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. ...

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 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.    ...

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. ...

Count Your Blessings We are going through a phase of uncertainty and rapid change, surrounded by chaos and a flood of emotions. It's been hard for me to tell one day from another, one feeling from its opposite. Journaling everyday has been my constant companion and I'd love to start up a writing hour with you. In this workshop we'll get some of that emotional energy into words. We'll read relevant works by other writers/poets and talk about the big and small blessings we miss to see. There will be writing prompts, time to scribe, share and build a space for ourselves we can keep returning to on our own. ...

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. ...

In this 6-week workshop at the SF Creative Writing Institute, you will find inspiration, play, experiment with new forms and generate exercises, explore the craft of poetry, create and edit new work, and share and receive feedback, support, and encouragement in a relaxed, intimate 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. ...

With the rise of online learning and media comes increased demand for creative skills in these arenas. This 5-week writing workshop is for writers who instruct and lead others with technology, and focuses on building skills in areas applied to writing, learning design and technology. ...

This four-week workshop will lead you through the construction of a short story, from conception to revision, with the goal of having a potentially publishable piece to submit to literary journals or genre fiction magazines by the end of the class. ...

In this 8-week online workshop at the SFCWI you will find ways to reinvigorate your writing with the benefits of applied mindfulness practices, all while actively writing in a supportive, encouraging atmosphere. You will learn to use mindful awareness to focus the mind, quiet the chatter, and open the senses. We will engage with practices that leave you feeling calmer and more centered, lending your writing greater clarity and quality of imagination. ...

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What defines meaningful human communication in an age of AI? Is it agency over automation, empathy over disconnection? Now, we have artificial intelligence prompting people how to write to reach certain audiences. AI can compose poetry and art, make music, and paint pictures. With all this in mind, there’s still no substitute for the ingenuity and wit of a human writer, and for the craft involved in creating thoughtful text for new media forms, including virtual reality. What defines us is what sets us apart from the machines – even as we build them? ...

An intense survey of the rapidly evolving paradigm of poetic style and form in the age of social media. We will be primarily looking at American and English-speaking poets, but are open to examples from other cultures brought in by students. Students will be engaging in close readings and free-write prompts in an effort to develop their own modern style. We will share and critique work in a workshop format both online and via live sessions. ...

The SF Creative Writing Institute is proud to continue ...

The SF Creative Writing Institute is proud to continue ...

You already know how to write a poem, but you want to reinvigorate and nourish your writing practice. If you’re looking for feedback, community, a reason to write more, a way to break through blocks, and find fresh ideas and inspiration, if you are looking to take your poetry to the next level, write and revise new work, give and receive feedback, and get your work published, this is the class for you! The class will include generative writing prompts, close readings of poems, and generous feedback and attention in a relaxed, supportive environment. ...