Seattle Writes returns this Fall-virtually! We will be offering a slate of live two-hour classes, short video lectures, and Write with Hugo House writing circles. Read on to find out more, or go directly to our Seattle Writes event calendar for more details!
Attend Online Writing Classes
Seasoned writers are sharing their knowledge and skill through our online classes. This year you can explore writing and learn about the South Asian poetic form of ghazals with Shankar Narayan. Have a novel experience. Take all or some of Karen Finneyfrock’s four sessions on novel writing. Get personal with Laura Da’ by creating poems of memory and place. With Sonora Jha you can discover or uncover what you have to say by writing a personal essay. Register through Seattle Public Library (coming soon!).
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- Shankar Narayan
Saturday, September 19, 10am-12pm
An Ancient Music: Writing with South Asian Ghazals - Karen Finneyfrock
Elements of the Novel (Four-part Series): How do you weave into your writing the four essential elements that every novel must contain?-
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- Sunday, September 20, 2-4pm
Character - Sunday, September 27, 2-4pm
Conflict - Sunday, October 4, 2-4pm
Protagonist - Sunday, October 11, 2-4pm
Language
- Sunday, September 20, 2-4pm
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- Sonora Jha
Saturday, October 17, 10am-12pm
What Are You Here to Say: Finding Voice and Purpose in Personal Essay - Laura Da’
Sunday, October 18
Words and Images to Remember: Using Poetry to Create a Document of Time and Place
- Shankar Narayan
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View Online Craft Talks
At your own pace, you can partake of the Craft Talks series. These recorded talks or short lectures cover a specific writing topic. They will be available on the library’s website and YouTube page beginning in October and will be accessible through March 2021. No registration required.
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- Mixtape Memoir with Reagan Jackson
- Strength in Limits: How Creative Constraints Can Sharpen Your Writing with Martha Brockenbrough
- Shakespeare or Dishwasher Manual? with Martha Brockenbrough
- Writing Deliciously: The Poetry of Food with Jane Wong
- Citizen Journalism with Omari Salisbury
- Working with an Agent with Clelia Gore
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Write with Hugo House Writing Circles
Are you ready to start that novel? Is writing prose the right fit for your investigative mind? Have you, always, wanted to write but it was never the right time? How about now? Poetry, memoir and more are at your fingertips. Get inspired, get informed sharpen your vision, write now, with Seattle Writes and Hugo House. Check out our free online writing circles facilitated by established writers from Hugo House. Registration required through Hugo House.
Monday, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14, from 6:00-7:30pm, join author Brett Hamil for writing prompts, free writing time, and sharing in a welcoming environment.
Tuesday, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, from 6:00-7:30pm carve out time for dedicated writing with fiction, poetry and nonfiction writing prompts led by Alma Garcia.
Wednesday, September 9, October 14, November 12, December 9, from 6:00-7:30 Jeanine Walker leads writers in generative writing through poetry prompts with which to develop skills and ideas useful for all types of writing.
See the full class roster, read class descriptions, and register for classes via The Seattle Public Library’s event calendar. Classes begin September 19!
Seattle Writes classes are offered free thanks to the generous support of Amazon Literary Partnership and The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
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