Online | Suzanne Strempek Shea and Elizabeth Searle | November 5th

The flash form demands precision. Let’s spend the afternoon talking about, studying and trying out short forms in this combination of lecture and generative experience led by two writers who are big on short. Whether it’s flash fiction, flash creative nonfiction, flash scriptwriting or flash prose poetry, writing short requires magnified attention to craft. So, how do you write compelling lyrical prose or a complete narrative within a few hundred words, or even far less than that?

CANCELLED | with Authors Alexis Paige, Laurie Easter, and Aileen Weintraub

This panel will provide both guidance and real-world advice about navigating the book-baby blues, offering actionable steps a writer can take on their post-launch literary journey, including managing publishing expectations and establishing and sticking with a plan for promotions.

Online | Dinty W. Moore | December 3rd

No mountain-climbing involved here, but feel free to envision trekking up one to take your seat at the feet of this master of the art of creative nonfiction.

Online | Suzanne Strempek Shea | January

Over three sessions, writers will work on drafting a lengthy and vital business document. You’ll study, craft and workshop the most important elements in the query and proposal, and will come away all the more ready to pitch their projects.

In-Person | June 10, 7pm

Join us for an evening with beloved Maine author Bill Roorbach who has added a stop at Cobscook onto the tour for his latest novel, Lucky Turtle. This event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase.

Online | Ted & Annie Deppe | Apr. 2, 1-3 p.m. EST | Price: $80

Ready to get writing again after a long winter? This generative workshop will offer three writing prompts to get you going. We’ll also look at how to make up original prompts, for yourself or others.

Online | Mia Gallagher | Apr. 9, 3-5 p.m. EST | Price: $80

This interactive conversation, powered by questions from the participants, will explore the role of pain in creative process. How it blocks, how it feeds and how, perhaps, it may offer a path forward.

Online | Penny Guisinger | Apr. 30, 1-3 p.m. EST | Price: $80

To many people, the idea of successfully applying for grant funding is as mystifying as space travel. Participants will learn what a grant is, where to look for one, what to ask for, how to ask for it, and common mistakes to avoid. Further, we will explore grant writing as a viable career choice for anyone seeking to earn a living with words.

Online | Rebecca McClanahan | Feb. 19, 1 to 3 p.m. EST | Price: $60 (Includes book)

The essayist who creates a book from independent pieces encounters challenges that the writer of a single-arc narrative does not. Though each essay can stand alone, each should also relate to the other essays in significant ways to form a whole greater than the sum of its parts.