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

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

Journaling Toward Clarity with Amy Shearn

Tue, Jul 22, 2025, 8:30 AM EDT – Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming No more spots available currently.

Writing for Women on the Verge, 6 sessions with Amy Shearn

Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT – Fri, Aug 29, 2025, 3:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
Waiting List
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

Kickstart Your Muse: A Generative 4-Part Series with Steve Almond

Wed, Sep 3, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT – Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$360
Upcoming

Worst Job Ever: How Bad Work Generates Good Stories with Steve Almond

Wed, Sep 3, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Ungodly Writing Club EAST COAST with Sara Lippmann

Mon, Sep 8, 2025, 5:30 AM EDT – Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:00 AM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
Free
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

Writing the Body with Steve Almond

Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
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

The Five Week Essay Machine Tune-Up with Brian Gresko

Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT – Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$350
Upcoming

The Internet and You with Steve Almond

Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Writing the Relics of Your Life with Steve Almond

Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

TGIF Creative Writing Happy Hour, 6 sessions with Brian Gresko

Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT – Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$200
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

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

Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT – Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Poetry
$475
Upcoming

Ungodly Writing Club EAST COAST with Sara Lippmann

Mon, Oct 13, 2025, 5:30 AM EDT – Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 7:00 AM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
Free
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
Upcoming

Prose from Imagery: 1 session craft seminar with Chin-Sun Lee

Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
$65
Upcoming

The Personal Essay Is Political: Generative Creative Nonfiction Class, 5 sessions with Brian Gresko

Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT – Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 9:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$350