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  • - "Memoir: Writing Your Life Story" with Rose Y. Monge (All Levels)
    "Memoir: Writing Your Life Story" with Rose Y. Monge (All Levels)

    "Memoir: Writing Your Life Story" with Rose Y. Monge (All Levels)


    October 3, 2022

    "Memoir: Writing Your Life Story" with Rose Y. Monge (All Levels)

    Writers are encouraged to respond to prompts about universal themes related to the human condition: key relationships, physical places, historic events, personal hardships/recovery, love and loss, and personal achievement and development. It is these ties that bind us all in different stages of our lives. Each of us brings a unique perspective to every story. Maybe it's time to write yours.

    Meets weekly on Mondays 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5/22

    1:00-3:00 PM PDT in person at the Janet Goeske Center

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

  • - "Celena's Scribes" with Wil Clarke (All Levels), "Teens Read What?" – Writing for a YA Audience with Andrea Fingerson (All levels), "Writing for the Blacklandia Anthology" with Romaine Washington (Beg.-Int.)
    "Celena's Scribes" with Wil Clarke (All Levels)

    "Celena's Scribes" with Wil Clarke (All Levels)


    October 4, 2022

    "Celena's Scribes" with Wil Clarke (All Levels)

    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.

    Weekly on Zoom

    Tuesdays, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM PDT

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

    "Teens Read What?" – Writing for a YA Audience with Andrea Fingerson (All levels)

    "Teens Read What?" – Writing for a YA Audience with Andrea Fingerson (All levels)


    October 4, 2022

    Let's go back to school together and figure out what makes a YA novel great. During each session we will discuss a different YA novel and an element of the writer's craft. We will also devote time to writing prompts and workshopping your own young adult fiction.

    Meets every other week on Tuesdays 9/6, 9/20, 10,4, 10/18, 11/1/22

    4:00-6:00 PM PDT on Zoom

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

    "Writing for the Blacklandia Anthology" with Romaine Washington (Beg.-Int.)

    "Writing for the Blacklandia Anthology" with Romaine Washington (Beg.-Int.)


    October 4, 2022

    "Writing for the Blacklandia Anthology" with Romaine Washington (Beg.-Int.)

    This generative workshop will provide prompts to encourage Black poets, writers, and artists to reflect on and express their personal experiences, challenges, and hopes. At the end of the workshop participants are encouraged to submit their work for possible publication in the anthology.

    Meets for five consecutive Tuesdays 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4

    6:00-8:00 PM PDT on Zoom

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

  • - "More Adventures in Food Writing" with Alaina Bixon (Int.-Adv.), Creative Writing - All Genres with Victoria Waddle (Int.-Adv.)
    "More Adventures in Food Writing" with Alaina Bixon (Int.-Adv.)

    "More Adventures in Food Writing" with Alaina Bixon (Int.-Adv.)


    October 5, 2022

    "More Adventures in Food Writing" with Alaina Bixon (Int.-Adv.)

    Each 90-minute workshop will include two writing prompts, with time to create a food-related story for both prompts. Topics will include food history, sustainability, nutrition and health, family stories, cookbooks, food and travel, culinary memoirs, and the politics of food. We will discuss how to submit articles for publication. “This is not for foodies; it’s for eaters!”

    Meets weekly on Mondays 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/22

    2:00-3:30 PM PDT on Zoom

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

    Creative Writing - All Genres with Victoria Waddle (Int.-Adv.)

    Creative Writing - All Genres with Victoria Waddle (Int.-Adv.)


    October 5, 2022

    Creative Writing - All Genres with Victoria Waddle (Int.-Adv.)

    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.

    Meets every other week on Wednesdays 9/7, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2/22

    6:30-8:30 PM PDT on Zoom

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

  • - Creative Writing - All Genres with Mae Wagner Marinello (All Levels), “How to Get Away With Murder” with Tod Goldberg
    Creative Writing - All Genres with Mae Wagner Marinello (All Levels)

    Creative Writing - All Genres with Mae Wagner Marinello (All Levels)


    October 6, 2022

    Creative Writing - All Genres with Mae Wagner Marinello (All Levels)

    This ongoing writing workshop for seniors meets weekly at Redlands Community Center. Memoir writing, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction writing are all encouraged and welcome. Discover the pure joy of writing and creating with others in a supportive environment.

    In person + Zoom at Redlands Community Center

    Thursdays, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM PDT

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

    “How to Get Away With Murder” with Tod Goldberg

    “How to Get Away With Murder” with Tod Goldberg


    October 6, 2022

    “How to Get Away With Murder” with Tod Goldberg

    Thursday, October 6, 2022 – ONE NIGHT ONLY

    6:00-8:00 PM

    Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E C Street, Ontario

    Free and open to the public.

    Registration is helpful, but not required: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW

    Colonel Mustard ... in the library ... with the candlestick! Learn how to write an effective murder scene from a master of crime fiction, NY Times Bestselling author Tod Goldberg.

  • - "A Story's Nuts and Bolts" with Renee Gurley (All Levels)
    "A Story's Nuts and Bolts" with Renee Gurley (All Levels)

    "A Story's Nuts and Bolts" with Renee Gurley (All Levels)


    October 8, 2022

    "A Story's Nuts and Bolts" with Renee Gurley (All Levels)

    This workshop focuses on story: what it can do and the aspects and possibilities in its form. You will examine ways to structure a story, how to develop characters, how to get readers interested with a compelling beginning, and how to keep them interested through the last page. We will also workshop people’s work for those who want. This is a class for newbies as well as seasoned writers.

    Meets every other week on Saturdays 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5/22

    10:00 AM-12:00 PM PDT on Zoom

    Register today: https://tinyurl.com/Fall2022CWW