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January 24, 2023

Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke

Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke


January 24, 2023

(All Levels)

Tuesdays, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Zoom, Weekly. Meetings resume January 10.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Winter2023CWW

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. All genres are welcome to be explored. Enrollment is limited.

Wil Clarke tolerates writing, but loves having written. He was born and spent 27 years of his life in Africa. He misses the guidance and wisdom of Celena Bumpus and is attempting to keep her legacy alive in her former students through Celena’s Scribes.

All Genres Workshop with Allyson Jeffredo

All Genres Workshop with Allyson Jeffredo


January 24, 2023

(All Levels)

Alternating Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM, Zoom, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, and 3/21/23.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/Winter2023CWW

In this multi-genre workshop, participants receive bi-weekly inspiration in the form of both poetry and prose. Prompts inspire writing in the genre of your choice. Class discussions include the craft of writing and the challenges writers face in generating poetry, memoir, and short and long fiction.

Allyson Jeffredo is a poet, writer, and educator from the Coachella Valley. Learn more about her and her work at www.allysonjeffredo.com.

“Beginning Flash and Micro Fiction” with John Brantingham

“Beginning Flash and Micro Fiction” with John Brantingham


January 24, 2023

“Beginning Flash and Micro Fiction” with John Brantingham

Tuesdays, January 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2023

7:00-9:00 PM PT, on Zoom

Boot Camp cost is $100 for four weekly sessions.

To enroll: https://tinyurl.com/BrantinghamWrites

Get ready to launch your New Year with a new writing program from Inlandia! Esteemed poet, fiction writer, and teacher John Brantingham returns (online) to the Inland Empire for a series of writing boot camps you won’t want to miss. Choose one, two, three – or all four workshops and hone your craft like never before.

In the January boot camp, students will learn how flash and micro fiction differ from longer work. Students will gain the tools to write both stories and vignettes, and will workshop a number of their pieces. (Meets weekly on Zoom.)