Upcoming events at The Writing Salon in San Francisco, CA.
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Poetry Workshop: Turn Your Drafts into Finished Poems
This 6-week workshop will provide a dynamic virtual space where you can get personalized feedback on poems in progress, from brand-new drafts in need of…
Creative Writing Workshop: The Process Is Everything
This online creative writing workshop will enable class members to deepen reflection on their own work, receive focused feedback from classmates and…
Weird Up Your Fiction with Sensory Detail
In this 3-week class, we’ll move through a mix of craft lessons, short readings, discussions, and writing exercises to explore how sensory detail—far more than…
The Art of Writing Great Scenes
In both literature and film, there are moments that resonate across generations. The most powerful are transformative, immersive, emotional, and filled with…
Your Singular Life
“Writing memoir is like being a miner, shining a light into the nooks and crannies of our lives,” says instructor Katharine Harer. “We think we know what we'll…
Creative Practice: Cultivating a Writing Routine That Works for You
“Writing is a way to engage deeply and meaningfully with the world so that life does not just simply pass us by,” says Shelby Hinte. “Writing is a way to…
Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Shape Your True Story
“Have you started drafting a nonfiction story and now crave fresh insight?” asks instructor Ann Guy. “In this supportive workshop, thoughtful feedback will…
Discover Poetry
In this intro to poetry, we’ll play our way into poems by writing down what’s been communicating itself to us, especially that stuff we don’t yet understand,…
Turn Your Fragments into Finished Works
If you’ve been writing for a while, especially if you’ve participated in Round Robin classes, you’ve likely amassed bits of stories, essays, and poems,…
Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs
In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate…
Fiction Focus: Dive into Character, Plot and Scene
“Instinct alone will only take us so far as writers,” says instructor Amy G. Latham. “Learning craft techniques will help us create characters who will come…
“Cc Me!” Writing Letter Poems
"Writing can be a lonely act, and it often seems no one's listening," says instructor Cate Lycurgus. "In this class we'll explore the letter poem and its…
From Memories to Memoirs: The Moments That Make Your Story
In this three-class series, through writing prompts carefully chosen by David, you’ll pinpoint the memories that drive you to the page, ones that thrill,…
Write That Novel!
Writing a novel can be a lonely business! If you want to start a novel or you’ve got a novel in progress, this class provides guidance, inspiration, and support
Write Now!: Salon Saturdays
For 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal…
Lightning Strikes Twice: Two Days of Flash Fiction
“Microfictions, prose poems, postcard-lit, tales that fit into the palm of a reader’s hand—a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” says instructor Andy…
Daily Write Holiday Round Robin
Jane Underwood had a unique vision when she developed the Round Robin class. By combining several elements—partnering, repetition, practice, feedback, and…
Poems Sing, Lyrics Talk: A Class on Lyrical Forms
In this 3-week class, we’ll look at the similarities and differences between poetry and lyrics. We’ll read examples of both genres, try our hands at creating…
Journaling: Turn Your Life into Art
"I still have that navy blue hardback journal that my mom gave me for Christmas when I was ten,” says instructor Ben Jackson. “After writing my first few…
Craft Memorable Characters
What makes a character like Harry Potter or Katniss Everdeen or Walter White so memorable? “Their predicament may be foreign to us and we may not approve of…
Write Now!: Salon Saturdays
For 25 years, The Writing Salon has used the power of writing prompts to coax out writers’ work in its raw form—work that would later become novels, personal…
Submit, Repeat, Publish: Landing Your Work in Literary Journals and Small Presses
For beginning through more experienced writers, this class aims to demystify the sometimes confusing process of getting published while offering real-world…