Online Courses

Session 2: ″10 Vital Secrets for Building Compelling Poems: Drafting & Revising Your Way to Success″

Dates: January 20 – March 8, 2020 (7 weeks, includes a one-week self-care break in the middle of the term)

Tuition: $300
TWH Fellows: 50% discount
Patreon Subscribers: 50% discount ($15+ monthly donation)
Residents of S.C., N.C., and G.A.: 50% discount

In this course, we’ll focus on generating new, better, and more focused work. So often, we as writers write amazing drafts, just to put them away and never return. Even if we return, other than revision, what are we looking for? What is this old draft telling us about ourselves? As you’re developing your writing voice(s) and writing as freely as you possibly can, it’s helpful to be able pause and reflect: What are your writing obsessions, tendencies, fears, etc.? Can you parlay them into motifs, thematic priorities, formal concerns, etc.? You may think you’re writing about your mom, but what if you’re really returning to the idea of transformation

…or contending with the fear of flying

…or avoiding writing about your dad.

It’s important in all of our workshops that you connect with and build tribe with your peers. It will be especially important in this workshop. We’ll be sharing some personal things (if you are moved to do so). We need to be able to trust each other. After we share, we then need to be able to step into an analytical role and apply revision strategies.

This workshop is for people who…

• want to practice giving and receiving constructive criticism,
• who want push their writing and revision skills to the next level,
• who need new ways to see/enter a poem.

We’ll be writing at least two new drafts per week, revising at least one draft per week, and giving weekly workshop critiques to our class peers.

If you are someone who is unwilling to consider constructive criticism, because your poem is already genius, do not submit those poems. All poems submitted for this workshop should be poems that need feedback and poems that are produced during the course.

Session 3: ″Speak to the World: 7 Tips, Tricks, and Habits for Publishing Your Work and Applying for Other Poet-y Things”

Dates: March 30 – May 17, 2020 (7 weeks, includes a one-week self-care break in the middle of the term)

Tuition: $300
TWH Fellows: 50% discount
Patreon Subscribers: 50% discount ($15+ monthly donation)
Residents of S.C., N.C., and G.A.: 50% discount

Spend National Poetry Month getting your work out into the world. If you’ve ever had questions about writing a bio, CV, cover letter, query letter, project proposal, or grant narrative, if you’ve ever had no idea where to start when submitting poems, submitting book proposals, applying for grants, fellowships, residencies, contests, and so on, then this is the course for you!

Submitting for publication, applying for opportunities, and applying for funding are essential to the life of a successful writer. Don’t let the world convince you that artists have to starve and struggle. There is another path! One with an occasional grass-fed locally sourced filet and organic kale salad from a local eco-friendly farmer.

In this course, we’ll focus on building a strong packet of application materials, collaborating on a spreadsheet of opportunities to apply for, decoding calls for submissions, choosing journals to submit to, and tailoring for each opportunity type. You will leave having submitted to 3-5 publication opportunities, applied to 2 grants, and applied for 2 other types of writing opportunities (fellowships, contests, etc.). You will also get practice in mock panel reviews by evaluating your peers according to a grant rubric. (Side note: These courses count as professional development. There are grants that pay for these. We can find and apply for these resources for future courses you might want to take.)