@writingco-lab.bsky.social

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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3 weeks ago
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Creative Resistance returns with this wonderful piece on “the shame of writing through catastrophe” by Emma Copley Eisenberg

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Triangular Relationships as Engines for Tension and Conflict, 1 session with Anca L. Szilágyi, $65, Wednesday, March 11, 7-9 pm Eastern Triangular relationships at Writing CoLab. This class examines character development, internal and external conflict, and the benefits of considering how these craft elements come into play in triangular relationships via a mix of mini-lecture, discussion, writing exercises, and optional student sharing.$65 Wednesday March 11, 7-9 pm Eastern Anca L. Szilágyi is the author of Daughters of the Air, which Shelf Awareness called "a striking debut" and Dreams Under Glass, which Buzzfeed Books called "a novel for our modern times." Her writing appears in Orion Magazine, Lilith Magazine, and Newsweek, among others, and has been listed as notable in Best American Essays. She has taught creative writing since 2010.

I'm happy to return to @writingco-lab.bsky.social on Wednesday, March 11 for my one-night class Triangular Relationships as Engines for Tension and Conflict! Join us: www.writingco-lab.com/classes/tria...

#booksky #amwriting

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1 month ago
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Internet Friends Day. Just wrapped up the last of @writingco-lab.bsky.social's Ungodly Hour writing sessions. I wasn't the best participant, but I did get up and in my chair at 5 AM most days. Thank you, @briangresko.bsky.social. Next session starts in March!

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1 month ago
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10% of classes purchased through Monday will go to a member of the co-lab community on the ground in Minneapolis, providing groceries & rent support to families who are essentially on house arrest because of ICE. Please spread word & help support artists & grassroots resistance
www.writingco-lab.com

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1 month ago
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Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

Here is an opportunity to bid on wonderful books and zines, guidance and services from publishing professionals, and more—while supporting Minnesotans. Act fast—bidding ends today!

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The writing retreat I co-run with @writingco-lab.bsky.socia in Crete, Greece, returns this September! As European retreats go, ours is affordable (under $2k) & focused on generative writing & community. Find out more at the link below or DM me for details

www.writingco-lab.com/greece-retreat

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2 months ago
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Bring Back Writing Co-Lab’s Creative Resistance Essay Series Help relaunch our essay series in a more sustainable fashion, and support us as we take the endeavor in new directions!

Final hours to support the return of the Creative Resistance Series @writingco-lab.bsky.social
Because we need this stream of kindness compassion and defiance now more than ever
www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...

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3 months ago
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Writing Co-Lab’s 100 Days of Creative Resistance provided a free email a day of inspiration from an incredible group of authors. We’re hoping to bring back a version of this series in a more sustainable fashion. Please help us reach our goal!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...

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3 months ago
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Our 2026 winter/spring classes are here! We’ll be adding a few more in the next week or so, but already it is a creative feast. Check ‘em out and come co-lab with us!

www.writingco-lab.com/classes

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3 months ago

Thank you and thanks too for the testimonial!!

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3 months ago
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Blurred, Hybrid, and Speculative: Crossing Boundaries in Creative Nonfiction, 6 sessions with Jami Nakamura Lin — Writing Co-Lab This wide-ranging class dips our toes into some of the many hybrid, genre-blurring forms available to nonfiction writers today. We’ll investigate a variety of structures, experiment with incorporating...

Highly recommend Jami Nakamura Lin's speculative creative nonfiction writing class with @writingco-lab.bsky.social !

I took it last year and learned so much. I think one of the testimonials on the reg page is from me :) www.writingco-lab.com/classes/blur...

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3 months ago

306 Days of Creative #Resistance and counting…

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3 months ago

So much wisdom, hope, rage, and love. Need a reminder of why we fight and write? Here it is

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3 months ago
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100 Days of Creative Resistance Live, part of Fall of Freedom YouTube video by Writing Co-Lab

Last night’s 100 Days of Creative Resistance event was incredible, with readings & convo from Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, Robert Jones Jr., @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Denne Michele Norris. Watch it now on YouTube!

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3 months ago
100 Days of Creative Resistance Live With Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Nicole Chung, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Melissa Febos, Robert Jones Jr., Celeste Ng, & Denne Michele Norris

Fri 11/21: join Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, @nicolechung.bsky.social, @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, Robert Jones Jr., Denne Michele Norris, host @briangresko.bsky.social & me for 100 Days of Creative Resistance. We'll talk about staying creative in this terrible time. Free!

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4 months ago
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“I love the sounds down there. The variations inside that accent are really beautiful. And the things that people say? The figurative language? It’s so rich.” @donikakelly.bsky.social discusses the influence of Southern speech on her third and latest poetry collection. Read on: at.pw.org/DonikaKelly

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4 months ago
DAYS OF CREATIVE RESISTANCE
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 21 8PM
FREE ON ZOOM & YOUTUBE, FEATURING...
NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
NICOLE CHUNG
INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS
MELISSA FEBOS
ROBERT JONES JR.
CELESTE NG
DENNE MICHELE NORRIS
HOSTED BY BRIAN GRESKO
WRITING COLAB
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
& CRAFT CLASSES
FALL OF FREEDOM

We are proud to take part in the Fall of Freedom with a special FREE online event Friday, November 21 8pm EST featuring Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Nicole Chung, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Melissa Febos, Robert Jones Jr., Celeste Ng, and Denne Michele Norris. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/100-days-o...

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5 months ago
Ungodly Hour
Writing Club
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
& CRAFT CLASSES
WRITING
COLAB
East Coast Edition
silent write-in with Sara Lippmann, all donations go to our scholarship fund
Free, or
Suggested Donation
Oct 13 to 24th
5:30-7am Eastern Ungodly Hour
Writing Club
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
& CRAFT CLASSES
WRITING
COLAB
West Coast Edition
silent write-in with Brian Gresko, all donations go to our scholarship fund
Free, or
Suggested Donation
Oct 13 to Nov 7th
5-7am PT / 8-10am ET

New sessions of Ungodly Hour Writing Clubs start Monday! East Coast with @saralippmann.bsky.social ! West Coast with @briangresko.bsky.social ! Pick your poison! Or double down! Clubs are free, with donations supporting our scholarship fund www.writingco-lab.com/classes

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5 months ago
A Method to the Madness
Messing in Forms a generative poetry class with Javeria Hasnain
Saturdays, Oct 11 to Nov 1, 1lam-1pm ET
www.writingco-lab.com/classes

Calling all poets and poet-curious! Generative, form bending workshop with Javeria Hasnain starting this Saturday! Get in! www.writingco-lab.com/classes

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5 months ago

Hi! My @writingco-lab.bsky.social class is this Saturday! There are still spaces available. www.writingco-lab.com/classes/what...

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5 months ago
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Hi everyone! Some news! My @writingco-lab.bsky.social class, What We Found in the Forest is back October 4th! I've also joined Writing Co-Lab to offer my coaching services as well alongside some fabulous teachers and writers! www.writingco-lab.com/coaching-and...

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5 months ago
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Triangular Relationships as Engines for Tension and Conflict, 1 session with Anca L. Szilágyi — Writing Co-Lab Are you a conflict-averse fiction writer? This class is for you! We will consider examples of triangular relationships in fiction as a fruitful source of tension and conflict and engine of story. How ...

Triangular Relationships as Engines for Tension and Conflict, my one-night online class with @writingco-lab.bsky.social, meets in a month on 10/15! Learn more & register here: www.writingco-lab.com/classes/tria... #amwriting #booksky

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6 months ago
Coaching & Consulting — Writing Co-Lab: Writing Workshops & Classes

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I am now offering writing coaching services through @writingco-lab.bsky.social! I've so enjoyed working with my clients, especially writers who are trying to get back into writing or are stuck on an ongoing project. Hit me up for some writing therapy!

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6 months ago
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6 months ago
Fix Your Novel's Plot 4 sessions on Character & Structure with Stephanie Feldman Thursdays, Sep 4 to 25, 7:30-9pm ET
www.writingco-lab.com/classes

Starting soon! FIX YOUR NOVEL’S PLOT (and solve your project’s central problems) with esteemed author Stephanie Feldman! www.writingco-lab.com/classes

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6 months ago
Kickstart Your Muse: a generative 4-part series with Steve Almond Weds, Sept 3rd-24th 7-9pm
www.writingco-lab.com/classes

September is almost here! Now is your chance to study with craft master Steve Almond! www.writingco-lab.com/classes

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6 months ago
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Classes — Writing Co-Lab: Writing Workshops & Classes Online writing workshops & craft classes in every genre, at a variety of levels, schedules, and prices, taught by experienced writers passionate about their art!

Head “back to school” with the Co-lab this fall! We have amazing classes to choose from in fiction, nonfiction, translation and poetry! Check us out and sign up today: www.writingco-lab.com/classes

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8 months ago
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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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8 months ago
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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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