will be prompted (if necessary) in class but written and integrated outside class meetings. Inside the workshop we will focus on editing, shaping, arrangement, and bringing out a theme in your work with guided group feedback and individual consultation with the facilitator. Time to get that chapbook done and out into the world. ...

This five-week workshop will look at the legacy of Sci-Fi and myth-building that promote agency over automation. As we study the craft involved in creating thoughtful text for new media forms, including virtual reality (VR), we'll use visceral language as a model for designing new narratives. This course leads you through the creation of your own short story, poetry collection, or virtual reality script by the end of the class. Students will read and respond to a selection of short stories, poems, VR storyboards and visual stories each week, and will develop an original piece of their own by the fifth week, to share for critique in a friendly, supportive environment. This class prepares writers exploring new media with skills that let us see where our creative voice can help shape emerging technology, leading with our imagination and insights as creative writers no robot can replicate.    ...

The SF Creative Writing Institute is proud to continue our bi-monthly “Drop-In” Poetry Workshop, a one-off, three-hour workshop that will allow poets and writers to sharpen up skills with new techniques, original and diverse prompts, and just maybe even clear out that unseemly writer’s blockage. This three-hour workshop is designed for all levels. ...

This new, intermediate-level, four-week workshop will explore the craft of poetry through the lens of established contemporary poets, using deep discussion of their work as inspiration for poetic experimentation. The class will include generative writing prompts, close readings of poems, and generous feedback and attention in a relaxed, supportive online environment. ...

The SF Creative Writing Institute is proud to continue our bi-monthly “Drop-In” Poetry Workshop, a one-off, three-hour workshop that will allow poets and writers to sharpen up skills with new techniques, original and diverse prompts, and just maybe even clear out that unseemly writer’s blockage. This three-hour workshop is designed for all levels. ...

We want to connect with the world. We want to share the life that is inside us. We want to write poetry and prose that speaks the truth and moves the reader. But where do we start? There’s a voice within all of us wanting to find its place in the world. The concepts and techniques in the Jack Grapes METHOD WRITING Program will lead you step by step, show you how to create compelling moments and scenes, how to move your reader with writing that jumps off the page and grabs them by the heart. ...

The SF Creative Writing Institute is proud to continue our bi-monthly “Drop-In” Poetry Workshop, a one-off, three-hour workshop that will allow poets and writers to sharpen up skills with new techniques, original and diverse prompts, and just maybe even clear out that unseemly writer’s blockage. This three-hour workshop is designed for all levels. ...

The SF Creative Writing Institute is proud to continue our bi-monthly “Drop-In” Poetry Workshop, a one-off, three-hour workshop that will allow poets and writers to sharpen up skills with new techniques, original and diverse prompts, and just maybe even clear out that unseemly writer’s blockage. This three-hour workshop is designed for all levels. ...