Make Wordcrafters your writing home
Wordcrafters is for writers of all ages, levels, and genres. Become a member and you’ll find your people, plus have an all-access pass to the good stuff: a discount on every class, early registration for retreats, free write-ins with your word-nerd pals, and yes, chocolate.
Upcoming Creative Writing Shenanigans
Get your writing time in at the Wordcrafters studio at our regular write-ins. FREE for Wordcrafters members (open to the public, pay from your heart pricing).
Tuesdays 9:30 am-noon
Sundays 6:30-9 pm
A two-day weekend workshop to build your story’s structure so you can write with confidence.
Aug 15-16, 2026 | Age 18+
A 4-week writing accountability and co-working group to help you make real, steady progress on your writing.
Wednesdays 3-4:30 pm | In person or online | Next cohort starts Sept 2 | Age 16+
Calling all young lovers of words and stories. Come find your people at a monthly creative writing workshop for youth.
September through June
1st Saturdays: Teens | Age 13+
2nd Saturdays: Youth | Age 9+
Write poetry inspired by the jazz, grit, beauty, and upheaval of 20th century American art in this 12-week online class with Erica Goss
Starts Tuesday, Sept 8 | Age 18+
6-7:30 pm via Zoom
Learn more Exploring Ekphrasis: 20th Century American Artists
Share your words in sweet community at our monthly open mic emceed by spoken word poet Jorah LaFleur.
Second Thursdays, September through June | Age 14+
The Oregon Author Series brings a visiting Oregon writer into our space for an afternoon of live conversation: about their book, their process, and the stubborn, beautiful work of making something true on the page.
Sept 13, Dec 13, 2026; March 14, June 13, 2027 | 4-6 pm
Ages 16+
Come share a meal with other writers and talk shop—craft, process, money, motivation, publishing, rejection, weird writing habits, and whatever’s currently living rent-free in your brain.
Friday, Sept 18 | Noon–1:30 pm
Ages 18+
Get your novel out of your head and onto the page in this 6-month novel-writing cohort with Daryll Lynne Evans.
Begins October 5 | Ages 18+
A 12-week, 6-session critique class for writers ready to move their work forward—with kind, constructive feedback and a welcoming crew of fellow creatives.
Every other Tuesday. Fall Memoir/Creative Nonfiction cohort starts Oct 6, 2026 | Age 16+
Nap-a-thon: a fundraiser for people who are tired. Which, statistically, is everyone.
Napping and fundraising, Oct 1-31
The Great Nap-In, Sat, Oct 10, 3-5 pm, in-person and online
Join us for an atmospheric, fun-filled writing retreat where you’ll write and revise a short story—ghostly, strange, quiet, or otherwise—in the company of other writers.us for a spooky, fun-filled writing retreat where you’ll write and revise a short ghost story in the company of other writers.
October 15 -18, 2026
Learn more Into the Veil: A Writers Weekend at the Oregon Coast
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