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Upcoming Workshops & Events

Join a Write Around Portland creative writing class! All the creative writing classes, events, and workshops listed on this page are open to the public unless otherwise noted. Our programs are designed to be supportive, encouraging, and fulfilling for writers at every level.

Whether you’re new to writing or have an extensive background in it, we welcome you and we’re sure you’ll have a great time!


Resonate: A BIPOC Writing Circle

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, January 9, 4:00-5:30 pm PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

Free

Facilitated by Tyler McCray

Join us for an in-person 90 minute writing circle specifically for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). We’ll freewrite, share, and offer each other strengths-based feedback. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

Resonate: A BIPOC Writing Circle

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, January 23, 4:00-5:30 pm PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

Free

Facilitated by Tyler McCray

Join us for an in-person 90 minute writing circle specifically for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). We’ll freewrite, share, and offer each other strengths-based feedback. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

Prompt @ Powell’s City of Books

Creative Writing Group

8 Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, January 28

6:00-8:00 PM PST

Hosted in a secret space at Powell’s City of Books (1005 W. Burnside St.)

$295

SOLD OUT!

Make 2025 the year you commit to your writing! Prompt is an 8-week writing group full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback, hosted behind-the-scenes at Powell’s City of Books! With accountability and community built in – as well as a huge selection of books for inspiration – you’ll be sure to come away with tons of new ideas. Learn more here.

Prompt Online: Fresh Eyes, Bold Strides

Creative Writing Group

8 Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, Jan 29

6:00-8:00 PM PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

$195

Facilitated by Maya Friedman

Make 2025 the year you commit to your writing. Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll be able to bundle up all your holiday memories and turn them into beautiful art. Join us over Zoom, and let’s write together! Learn more here.

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Freewrite: A Fresh Page

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, February 6, 6:00-7:30 PM PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

$25

Facilitated by Cara Olexa

Join this playful creative writing workshop designed to kick-start your writing year! All you need to bring is some paper, a pen, and your imagination. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

Resonate: A BIPOC Writing Circle

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, February 13, 4:00-5:30 pm PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

Free

Join us for an in-person 90 minute writing circle specifically for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). We’ll freewrite, share, and offer each other strengths-based feedback. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

Resonate: A BIPOC Writing Circle

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, February 27, 4:00-5:30 pm PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

Free

Join us for an in-person 90 minute writing circle specifically for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). We’ll freewrite, share, and offer each other strengths-based feedback. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

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Freewrite: People on the Page

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, March 6, 6:00-7:30 PM PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

$25

Facilitated by Quinn Wilson

How do you capture a personality in writing? What if you want to invent a fictional character from scratch? In this 90-minute creative writing class, you’ll interact with characters real and imagined through generative prompts and exercises chosen to bring characters to life on the page. Learn more here.

Resonate: A BIPOC Writing Circle

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, March 13, 4:00-5:30 pm PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

Free

Join us for an in-person 90 minute writing circle specifically for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). We’ll freewrite, share, and offer each other strengths-based feedback. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

Resonate: A BIPOC Writing Circle

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, March 27, 4:00-5:30 pm PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

Free

Join us for an in-person 90 minute writing circle specifically for BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). We’ll freewrite, share, and offer each other strengths-based feedback. No writing experience required! Learn more here.

freewrite: keep your pen moving

Freewrite: Shapes on the Page – Exploring Poetry

Creative Writing Class

Thursday, April 3, 6:00-7:30 PM PST

Hosted virtually on Zoom

$25

Facilitated by Dominique Brillanceau

Join us to celebrate National Poetry Month with a fun, accessible introduction to writing poems. In this 90-minute writing class, you might experiment with line breaks, practice found poetry, write haiku, and more. Come play with language and see what takes shape on the page! Learn more here.

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