SF Creative Writing Institute

Dear Writers. I hope this email finds you well and thriving amid the chaos of our time. I'm writing to let you know that we are back for Fall Sessions Part 2 at SF Creative Writing Institute in the beautiful awe-inspiring City of San Francisco and online. And, if you plan to be in San Francisco tomorrow evening, come find us as part of Litquake's Litcrawl in the Mission tomorrow at Dogeared Books on Valencia Street. We're on Phase 3 of the Crawl. Our reading is interactive and will have...

Dear Writers, Happy Fall. Our very own Introduction to Fiction Instructor Nick Mamatas has just published his book Kalivas! Nick Mamatas' latest novel, Kalivas, came out this week on Clash Books. Nick teaches Intro to Fiction with SF Creative Writing Institute on Saturday afternoons. In this science-fiction revision of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Kalivas lives in solitude on the Farallon Islands, off the San Francisco Bay, until the Master and his daughter M colonize his lonely realm. Kalivas,...

SF Creative Writing Institute Join us tomorrow...at 11am PDT in Zoom Dear Writers, I hope you're having a beautiful start to fall. Tomorrow we have Paul Corman-Robert's new workshop, Poetry without Borders live in zoom/online. Welcome seasoned poets and beginners alike. Write in form or break all the rules. Poetry without Borders 📌 Poetry Without Borders An online workshop with Paul Corman-Roberts — co-founder of a BeastCrawl, the East Bay Literary festival, poetry publisher, and respected...

Dear Writers. Here’s a pep talk. You can do it. Even if you put your writing down for a long time. You can still pick it up. I believe in you. Writing is thinking. Poetry is prayer. Writing can be both a shield a sword, a salve or a salvo. Writing can be a whisper, or a manifesto. Sharing your work brings a sense of community. Don’t let the bad actors of the world rob you of your joy. Or keep you from writing. I’ve almost given up so many times. And then like a riptide, something draws me...

Q: Do the students have to stay inside and be quiet the whole day long? A: No! We have a quiet space and a talking space. Because students have different learning styles and respond differently to different environments, we go outside, look at nature, work in quiet spaces, talk our ideas out, and even write to music. We have a quiet space and a talking space. We all have different learning styles that are activated when we go outside, look at nature, work in quiet spaces, talk our ideas out...

As an artist, I look back at my own teen years and I think, “Thank God, that’s over!” But I forget that the most important foundation of who I am now as a writer came to me when I was a teen in the form of a creative writing workshop. These classes helped me with my self-esteem, kill boredom, and they even helped me break the barrier in academics, I was able to use my passion for writing, to turn my grades around and get into a competitive UC. Who knew?! A lot of new writers feel insecure...

Dear Writers, Check out our upcoming classes. Let them spark the inner writer in you! Wishing you creative flow and synergy this weekend. ✨ Always keep writing! July 19 | Advanced Prose starts tomorrow - Saturdays at 10am with Alexandra Kostoulas $450.00 Advanced Prose Workshop: The Art and Craft of Storytelling Use the nine elements of universal storytelling to write compelling new work or revise your manuscript with us! This... Read more Sign Up July 22 | Writing the Personal Essay &...

Dear Writers, There are so many things beyond our control as people. But there are things we can control, like, how we react to what is going on around us. Or even if we react to what is going on around us. I think - in the darkest of times, there has always been some small moment of peace within, where an artist or writer is coming up with something to say about what is happening. Cultivate that inner space yourself, dear writer, in whatever small way you can. That’s the place where...

Dear Writers, There are so many things beyond our control as people. But there are things we can control, like, how we react to what is going on around us. Or even if we react to what is going on around us. I think - in the darkest of times, there has always been some small moment of peace within, where an artist or writer is coming up with something to say about what is happening. Cultivate that inner space yourself, dear writer, in whatever small way you can. That’s the place where...

Dear Writers, If you're finding it harder to find words to describe the world around you these days, you are not alone. The world is changing at a rapid clip. It makes it hard for storytellers, poets and everyone else. However, when we come together, we validate each other's experience and make sense of the narrative. We encourage each other to find a narrative thread. Today was multicultural day at my daughter's pre-school and everyone shared a piece of their culture. The Principal is from...