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

Ungodly Writing Club EAST COAST with Sara Lippmann

Mon, Jan 5, 2026, 6:00 AM EST – Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 7:30 AM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
Free
Upcoming

Tenderness and Home–Writing About Travel, Food, and Migration: 6 Week Workshop with Jenna Tang

Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 7:00 PM EST – Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 9:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$300
Upcoming

Low-Stakes Creative Writing Essentials: Intro to Journaling, Blogging, and Zine-Making, 1 session with Ravynn K. Stringfield

Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$35
Upcoming

A Few Frank Words About Sex, A Generative Class with Steve Almond

Mon, Feb 2, 2026, 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

How to Write Dangerous Prose: A Walk on the Wild Side, a Generative 4 Part Series with Steve Almond

Mon, Feb 2, 2026, 7:00 PM EST – Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 9:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$360
Upcoming

Crossing—On Translated Literature and Pathways to Literary Translation: 6 Week Workshop with Jenna Tang

Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 7:00 PM EST – Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$300
Upcoming Hurry, limited spots left.

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

Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST – Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$375
Upcoming

The Rules of Attraction: Making Crushes, Lust, and Love Feel Real in Fiction, 1 session with Amy Shearn

Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$50
Upcoming

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: Your Prose on Drugs, A Generative Class with Steve Almond

Mon, Feb 9, 2026, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Journaling Toward Clarity with Amy Shearn

Tue, Feb 10, 2026, 8:30 AM EST – Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Blurred, Hybrid, and Speculative: Crossing Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction, 6 sessions with Jami Nakamura Lin

Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 8:00 PM EST – Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT
Creative Nonfiction
$375
Upcoming

Writing Scenes that Seduce the Reader: 4 Sessions with Elizabeth Teets

Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 7:30 PM EST – Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
$285
Upcoming

Rock n Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution, A Generative Class with Steve Almond

Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Voices Carry: Crafting Effective Dialogue, 1 session craft seminar with Chin-Sun Lee

Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 12:00 – 3:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
$75
Upcoming

No Pain, No Gain: Violence on the Page, A Generative Class with Steve Almond

Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$100
Upcoming

Scary Stories 101: One Session on the Techniques and Theory of Horror Fiction with Stephanie Feldman

Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 7:30 – 9:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Genre Nonspecific
$50
Upcoming

Essay Play: Generating Short-Form Nonfiction, 5 sessions with Brian Gresko

Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 7:00 PM EST – Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$350
Upcoming

Why Your Personal Essay Needs Research and Reporting, 1 session craft seminar and workshop with Matt Ortile

Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$80
Upcoming

The Interior Landscape: Writing Place, generative session with Lena Valencia

Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$50
Upcoming

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

Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
$65
Upcoming

Writing About Obsessions: 3 Sessions with Elizabeth Teets

Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT – Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$210
Upcoming

The Art of Travel Writing: How to Read—and Write for—Travel Magazines, 2 session craft and generative class with Matt Ortile

Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT – Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$200
Upcoming

That Escalated Quickly: Heightening and Escalation Techniques for Humor Writers, 1 session with Riane Konc

Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$75
Upcoming

Crossing part 2: What We’re Bringing to the World, 6 Week Translation Workshop with Jenna Tang

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT – Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$300
Upcoming

Envisioning Your Story Collection: A Practical Seminar on Assembling and Publishing, 1 session with Danielle Lazarin

Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 7:00 – 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction
$85
Upcoming

Using Known Forms to Generate Humor Pieces, 1 session with Riane Konc

Sun, Apr 5, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$75
Upcoming

Making the Cut: Using Collage to Inspire Your Writing, a hybrid generative session with Lena Valencia

Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 8:00 – 10:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Genre Nonspecific
$50
Upcoming

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

Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Fiction Creative Nonfiction
$65
Upcoming

Beyond the Braided Essay: Developing Structure and Style in a Personal Essay, 2 session craft and generative class with Matt Ortile

Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT – Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$200
Upcoming

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

Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT – Wed, May 20, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$350
Upcoming

How to Pitch Your Work to Magazines, 1 session craft seminar and workshop with Matt Ortile

Sat, May 16, 2026, 2:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Over Zoom
Creative Nonfiction
$80