Mondays, February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2026
from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
4-session class fee: $150 / $120 annual donors
In this four-week workshop open to all levels, you will discover the joy of writing as you write with others to generate fresh material, whether it be for fiction, nonfiction, or poetry – or simply for your own pleasure. You will have the opportunity to practice using ten-minute free writing with prompts and various jumpstarts. By the end of the workshop, your writer’s notebook will be full of new writing. You can also receive written feedback from the instructor on one complete piece of writing.
Students should bring a notebook and a good pen to class.
Resources:
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
On Writing by Stephen King
If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron
Course plan:
Class One: Beginnings (getting started, writing envelopes, free writing)
Class Two: People and Places (characters, conflict, and settings)
Class Three: Stories, Letters, and Poems (finding shapes and forms)
Class Four: Endings (revising and editing)
Call the box office to register: 239-395-0900
Cancellation deadline: 01/26/2026
BIG ARTS Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations made more than one week (7 days) prior to the start of class will receive an 80% refund. OR – funds may be applied to any other workshop of your choice during the current season.
Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable for cancellations made less than one-week prior to the start of the class.
