Workshop Philosophy

    Our adult workshops strive to provide the highest caliber of artistic education, support, and community for writers and readers in the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond. We focus on the whole writer, providing an exceptional, inclusive learning experience, fully supporting the development of all writers as artists and human beings.

     

    Weekly Workshops

    Our adult workshops strive to provide the highest caliber of artistic education, support, and community for writers and readers in the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond. We focus on the whole writer, providing an exceptional, inclusive learning experience, fully supporting the development of all writers as artists and human beings.

    Our weekly workshops meet either in-person at our Denver location or on Zoom.

    Our 8-week classes offer a deep engagement with writing. Most often through detailed written and verbal feedback (workshopping), exercises, reading, and discussion, these classes provide each writer with the knowledge and skill to take the next step in their writing.

    Our 4-week classes often focus on an element of craft, a book, or a particular goal, from drafting a short story or essay to exploring the ins and outs of dialogue. While each class is different, writers can expect a mix of readings, in and out-of-class exercises and discussions, and first-blush feedback.

    One-Day Classes

    At either two, three, or five hours, our one-day classes vary widely in their content and structure addressing the broad needs of writers. Through lecture, discussion, exercises, and informal sharing a writer can expect to leave a one-day workshop inspired and ready to write.

    Asynchronous Classes

    Our asynchronous classes are designed to be flexible. There is no set meeting date or time, so students can log in to our platform, Wet Ink, to participate whenever and wherever is convenient. Generally the instructor will post new material—such as readings, discussion questions, and writing prompts—on Mondays and students can post their responses to ongoing discussion feeds throughout the week.