Description: This is a four-week writing class designed to reignite your creative spark. Meant for writers who feel stuck or stalled in their ongoing projects, burnt out, or simply "blocked" as to where to go next, this class will blend generative exercises, group discussions, and planning tools and techniques to breathe new life into your writing. No matter your genre, we invite you to join this community of fellow writers as we share struggles and triumphs, tackle challenging parts of your work, overcome writer's block, and rediscover joy in the process. NOTE: Though there'll be multiple opportunities to share and receive various kinds of feedback on your work, this class will not have a traditional "workshop" element.

Instructor: Allison Darcy

Dates: Meets Wednesday, Nov. 6, 13, 20, and Dec. 4, 2024

Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Level: Beginner and above

12 seat max

Location: Letters Bookshop, 116 W. Main St., Durham

Cost: $260 for new students, $234 for returning students

$430: true price

$260: base price

$285, $310, $360: donate an extra $25, $50, or $100 to our scholarship fund

A note on pricing:  the “true price” reflects the true cost of the class, which includes paying a fair wage to our staff and instructors, rental fees for the Redbud headquarters and for the community spaces where we host our classes, website and administrative/commerce fees, outreach and advertising to spread the word about our offerings, and the coordination and administration for our community classes, which serve people who could not otherwise access creative writing. We’re not a university or a large corporation and that means we don’t have an operating budget we can rely on; we’re proud to be a small, local, women- and minority-run business that is passionate about bringing the transformative power of the arts to our community. Your tuition helps Redbud with the critical work of keeping the arts accessible to the public. 

We also offer students a chance to donate to our scholarship fund. At check-out, you will be given the option of choosing a donor price. If you choose one of these prices, the extra $25, $50, or $100 will go towards scholarships for students who would not be able to afford our classes otherwise.  Thank you in advance for considering making a contribution to inclusivity and access!

Read the fine print, including our cancellation policy, here.