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Summer
Approaching Mystery: Writing Flash Memoir about Wonder and the Unexplained
Capture the absurd or surreal quality of everyday life and tell a meaningful story in as few words as possible.
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Summer
Digital Storytelling
Discover ways to use digital communication technologies to enhance the inherent connective power of creative nonfiction.
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Online Course
Summer
Eureka! Science Writing for General Audiences
Gain writing and research skills—everything from general literary techniques to interviewing and fact-checking—that will help you craft engaging nonfiction about scientific discovery, research, and policy.
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Online Course
Summer
Experimental Forms
Explore new structures, hybrid forms, and nonstandard narrative perspectives, and discover a variety of strategies for innovation in nonfiction writing.
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Online Course
Summer
Flash Essay
Distill experiences, big or small, into their purest essence.
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Webinar
6/2/21
From Reflection to Connection: Putting Your Inner Monologue on the Page
The mind is an odd and surprising wonderland, but we have trained ourselves to ignore its twists and turns in favor of linear narrative.
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Online Course
Summer
Historical Narratives
Bring the past to life! Get insight into how to translate facts and research into vivid characters and scenes.
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Online Course
Summer
I to Eye: Integrating Research into the Personal Essay
True, “memoir” starts with “me” … but there’s room for so much more.
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Webinar
5/19/21
More Is More: Build Your Body of Work with a Daily Writing Practice
Keeping a writer’s journal is a way to practice, as a musician might practice scales, so that the pump is always primed and the act of writing becomes second nature.
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Online Course
Summer
Spiritual Writing
Find the balance between the personal and the powerful, and learn how to share your thoughts with readers of differing beliefs or traditions.
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Online Course
Summer
Summer Boot Camp
You want to do it. You mean to do it. You’re going to do it! Ensure that you will get around to that summer writing by joining.
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Self Guided
5/3/21–5/28/21
The Curious Writer: Fitting the Pieces Together
The collage memoir—a literary assemblage or mosaic—lets us enjoy the creativity of blending various elements. The result can add up to far more than a personal story. Course starts May 3; enrollment is open until May 21
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Online Course
Summer
The Space Between: Writing from Photographs
Explore the rich possibilities of drawing on photographs that intrigue, haunt, or prompt forgotten memories and experiences.
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Webinar
5/26/21
The Story’s in the Details: Assemble the Past to Build Your Future Narrative
As storytellers, we need to know things like how the air smelled or the texture of someone’s hair or the layout of a home—but such details are hard to find and easy to lose.
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Webinar
6/16/21
Writing Powerful Sentences: Go Beyond Grammar
You’ve structured your narrative and know your facts–but how do you make your story sing? We’ll go beyond grammar to discover how words and sentence structures deliver comedy, drama, and meaning.
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Online Course
Summer
Zen of Process
As you connect and synthesize your ideas, you’ll see how a strong voice and structure emerge in your work—elements that, ultimately, make readers want to turn pages.
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