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GETTING INTO WRITING

This online, e-mail interactive workshop is for the would-be writer trying to find his or her writing voice. Utilizing a combination of themed creative exercises, personal writing opportunities, and peer and instructor critique, participants will receive the benefits of a writing workshop while still getting the topical information the just-starting writer needs most. The class will explore fiction, nonfiction and creative nonfiction, their similarities and their differences, one facet at a time. Using a variety of short creative writing exercises (no more than 1,500 words per session), participants will get the opportunity to flex their creative muscles in all types of prose writing and find out just what interests them most.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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WRITING PROMPT WORKSHOP

Get ready to get your creativity in gear and the words overflowing your page! This six week workshop is designed to help you jump head-first into the world of fiction writing. The prompts offered each week will provide you with launch pads for short fiction, poetry, songs, plays, or even a novel! The prompts will challenge your imagination and get those creative juices flowing. Each week features a different type of prompt to help you find inspiration in ways you may not have thought of. One week might be an opening line, while another may focus on a photograph, or a song, or a situation, or a quote, or, well, anything and everything is fair game. Every session, the prompts are different, so it’s a whole new world of inspiration, so no two workshops are ever the same, but all are designed to get you writing.

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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BEGINNING FICTION

Fiction, both the short story and the novel, is comprised of these building blocks: your original idea, the characters, the dialogue, the setting, the opening lines, the ending, and the words you use to describe everything in the middle. In this class, you will learn how to stack these building blocks into a short story, or improve on a short story you have already written.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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STARTING – AND FINISHING! – THE NOVEL

The idea of writing a book is huge. Large. Scary. And even pretentious. But you know what? If you want to write a novel, you should write a novel. If there is a story burning in your mind, you should cool the burn down by getting it onto paper. Write it. In this class, we will start with page one. By the end of the class, you will have words on paper and you will be on your way. These six weeks will also give you the fiction basics necessary for producing quality fiction. We’ll discuss characterization, dialogue, point of view, writer’s block, marketing, the whole nine yards. But the most important thing…You’ll be on your way.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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FICTION & CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING WORKSHOP

This popular ten week class is for the fiction and creative nonfiction writer who is ready to work on short stories or novels with the goal of publication. This specialized chat format will give you the closest possible thing to a “live” writers’ workshop, with the convenience of the online class. Each week, two students will submit up to 3000 words of a fiction or creative nonfiction project. This could be a short story, a chapter from a novel, a short creative nonfiction piece or chapter from a book-length memoir. Projects will be emailed to the instructor and to all of the students in the class. Each student is expected to send an email critique back to the authors. The instructor will send each author a line-by-line edit and a thematic critique. Then, on Monday nights, the instructor and students will meet in the AllWriters' Chatroom. You will be given instructions on how to access this chatroom before the class begins. In these Monday night sessions, the submitting students will get to watch as their fiction projects are discussed by the class and the instructor. Each discussion will last for twenty-five minutes, and then the student will have five minutes to respond. This is a great way to get feedback on your work and to prepare it for submission.

Dates and Times Current: 12/9/24 - 4/7/25 (no class 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/20, 2/24, 3/31), 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Central Time 

Dates and Times Upcoming: 4/21/25 - 6/30/25 (no class 5/26), 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Central Time

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 8 students

FEE: $165

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOOK-WRITING WORKSHOP

Are you working your way through a novel or book-length memoir and wish you had a workshop where all of your chapters would be read in a timely basis? This ten week book-writing workshop is developed specifically for the novelist or memoirist. Class size is limited to allow every student to receive critique time each week. Up to 3750 words can be handed in on a weekly basis, and the pages will be distributed ahead of time so that all of the material is already read prior to each class. No time will be spent reading material aloud…all time will be spent on critiquing the chapter. This intense ten-week workshop will allow you to consistently move forward on your novel, providing you with support, honest and helpful critique, and a positive community. Students will also receive a line-by-line edit and a thematic critique of their work from the instructor. Students meet each week in the AllWriters' chatroom, to achieve the closest to a face to face workshop you can get on the internet. You will be given directions to the chatroom before class begins.

PREREQUISITE: If you are currently an AllWriters' student, please speak to your instructor to determine your readiness for this course. If you are not an AllWriters' student, but will be joining us for the first time with this workshop, please send an example of your work to the AllWriters' director, Kathie Giorgio, at Kathie11@aol.com.

Dates and Times Current: 3/27/25 - 5/29/25, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

Dates and Times Upcoming: 6/12/25 - 8/21/25 (no class 7/17), 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

INSTRUCTOR: Carrie Newberry

CLASS LIMIT: 6 students

FEE: $165

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HOW TO WRITE SHORT

Flash fiction is the pure adrenaline of the fiction world. This story is sleek, strong, and packs a wallop in anything less than 1000 words. How do you pack meaning into such a tiny space? How do you make it have impact and resonance? Flash fiction is a large part of today’s fiction market, and in this class, we’ll break it down and see just how it works.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/13/25 - 5/11/25 (no class 4/20)

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LMIT: 15 students

FEE: $140

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THURSDAY NIGHT ONLINE/ON SITE YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP

The popular AllWriters’ open workshop – for young writers! Have a worldwide experience no matter where you are! Students in our studio join teens from around the world in our Zoom classroom to create an international community sharing their work and gaining perspectives from youth writers all over.

This ten-week workshop is a carbon copy of the long-lasting Wednesday Afternoon and Evening Writing Workshops and the Monday Night Workshop, with one notable exception – we’re welcoming middle and high school students into our international creative community! This class encourages young writers (grades 6 – 12) of all abilities and genres, but two things are required: a genuine interest in writing and a desire to write professionally and for publication. Poets, novelists, short fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers are all welcome! If you put words on paper, this is where you should be. Each week, students present their works-in-progress to the other students and the instructor in the workshop for positive and constructive feedback. Encouragement and a sense of community abound in these workshops. Students will also receive a line-by-line edit and a thematic critique of their work from the instructor.

Dates and Times Current: 12/19/24 - 2/20/25, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

Dates and Times Upcoming: 5/8/25 - 7/10/25, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

INSTRUCTOR: Richard Hedderman

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

REQUIREMENT: Students must be in at least 6th grade

FEE: $75

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ONCE-A-MONTH WRITE-A-BOOK WORKSHOP

In this year-long book-focused workshop, you will aim to produce 20 pages every month. 20 pages is realistic, not overwhelming, and not diminutive. It’s a solid piece of work. Also each month, you will attend the workshop at the AllWriters’ studio or via Zoom and you will have your work critiqued by the group and by the instructor. When you leave the workshop for the day, it will be with a renewed sense of purpose, confidence, and determination. By the end of the year, not only will your novel still be alive and growing, but it will have reached a stunning 240 pages. You will be firmly on your way to success, with no turning back allowed.

Make this year about you and what you want to accomplish in the writing field. This class is for all those who want to write a book, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction, a novel, a collection, a book-length memoir. The class will be limited in size to 8 people. Every time you attend, you will hand in your next set of 20 pages, and then go home to work on some more!

Please note: For on-site attendance, a Covid vaccination is required. If not vaccinated or not local, you may attend on Zoom.

INSTRUCTOR GROUP ONE (Online + On Site): Kathie Giorgio

INSTRUCTOR GROUP TWO (Online + On Site): Kathie Giorgio

INSTRUCTOR GROUP THREE (Online Only): Carrie Newberry

CLASS LIMIT: 8 students

FEE: $630

TIME GROUP ONE: From 10:00 a.m.. to 1:00 P.M.

TIME GROUP TWO: From 10:00 a.m.. to 1:00 P.M.

TIME GROUP THREE: From 9:00 a.m.. to 12:00 P.M.

GROUP ONE DATES: 9/14/24, 10/12/24, 11/9/24, 12/14/24, 1/11/25, 2/8/25, 3/8/25, 4/12/25, 5/10/25, 6/14/25, 7/12/25, 8/9/25, 9/13/25

GROUP TWO DATES: 1/20/24, 2/17/24, 3/16/24, 4/20/24, 5/18/24, 6/15/24, (NO MEETING IN JULY), 8/17/24, 9/21/24, 10/19/24, 11/16/24, 12/21/24, 1/18/25

GROUP THREE DATES: 8/24/24, 9/28/24, 10/26/24, 11/23/24, 12/28/24, 1/25/25, 2/22/25, 3/22/25, 4/26/25, 5/24/25, 6/28/25, 7/26/25

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GETTING INTO WRITING

This online, e-mail interactive workshop is for the would-be writer trying to find his or her writing voice. Utilizing a combination of themed creative exercises, personal writing opportunities, and peer and instructor critique, participants will receive the benefits of a writing workshop while still getting the topical information the just-starting writer needs most. The class will explore fiction, nonfiction and creative nonfiction, their similarities and their differences, one facet at a time. Using a variety of short creative writing exercises (no more than 1,500 words per session), participants will get the opportunity to flex their creative muscles in all types of prose writing and find out just what interests them most.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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FICTION & CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING WORKSHOP

This popular ten week class is for the fiction and creative nonfiction writer who is ready to work on short stories or novels with the goal of publication. This specialized chat format will give you the closest possible thing to a “live” writers’ workshop, with the convenience of the online class. Each week, two students will submit up to 3000 words of a fiction or creative nonfiction project. This could be a short story, a chapter from a novel, a short creative nonfiction piece or chapter from a book-length memoir. Projects will be emailed to the instructor and to all of the students in the class. Each student is expected to send an email critique back to the authors. The instructor will send each author a line-by-line edit and a thematic critique. Then, on Monday nights, the instructor and students will meet in the AllWriters' Chatroom. You will be given instructions on how to access this chatroom before the class begins. In these Monday night sessions, the submitting students will get to watch as their fiction projects are discussed by the class and the instructor. Each discussion will last for twenty-five minutes, and then the student will have five minutes to respond. This is a great way to get feedback on your work and to prepare it for submission.

Dates and Times Current: 12/9/24 - 4/7/25 (no class 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/20, 2/24, 3/31), 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Central Time 

Dates and Times Upcoming: 4/21/25 - 6/30/25 (no class 5/26), 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Central Time

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 8 students

FEE: $165

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOOK-WRITING WORKSHOP

Are you working your way through a novel or book-length memoir and wish you had a workshop where all of your chapters would be read in a timely basis? This ten week book-writing workshop is developed specifically for the novelist or memoirist. Class size is limited to allow every student to receive critique time each week. Up to 3750 words can be handed in on a weekly basis, and the pages will be distributed ahead of time so that all of the material is already read prior to each class. No time will be spent reading material aloud…all time will be spent on critiquing the chapter. This intense ten-week workshop will allow you to consistently move forward on your novel, providing you with support, honest and helpful critique, and a positive community. Students will also receive a line-by-line edit and a thematic critique of their work from the instructor. Students meet each week in the AllWriters' chatroom, to achieve the closest to a face to face workshop you can get on the internet. You will be given directions to the chatroom before class begins.

PREREQUISITE: If you are currently an AllWriters' student, please speak to your instructor to determine your readiness for this course. If you are not an AllWriters' student, but will be joining us for the first time with this workshop, please send an example of your work to the AllWriters' director, Kathie Giorgio, at Kathie11@aol.com.

Dates and Times Current: 3/27/25 - 5/29/25, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

Dates and Times Upcoming: 6/12/25 - 8/21/25 (no class 7/17), 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

INSTRUCTOR: Carrie Newberry

CLASS LIMIT: 6 students

FEE: $165

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SIX WAYS OF WRITING THE PERSONAL ESSAY (GREAT FOR BLOGGERS TOO!)

The personal essay is an often misunderstood thing. Found under the genre of Creative Nonfiction, it is synonymous with memoir, and what used to be called the “personal experience piece”. But not every personal essay draws on memory. In this class, we will examine and write six different types of personal essays. Students will be asked to observe nature, to think deeply, to tell a story about themselves, and to write about several things at once. Be prepared to expand your ideas on what writing a personal essay means.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $215

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WRITING THE LONGER ESSAY

Many people find that short essays just aren’t for them. There is so much to talk about and so their words spill onto 10 – 20 pages. Or, maybe they have written short essays that they feel need more expansion and depth, but they don’t know how to do this without making the essay too wordy. This class will offer writers an opportunity for growth, in both the writer and in the writing process. Over a period of six weeks, writers will receive feedback on 3 essays of up to 20 pages each. Lectures will focus on lengthening through covering all aspects of a topic, deepening the characters through dialogue and action, and how to include the past, present, and a look to the future to add depth to the essay.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 10 students

FEE: $215

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THURSDAY NIGHT ONLINE/ON SITE YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP

The popular AllWriters’ open workshop – for young writers! Have a worldwide experience no matter where you are! Students in our studio join teens from around the world in our Zoom classroom to create an international community sharing their work and gaining perspectives from youth writers all over.

This ten-week workshop is a carbon copy of the long-lasting Wednesday Afternoon and Evening Writing Workshops and the Monday Night Workshop, with one notable exception – we’re welcoming middle and high school students into our international creative community! This class encourages young writers (grades 6 – 12) of all abilities and genres, but two things are required: a genuine interest in writing and a desire to write professionally and for publication. Poets, novelists, short fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers are all welcome! If you put words on paper, this is where you should be. Each week, students present their works-in-progress to the other students and the instructor in the workshop for positive and constructive feedback. Encouragement and a sense of community abound in these workshops. Students will also receive a line-by-line edit and a thematic critique of their work from the instructor.

Dates and Times Current: 12/19/24 - 2/20/25, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

Dates and Times Upcoming: 5/8/25 - 7/10/25, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Central Time

INSTRUCTOR: Richard Hedderman

CLASS LIMIT: 10 students

REQUIREMENT: Students must be in at least 6th grade

FEE: $75

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ONCE-A-MONTH WRITE-A-BOOK WORKSHOP

In this year-long book-focused workshop, you will aim to produce 20 pages every month. 20 pages is realistic, not overwhelming, and not diminutive. It’s a solid piece of work. Also each month, you will attend the workshop at the AllWriters’ studio or via Zoom and you will have your work critiqued by the group and by the instructor. When you leave the workshop for the day, it will be with a renewed sense of purpose, confidence, and determination. By the end of the year, not only will your novel still be alive and growing, but it will have reached a stunning 240 pages. You will be firmly on your way to success, with no turning back allowed.

Make this year about you and what you want to accomplish in the writing field. This class is for all those who want to write a book, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction, a novel, a collection, a book-length memoir. The class will be limited in size to 8 people. Every time you attend, you will hand in your next set of 20 pages, and then go home to work on some more!

Please note: For on-site attendance, a Covid vaccination is required. If not vaccinated or not local, you may attend on Zoom.

INSTRUCTOR GROUP ONE (Online + On Site): Kathie Giorgio

INSTRUCTOR GROUP TWO (Online + On Site): Kathie Giorgio

INSTRUCTOR GROUP THREE (Online Only): Carrie Newberry

CLASS LIMIT: 8 students

FEE: $630

TIME GROUP ONE: From 10:00 a.m.. to 1:00 P.M.

TIME GROUP TWO: From 10:00 a.m.. to 1:00 P.M.

TIME GROUP THREE: From 9:00 a.m.. to 12:00 P.M.

GROUP ONE DATES: 9/14/24, 10/12/24, 11/9/24, 12/14/24, 1/11/25, 2/8/25, 3/8/25, 4/12/25, 5/10/25, 6/14/25, 7/12/25, 8/9/25, 9/13/25

GROUP TWO DATES: 1/20/24, 2/17/24, 3/16/24, 4/20/24, 5/18/24, 6/15/24, (NO MEETING IN JULY), 8/17/24, 9/21/24, 10/19/24, 11/16/24, 12/21/24, 1/18/25

GROUP THREE DATES: 8/24/24, 9/28/24, 10/26/24, 11/23/24, 12/28/24, 1/25/25, 2/22/25, 3/22/25, 4/26/25, 5/24/25, 6/28/25, 7/26/25

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Order Once-a-Month-Write-a-Book Workshop Group Three:

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GETTING INTO WRITING

This online, e-mail interactive workshop is for the would-be writer trying to find his or her writing voice. Utilizing a combination of themed creative exercises, personal writing opportunities, and peer and instructor critique, participants will receive the benefits of a writing workshop while still getting the topical information the just-starting writer needs most. The class will explore fiction, nonfiction and creative nonfiction, their similarities and their differences, one facet at a time. Using a variety of short creative writing exercises (no more than 1,500 words per session), participants will get the opportunity to flex their creative muscles in all types of prose writing and find out just what interests them most.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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WRITING PROMPT WORKSHOP

Get ready to get your creativity in gear and the words overflowing your page! This six week workshop is designed to help you jump head-first into the world of fiction writing. The prompts offered each week will provide you with launch pads for short fiction, poetry, songs, plays, or even a novel! The prompts will challenge your imagination and get those creative juices flowing. Each week features a different type of prompt to help you find inspiration in ways you may not have thought of. One week might be an opening line, while another may focus on a photograph, or a song, or a situation, or a quote, or, well, anything and everything is fair game. Every session, the prompts are different, so it’s a whole new world of inspiration, so no two workshops are ever the same, but all are designed to get you writing.

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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MARKETING 101: THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

Learning to submit fiction for publication is a necessity in a writer’s career. What’s the sense of writing if no one is reading your work? Yet many writers are scared to take that step which might (and probably will) lead to rejection. Knowledge builds strength and confidence and so here is where you learn the proper way to submit your short stories and your novels…all the way to acceptance and publication! We will learn the long and the short of it…How to market poetry, the short story, the creative nonfiction piece and the essay, the novel and the book-length memoir. We will learn how to write cover letters, query letters, and synopses, and we will learn how to research appropriate markets, including magazines, agents and editors.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/13/25 - 5/11/25 (no class 4/20)

INSTRUCTOR: Kathie Giorgio

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $140

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MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA WORK FOR YOU

In this course, you will learn about the most commonly used social media platforms and will create a personalized social media marketing strategy for yourself. We will discuss Internet safety, advanced settings, how to determine which platforms you should be on, what kind of posts to create, how to build a following, and more.

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Larina Warnock

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING

Want to write poetry? Here's how you do it!

WEEKLY TOPICS:

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Shaindel Beers

CLASS LIMIT: 15 students

FEE: $165

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CONTINUING INSTRUCTION IN POETRY

This six week course is for poets who are interested in sending work out for publication to literary journals. Do you have poems that might be ready, but you want a second set of eyes and some advice before sending them out? Instructor Shaindel Beers will go over 3 poems per week and give editorial and publication suggestions.

DATES: 4/27/25 - 6/1/25

INSTRUCTOR: Shaindel Beers

CLASS LIMIT: 8 students

FEE: $165

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