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Writing Co-Lab is an online teaching cooperative owned and operated by artists passionate about craft, community, creativity, and the joyous power of the written word. Check out our class offerings https://www.writingco-lab.com

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WRITING COLAB
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
& CRAFT CLASSES
summer camp
july 12 to august 2
use code
CAMP15
for 15% off
Generative Classes with
Jiordan Castle, Richard Mirabella, & Natasha Oladokun
Daily Accountability Groups & Weekend Community Events
www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

WRITING COLAB ONLINE WORKSHOPS & CRAFT CLASSES summer camp july 12 to august 2 use code CAMP15 for 15% off Generative Classes with Jiordan Castle, Richard Mirabella, & Natasha Oladokun Daily Accountability Groups & Weekend Community Events www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

CAMP STARTS SATURDAY! Soak up midsummer inspiration with amazing faculty, generative workshops, daily write-ins, open mics and more! Cash in your discount with code CAMP15 and checkout and see you there: www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

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WRITING CO-LAB
SIZZLING
SUMMER
SALE
15% OFF SUMMER
CAMP
COUPON CODE CAMP15 AT CHECKOUT
HTTPS://WWW. WRITINGCO-
LAB.COM/SUMMERCAMP

WRITING CO-LAB SIZZLING SUMMER SALE 15% OFF SUMMER CAMP COUPON CODE CAMP15 AT CHECKOUT HTTPS://WWW. WRITINGCO- LAB.COM/SUMMERCAMP

Solstice sale! Save 15% on our three week summer program starting July 12th www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

20.06.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back by popular demand! Journal your way to clarity with our very own @amyshearn.bsky.social
www.writingco-lab.com/classes/jour...

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Our popular Journaling Toward Clarity class with literary superstar @amyshearn.bsky.social returns this summer!! Start with a prompt, write together, then chat. A wonderful way to start your day!

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/jour...

18.06.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This sale is still in effect. Don’t miss out!

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Tonight! FREE informative chat on pathways to publishing! Bring all your questions:

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Loved seeing WCL co-founder @briangresko.bsky.social in the Sunday Salon zine discussing his perfect writing retreat, which is going to be happening this August, in Greece! There’s only one spot left.
Learn more & apply:

www.writingco-lab.com/retreats

09.06.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
WRITING CO-LAB
SIZZLING
SUMMER
SALE
15% OFF SUMMER
CAMP
COUPON CODE CAMP15 AT CHECKOUT
HTTPS://WWW. WRITINGCO-
LAB.COM/SUMMERCAMP

WRITING CO-LAB SIZZLING SUMMER SALE 15% OFF SUMMER CAMP COUPON CODE CAMP15 AT CHECKOUT HTTPS://WWW. WRITINGCO- LAB.COM/SUMMERCAMP

We’re having a sale! Use code CAMP15 to save 15% on our 3-week-long summer camp! Keep the writing momentum going with illuminating panels, generative workshops, accountability write-ins, & community events! Everything live & recorded so you’ll never miss out! www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

08.06.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

So excited to go back into the forest! Learn more & enroll:

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/what...

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Do you feel too busy to write this summer? We can help.

Our summer camp is a 3 week program of generative classes, panels, and motivational emails that you can engage with via recordings, on your own time!Learn more and apply here:

www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

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Rage on the Page: How Anger Can Serve Our Story with Steve Almond β€” Writing Co-Lab We’re living in an age of wrath, one in which the impulse to make art is being shouted down by the desire to make war. In this freewheeling workshop, we’ll examine how writers such as Claire Messud an...

No shortage of rage these days. Funnel it into your writing with Steve Almond TONIGHT at 7pm EST www.writingco-lab.com/classes/rage

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Different publishing paths graphic with portraits of Brian Gresko, Sara Lippmann, and Amy Shearn and the words β€œfrom self to indie to uni to big 5, ask us anything. Free! Wednesday, June 11th, 8pm eastern on zoom”

Different publishing paths graphic with portraits of Brian Gresko, Sara Lippmann, and Amy Shearn and the words β€œfrom self to indie to uni to big 5, ask us anything. Free! Wednesday, June 11th, 8pm eastern on zoom”

Join us for this FREE event on different paths to publishing your work, with WCL co-founders @briangresko.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social & @amyshearn.bsky.social

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/diff...

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A Method to the Madness: Messing in Forms; a 4 session poetry generator with Javeria Hasnain β€” Writing Co-Lab Ever written something on the page and wondered if it's poetry? What makes a poem a poem? This is a beginner-friendly generative writing workshop for someone who has never dabbled in poetry; wants to ...

What makes a poem a poem?

This four session class with Javeria Hasnain, designed for new and beginner poets, will help you better understand what poetry is and how to start playing with forms.

Find out more and enroll today!

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/a-me...

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Calling All Creative Writers! Summer Camp is a 3week online program of generative classes, educational panels, accountability groups & open-mics designed to inspire, motivate, and keep you on track. Sessions are live and recorded to suit your schedule. Enroll today www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

29.05.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fix Your Novel’s Plot: Four Sessions on Character and Structure with Stephanie Feldman β€” Writing Co-Lab Do you have an idea for a novel, but are struggling to develop it? Are you stuck in the messy middle? Have you finished a draft, but you aren’t sure how to evaluate your work or begin revising? This f...

Are you working on a novel this summer? Join me in September for four weeks on developing plot and structure. Perfect for analyzing a rough draft and kicking off revision--or breaking through the messy middle if you get stuck. @writingco-lab.bsky.social

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Different publishing paths graphic with portraits of Brian Gresko, Sara Lippmann, and Amy Shearn and the words β€œfrom self to indie to uni to big 5, ask us anything. Free! Wednesday, June 11th, 8pm eastern on zoom”

Different publishing paths graphic with portraits of Brian Gresko, Sara Lippmann, and Amy Shearn and the words β€œfrom self to indie to uni to big 5, ask us anything. Free! Wednesday, June 11th, 8pm eastern on zoom”

Join us for this FREE event on different paths to publishing your work, with WCL co-founders @briangresko.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social & @amyshearn.bsky.social

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/diff...

22.05.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Method to the Madness: Messing in Forms; a 4 session poetry generator with Javeria Hasnain β€” Writing Co-Lab Ever written something on the page and wondered if it's poetry? What makes a poem a poem? This is a beginner-friendly generative writing workshop for someone who has never dabbled in poetry; wants to ...

What makes a poem a poem?

This four session class with Javeria Hasnain, designed for new and beginner poets, will help you better understand what poetry is and how to start playing with forms.

Find out more and enroll today!

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/a-me...

21.05.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read in public, read on buses, in Ubers, in parks. Maybe have an orgasm while reading to show its full capability.

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Group photo of Sesame Street workers holding their firsts high with graphics showing the logo of their new union and the winning vote tally, 55-19

Group photo of Sesame Street workers holding their firsts high with graphics showing the logo of their new union and the winning vote tally, 55-19

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social

Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! β€œWe can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

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Graphic announcing Writing Co-Lab Summer Camp, from July 12 to August 2, 2025

Graphic announcing Writing Co-Lab Summer Camp, from July 12 to August 2, 2025

Our Summer Camp is a 3 week online program of generative classes, panels on writing and building a lifelong relationship with your creative self, accountability write-together groups each weekday, and Saturday open-mic events, designed to inspire and motivate you!

www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp

15.05.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 2 spots left in the writing retreat I’m co-running via @writingco-lab.bsky.social ! Come to Crete with us, where we’ll spend the days writing and the evenings in community, learning from one another and enjoying local food and drink. Plus we’re right by the sea for swims and naps on the sand!

09.05.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still playing catch-up, but I am loving every installation of @writingco-lab.bsky.social's 100 Days of Creative Resistance.

"The air is heavy, expectantβ€”like the world is holding its breath. Writing feels like that now. Not urgency, but presence. Not arrival, but migration.

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flyer announcing a literary summer camp featuring multiple authors, with online panels and classes

flyer announcing a literary summer camp featuring multiple authors, with online panels and classes

flyer featuring an online course, MAINTAINING A LIFELONG WRITING PRACTICE (link to register in bio)

flyer featuring an online course, MAINTAINING A LIFELONG WRITING PRACTICE (link to register in bio)

hey writers: i’m psyched to be a part of this online literary summer camp organized by @writingco-lab.bsky.social β€” just lookit the lineup! i’ll be part of a panel discussing how to maintain a lifelong writing practice on 7/23 from 8-9pm ET. link to register for this & other panels/classes in bio

08.05.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Draft, done! Now, what? with Sara Lippmann
Wednesday, May 28th 7-9pm Eastern
writingco-lab.com/classes

Draft, done! Now, what? with Sara Lippmann Wednesday, May 28th 7-9pm Eastern writingco-lab.com/classes

I get this question so much that I wanted to devote an open forum sesh to it. You’re not alone! Come, talk about your project and discuss revision strategies and next steps toward publication: www.writingco-lab.com/classes @writingco-lab.bsky.social

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Check out an excerpt of co-director Brian Gresko’s new book, and enter to win a copy!

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Using Folklore to Tell Our Stories: 4 sessions with Soraya Palmer β€” Writing Co-Lab In these four sessions, we will look at the folktales, fairy tales, ghost stories, and urban legends we may have learned as children. Why do these stories stick with us? How can we use the elements of...

Learn how your favorite childhood tales can inspire new work in β€œUsing Folklore to Tell Our Stories” with novelist Soraya Palmer. Starts Wednesday and there are still spots available!

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/usin...

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Writing About Obsessions: 3 Sessions with Elizabeth Teets β€” Writing Co-Lab Looking to blend your pop culture obsessions with gut punching or hilarious stories from your life? Learn to mix criticism and the memoir in this in-depth class. Elizabeth Teets, editor...

Starting Sunday: experiment with braiding your personal story with explorations of your deepest obsessions with pop culture enthusiast Elizabeth Teets β€” still spots left!!

www.writingco-lab.com/classes/writ...

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Happy International Workers’ Day!

Writing Co-Lab is an anti-establishment, artist-owned cooperative in which 80-90% of student tuition goes directly to the teacher in the classroom. Check out our amazing offerings and join our community!

www.writingco-lab.com

01.05.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
With Love and in Solidarity, Brian Gresko

Perfect send-off from @briangresko.bsky.social for fantastic series of 100 Days of Creative Resistance. I know I'll be revisiting messages. One day at a time, everyone.

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That’s a wrap on @writingco-lab.bsky.social 100 Days of Creative Resistance project. Much love and gratitude to the contributors and readers. Here’s the entire archive of incredible pieces

www.writingco-lab.com/100-days

30.04.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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