See the creative writing shenanigans we’ve brought forth in the past! If there’s a class or event that looks delightful to you, we’ll likely offer something similar again. Sign up for the Wordcrafters Weekly Digest to make sure you hear about it.
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
Continue Reading Exploring Ekphrasis: 20th Century American Artists
A two-day weekend workshop to build your story’s structure so you can write with confidence.
Aug 15-16, 2026 | Age 18+
Story Studio is a choose-your-own creative writing adventure for teens, with daily prompts, craft boosts, writing time, and revision support.
Aug 10-14 | Teens
A weeklong creative writing camp for young writers who dream big, weird, and wonderful with authors Nina Kiriki Hoffman and Sarina Dorie.
July 13-17 | Ages 11+
A half-day camp for middle school creators who want to make comics and manga of their own. Build characters, outline your story, practice drawing skills, and start drafting pages you’re proud to share.
July 6-10 | Ages 11-14
A writing life is built one return to the page at a time. In The Practicing Writer, Susan Palmer shares three practices that help writers build skill, confidence, and momentum—especially when a draft feels stuck. Come strengthen your craft and leave with practices you can return to again and again.
Saturday, June 20 | Ages 18+
Get your play on the page with prompts, instruction, guided discussion, and dedicated writing time to help you move a play from idea to draft (or from draft to a polished excerpt).
Build momentum and accountability in a supportive community, culminating in a selected shared reading of participants’ work.
8 weeks, Mondays, May 18-July 6 | 3-5 pm
Age 18+
Learn the craft of the flash essay: brief nonfiction that feels complete, intentional, and alive on the page.
Three weeks: Saturdays May 16, 23, 30 | 10-noon
Age 18+
Continue Reading Beautiful Fragments: Crafting the Flash Essay
Short stories are tiny engines: compact, precise, and powered by desire. Join Patricia Henley for a five-day intensive that will sharpen your craft, strengthen your voice, and leave you with practical revision tools—and momentum.
April 22 | Age 18+
An online celebration of the inaugural Cai Emmons Short Fiction Contest winners with live readings, remarks from our judge, and the first look at the anthology.
Tues, April 21 | online | all ages
Continue Reading Cai Emmons Short Fiction Contest Anthology Launch
Turn your “this should be a movie” idea into a script you know how to write in this one-day screenwriting intensive.
Saturday, April 18, 2026 | Age: 16+
Continue Reading Make It a Movie: Screenwriting for Story People
Finished your novel draft and not sure what comes next? Revise Your Novel is a six-month, every-other-week cohort that guides you through a repeatable revision process—from big-picture structure to line-level polish—so your manuscript becomes a book ready for readers. Expect practical tools, in-class revision time, personalized feedback, and steady accountability.
Thursdays 3-5 pm
Starts April 16 | Ages 18+
Wordcrafters has officially hit teenager status and you’re all invited to our birthday partay! We’ve got nerdy word games, silly shenanigans, and cake!
Saturday, March 7th | All ages
A 12-week, 6-session critique class for poets ready to move their work forward—with kind, constructive feedback and a welcoming crew of fellow creatives.
Every other Tuesday. Spring cohort starts March 3, 2026 | Age 16+
A practical, welcoming introduction to independent publishing models with Patricia Marshall of Luminare Press.
January 11 | Age 16+
Step forward into your writing at Wordcrafters’ one-day collaborative writer’s conference, fueled by community, chocolate, mini-lessons, and writing sessions.
February 21 | Ages 16+
Learn to layer intrigue and deepen your story in this afternoon workshop with best-selling author Patricia Crisafulli.
Sat, Nov 22 | Age 16+
A quarterly creative connection time for writers and readers to be with your people (and find them).
Nov 14 | Age 16+
Oct 23-26 | Join us for a spooky, fun-filled writing retreat where you’ll write and revise a short ghost story in the company of other writers.
Get your novel out of your head and onto the page in this 6-month novel-writing cohort with Daryll Lynne Evans.
Begins October 6 | Age 18+
Your absence is requested at the Wordcrafters No-Show Gala!
Show your love and support for the power of stories from the comfort of home.
Oct 2 | All ages
Learn to craft irresistible synopses and back-cover copy to make your story shine in this half-day workshop with author Sarina Dorie.
Sat, September 20 | Age 18+
Write poetry that comes alive with the color, emotion, and imagination of Expressionist art in this online 12-week poetry class with Erica Goss.
Starts Tuesday, Sept 9 | Age 18+
Learn how to use tarot cards as a source of writing inspiration in this full-day workshop with Meg Hayertz.
Aug 23 | Age 18+
Resolve your emotional blocks in this five-week in-person generative and therapeutic writing class with writer and grief coach, Jeaux Bartlett.
5 weeks, Thursdays, starts Aug 7 | Age 16+
A choose-your-own creative writing adventure summer camp for young writers with Drea Lee.
July 21-25 | Ages 11+
Learn how to bust through writer’s block and kickstart new speculative stories in this 4-hour generative workshop with author Tara Campbell
Sat July 12 | Age 16+
Continue Reading A Little Weird Goes a Long Way: Generating New Speculative Stories
Get out of your head and into the world around you in this 3½-day nourishing retreat with Jeaux Bartlett and Jeffree Morel at the Wordcrafters studio and local nature sites.
June 18-21 | Age 16+
Continue Reading Write Back to Your Inner Nature: A Nature-Based Generative Writing Retreat
Learn to craft stories that pull readers in and don’t let go in this 8-week online class with Emma Stockman.
Starts June 4 | Age 16+
Learn how to fill your creative well with the inspiration you need for a successful writing life at this quarterly event with Jeaux Bartlett.
Friday, May 30, 2025 | Age 16+ | Tea and treats included!
Learn how to make your stories compulsively readable from the first page in this half-day workshop with author Sarina Dorie.
Saturday, May 17 | Age 16+
Continue Reading Writing Hooks, Cliffhangers, and Page Turners
Find the best route to get your writing in print in this interactive workshop with publishing pros Midge Raymond and John Yunker.
Saturday, May 3 | Age 18+
Adventure forth in amazing new worlds and write a new short story at this year’s Sci-Fi Fantasy Weekend with Nina Kiriki Hoffman!
April 24-27 | Age 18+
Continue Reading Sci-Fi Fantasy Weekend with Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Figure out how to make the vocation of writing a livable one. Chat over lunch with your writing peers and get support about how to make the writing life work for you.
This quarter we’ll focus on marketing without losing your sweet chocolate soul.
April 18 | Age 18+
Learn how to transform art into poetry in this four-week class with Erica Goss.
Starts April 9 | Age 18+
Find hope, and resilience, by learning from poets past and how to write your own in this six-week online class with Michael Wilson.
Starts April 5 | Age 18+
Continue Reading Poetry at the End of the World: Writing Through Catastrophe
Find your story’s true core at an immersive day-long workshop with author and coach Valerie Ihsan. Learn the misconceptions of memoir writing and how to clarify your core message and connect deeply with your personal narrative.
April 5 | Age 18+
Learn to ease tension and build a mindful writing practice in this gentle, inclusive class with Jen Hernandez.
March 30 | Age 16+
Connect, discuss, and get inspired at our quarterly craft-centered conversations for writers hosted by Wordcrafters at a secret nearby location.
Friday March 28 | Age 18+
Learn an innovative solution to confusing characters and their motivations in this full-day workshop with Leah Velez.
March 22 | Age 16+
Continue Reading A Brand New World: Building Believable Worlds and Characters
From the blank back to center stage: write and perform a spoken word poem over the course of a weekend with Eugene’s Best Poet Jorah LaFleur
NEW DATES: Mar 14-16 | Age 18+
An afternoon of inspiration, connection, and storytelling celebrating the writers who participated in the Wordcrafters Write-a-thon and raising funds for Wordcrafters programs and scholarship. Plus, a CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!
Sunday, May 4 | All ages
Join the Wordcrafters Write-a-thon and make your words count!
Friday March 14 to Sunday April 13 | All ages
Master the art of saying more with less in this half-day flash fiction intensive with Grant Faulkner
Feb 23 | Ages 18+
Learn to craft irresistible synopses and back-cover copy in this interactive workshop with author Sarina Dorie.
January 25, 2025 | Age 18+
Are you a creative writer, experienced in working with youth? Come to an info meeting about Wordcrafters youth programs.
Jan 21, 2025
Learn to trust your creative intuition and inner writer at this full-day intensive workshop with Jeaux Bartlett.
January 18 | Age 16+
Join us for this 6-month workshop with Daryll Lynne Evans designed to support you in finishing your novel. Through creative exercises, craft instruction, and one-on-one support, you’ll finally break through those blocks and push to THE END.
Every other Monday, starting January 13 | Age 18+
Overcome your fear of rejection and get your writing out into the world in this supportive community-focused submission support session, available in-person and online.
Saturday, January 11 | ages 16+
Give your writing engine a jump-start at this monthly generative writing workshop–held in-person and online. Led by Wordcrafters staff, Daryll Lynne Evans and Jeaux Bartlett, you’ll play with prompts to jolt your creativity into writing action and generate new ideas and stories.
1st Thursdays, next session: Jan 2, 2025 | Age 16+
Cozy up to some writing time and re-ignite your creativity at our day-long guided prompt write-in.
December 28 | Age 16+
Enjoy an ooky, spooky long weekend in the woods, and write and revise a ghost story. Spend four days along the MacKenzie River at this ghostly writing retreat with Erick Mertz.
October 24-27 | Adults 18+
Learn how to create the blueprint for your novel in this four-hour, in-person plotting intensive with Daryll-Lynne Evans
Saturday, October 12 | Ages 16+
Use visual art as inspiration for writing twelve new poems in this twelve-week online class with poet Erica Goss.
Starts September 10 | Age 18+
Generate three publishable pieces of short prose in this 4-day, in-person workshop at the Wordcrafters studio. Led by National Book Award Finalist and gifted writing instructor Patricia Henley, you’ll pull stories from your life experiences in compassionate community. Get your tickets now!
Sept 18-22 | For Women Writers Age 60+
Continue Reading Long Story Short: Micro-Memoir and Fiction for Women of a Certain Age
Explore the Who, Where, How, and Why of great writing mystery stories in this half-day workshop intensive with mystery author, Patricia Crisafulli.
Saturday, August 17 | Ages 16+
Continue Reading Whodunnit and Why: How to Write Your Mystery
Resolve your emotional blocks in this four-week in-person generative and therapeutic writing class.
Starts August 7 | Age 18+
Kick off your summer with Wordcrafters in Eugene at Oregon Wine Lab. You’ll not only connect with fellow writers in a chill space, but ten percent of your purchases go towards making the Wordcrafters studio a more inclusive, comfortable writing home.
Sunday, June 23 | All ages
Continue Reading Wordcrafters Summer Social Fun(d)raiser and Trivia Contest
June 1 | Explore historical fiction with Flora Winters in June’s Youth Write Club!
Continue Reading June Write Club (for Youth): Historical Fiction – The Guests with Flora Winters
May 30 | Unlock Your Writing: Use Tarot to Deepen your Creative Process in this inspirational workshop with Meg Hayertz!
Learn the secrets to making your nonfiction narratives vibrant and compelling. You’ll delve into each of the senses and learn to harness their potential to craft deeply evocative narratives.
Starts May 15 | Age 16+ | 6-week hybrid workshop with Valerie Ihsan
Continue Reading Exploring Imagery Through the Senses in Creative NonFiction
May 11 | Discover Blackout Poetry with Jorah LaFleur for May Youth Write Club
Continue Reading May Write Club (for Youth): Blackout Poetry with Jorah LaFleur
Starts April 29 | Let your imagination out to play with Nebula- and Stoker Award-winning writer Nina Kiriki Hoffman
April 25 | Explore writing historical fiction with Flora Winters in this light-hearted two-hour workshop.
April 13 | Discover the magic of poetry with Jon Labrousse for April Youth Write Club
Continue Reading April Youth Write Club: Poetry is Magic with Jon Labrousse
Starts April 3 | Make this Poetry Month really special with community arts walks and poetry writing with former poet laureate, Erica Goss!
Continue Reading Image & Word: Write Poetry Inspired by Local Art
Thurs March 28 | Learn to pen captivating songs in our March Write Club for Grown Ups with m5Vibe
Continue Reading March Write Club for Grown Ups – Songwriting
Mar 16 | Unveil your inner songwriter and pen captivating songs in our March Youth Write Club with m5Vibe.
Continue Reading March Youth Write Club: Songwriting with m5Vibe
March 11 | Learn to craft stories and narratives for games in this game writing class with Rosiee Thor
March 7 | Join multi-genre author, chef, and Registered Nurse, Mia Bowman for Reading Like A Writer–The BIG Read Edition– at Wordcrafters in Eugene!
Continue Reading The BIG Read: Reading Like a Writer Edition!
Thurs Feb 29 | Learn to leave your readers laughing in our February Write Club for Grown Ups with Sarina Dorie.
Continue Reading February Write Club for Grown Ups – Have the Last Laugh: How to Write Humor
Feb 21-March 27 | Discover your inner voice and develop a nourishing journaling practice in this 6-week journaling workshop with Emma Stockman
Continue Reading The Sound of Your Voice: Journaling as a Tool for Self Discovery
Feb 15 & 22 | Clarify the why behind your work, and cast it in its strongest, most evocative light in this 6-hour bootcamp with Lyzette Wanzer.
Third Fridays | Bring your lunch to a monthly gathering for writers
2nd Thursdays, 7-9 pm | Share your words at our monthly open mic emceed by spoken word poet Jorah LaFleur
Tuesdays 9:15-11:45 am | Get the butt in chair time you need to get your writing done.
1st Mondays, 3-5 pm | Grow your writing craft and community at a, writer-led critique circle facilitated by Daryll Lynne Evans.
From November to March, Join the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House and more to read, talk about, and create art around Roz Chast’s memoir in comics, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant.
Feb 11-17, 2024 | Join like-minded writers for daily writing sessions, analysis of your WIPs, and time for exploration and reflection.
Feb 10 | Write unique horror with Elle Michell for the February Youth Write Club
Continue Reading February Youth Write Club: Writing Unique Horror with Elle Mitchell
Thurs Jan 25 | Learn how to create comics from stories at the January Write Club for Grown Ups with artist Jen Hernandez
Continue Reading January Write Club for Grown Ups– Thumbnailing Scenes in Graphic Novel and Comics
Jan 27 | Join StoryHelix at the Springfield Public Library for a screening and panel discussion of CALC and Minority Voices Theatre’s “We Are Neighbors” play, followed by community interviews!
Mondays Jan 22-Feb 26 | Develop confidence and authenticity reading your work aloud in this 6-week workshop with Jorah LaFleur
Jan 20 | Meet Roz Chast, author of the Big Read’s book, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant, at this viewing party at Wordcrafters in Eugene, emceed by J.C.Geiger.
Starts Jan 9 | Break down writing strategies into bite-sized elemental pieces in this 4 week class with Leah Velez.
Selected Thursdays | Explore various genres and topics in writing with local teaching artists throughout the year.
Dec 21 | Roll the dice and write a magical story for the holidays with award winning sci-fi fantasy author, Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
Continue Reading December Write Club for Grown Ups– Roll the Dice: Build a Winter Holiday Story
Dec 10 | See StoryHelix stories come to life at a Minority Voices Theatre production of community stories
Dec 9 | Join Nina Kiriki Hoffman to create a magical holiday story just for young writers!
Continue Reading December Write Club (for Youth): Roll-Up a Holiday Story with Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Dec 7 | Take time to reflect on your writing and make goals for next year.
November 16–Look beyond the plot to discover the true meaning of your memoir in this writing class with Valerie Ihsan.
November 11 | Jump into writing for theatre with Jeany Van Meltebeke Snider during our November Write Club for Youth.
Oct 27-29 | Haunt the Oregon Coast for a weekend of spooky short story writing.
Oct. 19 | Learn the ins and outs of embodied with Sandra Marchetti in this virtual workshop for writers of all genres.
Continue Reading Writing Creatively About the Body in Motion
October 14 | Young writers! Join Jen Hernandez to create a one-page comic from an existing story for Wordcrafters’ October Write Club for Youth.
Sept. 21. Get some fresh eyes on your manuscript at this fun, fast-paced critique with a professional writer and your peers!
September 16 | Join Sarina Dorie and learn how to write humor that leaves your readers laughing in our September Write Club for Youth.
Continue Reading September Write Club (for Youth): Have the Last Laugh with Sarina Dorie
Sept 7. Learn to build a creative life and livelihood that embraces your true desires with Leona Morrison.
Prioritize your creative wellbeing and make sustainable change in your life in this workshop with Leona Morrison.
Tuesdays, Sept. 5-Dec. 5. Join poet Erica Goss for “Exploring Ekphrasis,” a class dedicated to writing poems inspired by visual art.