Special Online Offerings

Poem First Aid

16 April 2021 10:00 am

Categories: Featured, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley

April, 2021 – Poem First Aid Private Consultations about a poem-in progress. Blas Falconer • Brenda Hillman • Gregory Pardlo Friday, April 16, 2021 First-come first-served: appointments are limited. Quick ten-minute consultations will be offered in the Virtual Valley (though… Read more

Where to These Rocks Anthology Reading at SkyLight Books

21 April 2021 6:30 pm

Categories: 50th Anniversary Event, Alumni Readings, Featured, Public Events, Reunions, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley

SkyLight Books Hosts a Group Reading to celebrate Why To These Rocks: 50 Years of Poetry from the Community of Writers Wednesday, April 21 | 6:30 PM (Pacific) Virtual event on Crowdcast. Registrants will be sent a Crowdcast link upon… Read more

The Narrative Art: Scene & Story

21 May 2021

Venue: The Virtual Valley
Categories: Featured, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley, Workshops
Tags: Featured

A weekend Intensive with Janet Fitch Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23. Five, 2-hour sessions. This class is led by bestselling novelist, Janet Fitch. As any agent or editor will tell you, it’s not enough to write beautifully. Have… Read more

2021 Summer Poetry Workshop

19 June 2021

Venue: The Virtual Valley
Categories: Featured, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley, Workshops

June 19 – 26, 2021 The Poetry Program at the Community of Writers is founded on the belief that when poets gather in a community to write new poems, each poet may well break through old habits and write something… Read more

2021 Summer Fiction Workshops

11 July 2021

Venue: The Virtual Valley
Categories: Featured, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley, Workshops

July 11 – 17 , 2021 These workshops assist serious writers by exploring the art and craft as well as the business of writing —all online. The week offers daily morning workshops, craft lectures, panel discussions on editing and publishing,… Read more

A Writer’s Toolkit – Build A Scaffold For Your Story: Techniques for Prose Writers and Screenwriters

23 July 2021

Venue: The Virtual Valley
Categories: Featured, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley

A Weekend Intensive with Patricia K. Meyer & Megan Fay Raveneau Friday, July 23 – Sunday, July 25. 3, 2-hour sessions. Identifying the dramatic structure of your story, whether it’s a memoir, novel, short story, or screenplay, is key. A… Read more

2021 Summer Workshops in Memoir & Narrative Nonfiction

01 August 2021

Venue: The Virtual Valley
Categories: Featured, Special Online Offerings, Virtual Valley, Workshops

August 1 – 6 , 2021 in the Virtual Valley These workshops are designed to assist serious writers by exploring the art and craft as well as the business of writing. The week includes daily morning workshops, craft lectures, panel… Read more