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4 Best Creative Writing Classes in Portland

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Find your way into your characters’ motivations, interiority, and relationships in this generative workshop for short story writers and novelists. We’ll create complex characters through in-class writing, discussion of short story and novel excerpts, and reimagining in-progress and new work. Open to all writers.

Website: https://atticinstitute.com/node/2870

Categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Book, Fantasy, and Science Fiction

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$275.00

Based in Portland

Level: Any

Length: 4 classes (2.5 hours each)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This workshop explores the intersection of poetry and picture books through collaborative study and practical tools. Participants learn to make their picture book texts more lyrical and enhance the visual appeal of their poetry.

Website: https://literary-arts.org/event/poem-or-picture-book-writ...

Categories: Publishing and Poetry

Start date:

February, 2025

Price:

$85.00

Based in Portland

Level: Intermediate

Length: 1 session, 3 hours (10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)

Class size: 8 spots available

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This six-week class focuses on generating a 2-6 page fictional narrative, developing it through two drafts with emphasis on voice and tone, alongside character development and pacing.

Website: https://literary-arts.org/event/discovering-and-embracing...

Categories: Book and Publishing

Start date:

January, 2025

Price:

$325.00

Based in Portland

Level: Beginner

Length: 6 sessions from January 11 to February 8, 2025, 10:00 - 12:00

Class size: 9

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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This workshop focuses on goals to foster growth as a poet, offering a supportive environment for new and returning poets to develop their craft through guided sessions.

Website: https://atticinstitute.com/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$275.00

Based in Portland

Level: Any

Length: 2 days

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

So you’re looking for creative writing classes in Portland

What do Cheryl Strayed and Chuck Palahniuk have in common? Both of their wildly different—and wildly popular books—couldn’t have been written without Portland. Born a few hours out of Portland, Palahniuk derived much inspiration from the Northwest while writing Fight Club, while Strayed’s Wild is set along the Pacific Crest Trail itself. So if you, too, are searching for a creative writing class in Portland, you’d be joining a storied literary club.

This directory of the best writing courses in Portland is meant to help you locate the right one for yourself.  We’ve included filters for price and genre so that you can quickly sort through the writing classes. And before you commit to any one writing class, consider the following questions:

  • Who is the instructor?
  • What is the price of the writing course?
  • How far away is the writing course in Portland? Is there a remote alternative?
  • How long could the course last?

Got any questions about finding the right writing class in Portland for you? Feel free to reach out to us at service@reedsy.com. Good luck!

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