Writing Co-Lab is a teaching cooperative owned and operated by artists passionate about craft, community, creativity, and the joyous power of the written word. Co-Lab, short for cooperative laboratory, indicates our excitement and commitment to working together and with our students in providing educational experiences not seen within the traditional academic or continuing-ed landscape. Our teachers bring their unique experiences and voices to their classes, which cover a variety of topics, from preparing work for publication, to deepening discipline, trying new styles and techniques, and cultivating fun in the writing process. Taking time to develop your art is a deeply rewarding experience, and it is our privilege to help you on that journey, whether you are looking for renewed vigor on the way, or are about to take your first steps.

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Upcoming

How to Write About Friendship (without Losing Friends) with Steve Almond

Thu, May 22, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$95
Upcoming

Draft Done, Now What?

Wed, May 28, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$45
Upcoming

Rage on the Page: How Anger Can Serve Our Story with Steve Almond

Thu, May 29, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$95
Upcoming

A Method to the Madness: Messing in Forms; a 4 session poetry generator with Javeria Hasnain

Sat, Jun 7, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT – Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Poetry
$475
Upcoming

Writing Co-Lab Summer Camp

Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT – Sat, Aug 2, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$450
Upcoming Hurry, limited spots left.

Peitho’s Gift: A Writing Community Retreat in Crete

Fri, Aug 29, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT – Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Genre Nonspecific
$1750
Upcoming

Writing About Place, Travel, Food, and Migration to Home: a 6-Week Writing Workshop with Jenna Tang

Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT – Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$350
Upcoming

Fix Your Novel’s Plot: Four Sessions on Character and Structure with Stephanie Feldman

Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 7:30 PM EDT – Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction
$300
Upcoming

Writing About Obsessions: 3 Sessions with Elizabeth Teets

Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:30 PM EDT – Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 9:30 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$210
Upcoming

What We Found in the Forest: Using Fairy Tales to Generate Fiction, 1 Session with Richard Mirabella

Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Triangular Relationships as Engines for Tension and Conflict, 1 session with Anca L. Szilágyi

Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
$65
Upcoming

Short Stories for Spooky Season: One Session on the Techniques and Theory of Horror Fiction with Stephanie Feldman

Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 7:30 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Genre Nonspecific
$50