Creative Writing Workshops
I offer engaging, accessible creative writing workshops in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that help writers tap into their creativity and learn new skills. Whether exploring vignette poetry, story structure, or how memory shapes narrative, my sessions emphasize generative writing, craft tools, and personal reflection. These workshops are ideal for literary centers, libraries, writing groups, schools, and community spaces. I’m available for both in-person and virtual sessions and welcome opportunities to collaborate with institutions, organizations, and events offering creative writing programming.
Below are a selection of available writing workshops. If you have a specific topic in mind for your group, I’m happy to design a custom workshop. Learn more about me here.
Fiction Workshops
Crafting Bite-Sized Narratives
Description: Unlock the art of short form storytelling and learn how to distill complex ideas, vivid characters, and rich worlds into a few short paragraphs that linger in the reader's mind long after the last word. This generative workshop will guide you through the techniques and strategies to create powerful, bite-sized stories that pack a punch. Students are encouraged, but not required, to share their work.
Sentence Structures for Emotional Influence
Description: In this generative workshop, participants will explore the intricacies of sentence structure and how it can be used to evoke emotions in readers. We will analyze various techniques, from the arrangement of words to the choice of punctuation, to understand how they influence the emotionality of the reader. Students are encouraged but not required to share their work.
Writing Description: Evoking the Senses
Description: In this generative workshop, you will learn how to craft vivid, evocative scenes that draw readers into your world. Explore techniques to engage all senses, creating rich, memorable moments in your writing. Learn to bring your characters and settings to life with striking, sensory details. Students are encouraged but not required to share their work.
Techniques in Dialogue
Description: Discover techniques to make your dialogue not only sound natural but also drive your story forward. This generative workshop will explore the art of crafting dynamic and engaging dialogue. Learn how to develop authentic voices, build tension through conversations, and reveal key elements of plot and character subtly. Students are encouraged but not required to share their work.
Storycraft Unlocked: Mastering the Seven-Point Plot
Description: Discover the art of storytelling with the seven-point structure! In this interactive class, you'll learn how to craft compelling narratives by breaking your story into seven essential beats—from the opening hook to the final resolution. Whether you're outlining a new idea or refining a draft, this framework will help you create stories that captivate and make readers turn the page.
Poetry Workshops
How To Perform Poetry
Poetry isn't just meant to be read—it’s meant to be felt. In How to Perform Poetry, you'll learn to bring your words to life with presence, power, and purpose. Whether you're stepping onto a stage for the first time or looking to refine your delivery, this class guides you through the essentials of voice, movement, and emotional connection. Through practical exercises, peer feedback, and performance techniques, you’ll gain the confidence to turn your poems into unforgettable experiences.
Persona Poems: Stepping into Another Skin
In this generative workshop, writers explore the power of persona—writing in the voice of someone (or something) other than themselves. Participants will learn how embodying a fictional, historical, or imagined perspective can expand creative possibilities and deepen empathy. Through examples, discussion, and guided writing prompts, you'll craft your own persona poem and leave with tools to keep experimenting with voice and identity.
Moments That Linger: Crafting the Vignette
Vignette poetry captures fleeting, image-rich moments that hold emotional depth—like snapshots from a dream or a memory. In this 90-minute generative workshop, we’ll explore how to write poetic vignettes that emphasize detail, tone, and presence without relying on traditional plot or explanation. Through close readings and guided writing exercises, you’ll learn how to distill a feeling into a few potent lines and write poems that linger long after they're read.
Creative Nonfiction Workshops
Memory as Material: Crafting Image-Driven Creative Nonfiction
Memory is both a treasure and a trickster—fragmented, selective, and sometimes unreliable. This workshop explores how to use memory’s imperfections as creative fuel to write vivid, image-driven nonfiction that captures the essence of moments, emotions, and experience in short-form narrative. Participants will examine how memory shapes storytelling, practice mining sensory details, and learn techniques to write with honesty, depth, and imaginative clarity.
Other Workshops
Meditation for Writer’s Block
Description: Unlock your creativity by quieting the mind in this calming workshop. Clear mental clutter, reduce stress, and reconnect with your inner voice. Through guided meditations, breathing exercises, and reflective journaling, you’ll learn to release tension and open up to new ideas, allowing inspiration to flow freely. Ideal for writers seeking a peaceful and restorative approach to overcoming creative obstacles.