If you’d like some company or guidance on your writing journey, here are a few writing workshops/classes offered in March and April. All classes are online (Zoom) unless otherwise indicated.
If you are an instructor and have a writing class you think would be of interest to the Writer-ish community, you can submit it here for consideration.
3/18 Full Draft in Six Weeks!?!? Power Your Writing with Chapbooks
with Writer’s Bridge. March 18, Tuesday, 2025, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am PST. Zoom. Registration information forthcoming, sign up for my mailing list here to be notified.
A conversation with Darien Gee, Allison K. Williams, and Sharla Yates about why and how chapbooks can help you as a writer.
3/26 AWP Conference and Book Fair
with the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. March 26 – March 29, 2025. Los Angeles, CA. $205 early bird. Sign up here.
Crafting Flash Narratives: Empowering Student Voices Through Micro Storytelling
Speaker(s): Britta Stromeyer, Moderator; Darien Hsu Gee, Grant Faulkner (100 Word Story), Kim Culbertson, Ran Walker
Creative Confinement: Using Constraints to Amplify Your Work
Speaker(s): Kathleen Rooney, Moderator; Darien Hsu Gee, Naomi Cohn, Sharon De La Cruz, Tom McAllister
4/12/25 – 5/17/25 Zero to Chapbook: Fast Draft Your Micro Essay Collection in Six Weeks
with Darien Hsu Gee (Craft Talks). April 12 – May 17, 2025, Saturdays, 2:00-4:30 pm EST. Limited to 30 students. Zoom workshop. Sign up here.
Transform your lived experiences into powerful micro essays—then build them into a chapbook manuscript in just six weeks.
In this dynamic six-week workshop, you’ll move from blank page to chapbook draft through the power of micro-essays (300 words or less). Through targeted prompts and weekly writing sessions, you’ll generate pieces that work both individually and as part of a larger collection. This generative workshop combines craft discussion, example analysis, and structured writing time to help you build a meaningful manuscript.
Each session includes guided writing time, examination of published micro essays, and constructive feedback designed to strengthen both individual pieces and the collection as a whole. You’ll explore techniques for working within constraints while maintaining emotional resonance, discover patterns and themes that emerge naturally in your work, and develop strategies for organizing your pieces into a compelling sequence.
We’ll also discuss next steps: how to revise your draft, identify potential publishing venues, and prepare both individual pieces and your complete manuscript for submission.
One-on-One Literary Consults and Coaching Sessions
with Darien Hsu Gee (writer-ish.com). Schedule a Zoom session here.
A literary consult and/or coaching session is an opportunity for you to discuss and receive guidance on your writing, your writing process, and/or your literary career. These sessions are helpful if you need to troubleshoot a troubled manuscript, want insight into the publishing process, or are ready for someone to cheer you on as you strive to meet your goals. How you use this time is up to you, or let me guide our time based on a few thoughtful questions at the start of our session. If you’d like me to review any work with you, we would do this live during our time together; you’ll receive submission/share instructions prior to our meeting.
Looking for more resources? Micro Memoir workshops are available here. If you’re looking for inspiration, you can find a new writing prompt every Monday here.