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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 www.writingco-lab.com

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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Creative Resistance returns with this wonderful piece on “the shame of writing through catastrophe” by Emma Copley Eisenberg mailchi.mp/157356dff480...
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Anca L. Szilágyi @ancaszilagyi.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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
Triangular Relationships as Engines for Tension and Conflict, 1 session with Anca L. Szilágyi, $65, Wednesday, March 11, 7-9 pm EasternTriangular 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 EasternAnca 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.
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Patricia Q. Bidar @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 30/01/2026
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! www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Brian Gresko @briangresko.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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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sara lippmann @saralippmann.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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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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!
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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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Quincy Scott Jones @quincyscottjones.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
306 Days of Creative #Resistance and counting…
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Brian Gresko @briangresko.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
So much wisdom, hope, rage, and love. Need a reminder of why we fight and write? Here it is
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSZ9...
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100 Days of Creative Resistance Live, part of Fall of Freedom
YouTube video by Writing Co-Lab
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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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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
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Poets & Writers @pw.org · 12/11/2025
“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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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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...
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
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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
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 EasternUngodly 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
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Calling all poets and poet-curious! Generative, form bending workshop with Javeria Hasnain starting this Saturday! Get in! www.writingco-lab.com/classes
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
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Richard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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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What We Found in the Forest: Using Fairy Tales to Generate Fiction, 1 Session with Richard Mirabella — Writing Co-Lab
In this generative class, we will discuss how fairy tales can be sources of plot, symbols, and narrative shapes, outside of retelling. We will read short fairy tales and work inspired by fairy tales, ...
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Richard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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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Anca L. Szilágyi @ancaszilagyi.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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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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 ...
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Richard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
www.writingco-lab.com/coaching-and... 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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Coaching & Consulting — Writing Co-Lab: Writing Workshops & Classes
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
You earned it. We see you. Treat yourself to a fabulous fall class today! www.writingco-lab.com/classes
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Starting soon! FIX YOUR NOVEL’S PLOT (and solve your project’s central problems) with esteemed author Stephanie Feldman! www.writingco-lab.com/classes
Fix Your Novel's Plot 4 sessions on Character & Structure with Stephanie Feldman Thursdays, Sep 4 to 25, 7:30-9pm ET
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
September is almost here! Now is your chance to study with craft master Steve Almond! www.writingco-lab.com/classes
Kickstart Your Muse: a generative 4-part series with Steve Almond Weds, Sept 3rd-24th 7-9pm
www.writingco-lab.com/classes
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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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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!
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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
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
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Solstice sale! Save 15% on our three week summer program starting July 12th www.writingco-lab.com/summercamp
WRITING CO-LAB
SIZZLING
SUMMER
SALE
15% OFF SUMMER
CAMP
COUPON CODE CAMP15 AT CHECKOUT
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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...
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
This sale is still in effect. Don’t miss out!
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sara lippmann @saralippmann.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Tonight! FREE informative chat on pathways to publishing! Bring all your questions:
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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
WRITING CO-LAB
SIZZLING
SUMMER
SALE
15% OFF SUMMER
CAMP
COUPON CODE CAMP15 AT CHECKOUT
HTTPS://WWW. WRITINGCO-
LAB.COM/SUMMERCAMP
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
So excited to go back into the forest! Learn more & enroll: www.writingco-lab.com/classes/what...
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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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Rage on the Page: How Anger Can Serve Our Story with Steve Almond — 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...
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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...
Different publishing paths graphic with portraits of Brian Gresko, Sara Lippmann, and Amy Shearn and the words “from self to indie to uni to big 5, ask us anything. Free! Wednesday, June 11th, 8pm eastern on zoom”
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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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A Method to the Madness: Messing in Forms; a 4 session poetry generator with Javeria Hasnain — 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 ...
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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
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Stephanie Feldman @sbfeldman.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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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Fix Your Novel’s Plot: Four Sessions on Character and Structure with Stephanie Feldman — 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...
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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...
Different publishing paths graphic with portraits of Brian Gresko, Sara Lippmann, and Amy Shearn and the words “from self to indie to uni to big 5, ask us anything. Free! Wednesday, June 11th, 8pm eastern on zoom”
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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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A Method to the Madness: Messing in Forms; a 4 session poetry generator with Javeria Hasnain — 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 ...
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Kyle Winkler @bleakhousing.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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
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writingco-lab.bsky.social @writingco-lab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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
Graphic announcing Writing Co-Lab Summer Camp, from July 12 to August 2, 2025
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Brian Gresko @briangresko.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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!
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baxstar jonmarie ferguson @bjthehetheygay.ca · 09/05/2025
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, expectant—like the world is holding its breath. Writing feels like that now. Not urgency, but presence. Not arrival, but migration.
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Chin-Sun Lee @scribblepost.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
hey writers: i’m psyched to be a part of this online literary summer camp organized by @writingco-lab.bsky.social — 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
flyer announcing a literary summer camp featuring multiple authors, with online panels and classesflyer featuring an online course, MAINTAINING A LIFELONG WRITING PRACTICE (link to register in bio)
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sara lippmann @saralippmann.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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
Draft, done! Now, what? with Sara Lippmann
Wednesday, May 28th 7-9pm Eastern
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