adult classes
We are honored to offer a range of creative writing classes from one-night sessions to intensive courses and writing workshops that meet on a weekly or monthly basis. Whatever your writing goals, we have a class for you.
““The Lafayette Writers’ Studio classes I’ve taken have built not only my skills as a writer, they have increased my confidence in my own style and helped me find my voice. I can’t recommend the classes highly enough.””
“It is amazing how much I got out of a one-month class. ”
“I have taken several classes at Lafayette Writers’ Studio, from one-day workshops to weekly classes spanning months. All have been inspiring. The Studio directly helped me take myself more seriously as a writer, and gave me the fortitude to apply and then enroll in an MFA program. I recommend taking a class to reinvigorate your writing practice, give you new ideas and a path forward, and to meet other writers and feel part of a community. Take advantage of this treasure!
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This isn’t a grammar class. This is an art class. And it’s ideal for memoirists and fiction writers alike.
Using Joe Brainard’s seminal 1975 memoir “I Remember” as inspiration, we will use a simple but infinitely generative tool to unlock your memories and get them down on the page. First, we’ll experience how repetitive sentence structure opens our connection to memory free from the distractions of craft. And then, we’ll experiment against the limits of repetition as craft itself. Never heard of “sentence combining”? We’ll reveal the ways in which you’re already applying its secrets, and we’ll discover new ways to consciously harness its power as a tool for expression and revision. We’re going to get playful and messy with sentences. Have a pair of scissors handy.