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Art of Writing: Love in the Air
with Katharine Hanifen
The Art of Writing: Love in the Air is a four-week writing workshop focused on love and romance. Valentines is coming and the season of romance has begun!
To quote Avril Lavigne: “He was a boy; she was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious?”
Actually, you can. Throughout this writing course, we’ll explore what makes fictional couples goals and how to build your own love stories into something powerful and convincing. We’ll explore how to write chemistry, yearning, and that coveted happily ever after.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of fresh writing, peer feedback, and practical tools to continue your writing journey beyond the workshop.
Come ready to write, share, and grow.
This class is open to writers of all levels and genres.
For Ages 15+
Thursdays 6-8 pm
January 22nd - February 12th
Registration Fee: $152
Springtime Sci-Fi Fantasy: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Course
with Katharine Hanifen
The Art of Writing: Springtime Sci-Fi Fantasy is a four-week SFF themed writing course.
Springtime is a time of rebirth, of seeing the world anew…and a perfect time to create your own world, using magic, technology, or a fun combination of both!
In this course, we’ll explore the different types of science fiction and fantasy, from hard sci-fi to soft and from high fantasy to urban, not just through writing but also discussing our favorite pop cultural examples.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of fresh writing, peer feedback, and practical tools to continue your writing journey beyond the workshop.
Come ready to write, share, and grow.
This workshop is open to writers of all levels and genres.
Ages 15+
Fridays 6-8 pm
March 6th - 27th
Class Fee: $152
Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem: A Crime Writing Course
with Katharine Hanifen
The Art of Writing: Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem is a four-week writing workshop focused on writing mysteries. In the words of the great Sherlock Holmes, “The game’s afoot!”
As writers, the mystery genre is one of the most challenging, because it is a game you play with your reader, doing your best to keep them from solving the case until the very end while still having the solution make perfect sense in hindsight.
Throughout this writing course, we’ll explore the great detectives and the kinds of mysteries from classic to noir to cozy and how to construct one that will keep your readers guessing.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of fresh writing, peer feedback, and practical tools to continue your writing journey beyond the workshop.
Come ready to write, share, and grow.
This workshop is open to writers of all levels and genres.
Ages 15+
Fridays 6-8 pm
April 10th - May 1st
Class Fee: $152
Calligraphy for Beginners
with Michele Frantz
Learn the art of "Beautiful Writing" with renowned artist Michele Frantz.
Students will be introduced to the versatile "Bookhand" alphabet, suitable for both elegant documents and everyday writing. After this four week course you will have all the fundamentals you need to start creating unique, homemade messaging for all the important moments in your life.
All supplies will be provided via the supplies fee.
Thursdays 6-7:30 pm
April 16 - May 7
Class Fee: $114 Supply Fee: $8
Mother Nature's Revenge: Writing Ecohorror
with Katharine Hanifen
The Art of Writing: Mother Nature’s Revenge is a four-week Eco-Horror themed writing course. The world is on fire, and it only seems to be getting worse about the day.
With climate anxiety at an all-time high, it can help to channel it into writing. In this course, we’ll explore and define the genre of Eco-Horror, from sci-fi horror like Annihilation to fantasy like The Hallow, not just through writing but also discussing our favorite pop cultural examples.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of fresh writing, peer feedback, and practical tools to continue your writing journey beyond the workshop.
Come ready to write, share, and grow.
This workshop is open to writers of all levels and genres.
Ages 15+
Fridays 6-8 pm
May 8-29
Registration Fee: $152
Memories on Paper
with Katharine Hanifen
2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and these wellness workshops are a great place to start!
This will be a class centered on journaling as a form of wellness. I primarily journal during vacations and when I want to remember something, but anything can be journaling if you want it to be.
We’ll go over Notes App thoughts and quotes as well as how to finally start filling that journal that feels too pretty to use.
Saturday, May 16th
1-4 pm
Class Fee: Free!