Classes & Workshops
OpenPages WRITING MINDFULLY: Writing & Meditation
Sunday, September 13, 2026
9:30-11:00am
Generative writing prompts will be interspersed with short guided meditations to connect us to Muse and get words down on paper. Bring notebooks and fast writing pens.
Levels: ALL Genres: ALL
No fee required; suggested donation of $25.
StudioPages BETTER TOGETHER: Accountability Workshop / Star Wuerdemann
Five Sessions, September 19 - December 12, 2026
Saturdays, 9:30-11:00am
A group to keep you accountable to your writing goals! Meets every three weeks to set goals, cheer one another on, get input on where we feel blocked, and hopefully, feel less alone on this writing life endeavor.
Open to all writers but especially suited for those working on a long-form project (novel, memoir, collection). Includes a one-on-one feedback/planning session with instructor and a private online discussion group for support.
Level: ALL Genre: ALL
Cost: $225
OpenPages (NEARLY) SILENT WRITING CLUB
Sunday, September 20, 2026
1:00-2:30pm
Join us on the third Sunday of the month for (Nearly) Silent Writing Club for a brief discussion about writing followed by an hour of writing together in silence. No feedback or critique.
Open to all levels. No writing or experience necessary. Sunday Edition meetings take place upstairs at OlyPages Writing Arts Studio.
No fee required; donations gratefully accepted.
OpenPages ASK AN EDITOR / Kevin Breen
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
6:00-7:00pm
Let’s talk editing! Come ask Editor Kevin Breen all your questions about what it is that editors do, anyway, and whatever you want to know about how to approach revising and editing your own work. Bring your questions!
Levels: ALL Genres: ALL
No fee required. Suggested donation: $15.
OpenPages WRITING IN THE MARGINS: Curating a Creative Life in Parenthood / Shay Galloway
Sunday, September 26, 2026
9:30-11:00am
A space to commiserate on the struggles parent-writers face balancing their creative and parenting lives, share tips and encouragement on how one can, in fact, do both.
All who identify as parents, caregivers, or future parents welcome.
No fee required; suggested donation of $25.
StudioPages INTRO TO MEMOIR / Nicole Hardy
Saturday, September 27
10:00am-1:00pm
This focused but casual three-hour session is the perfect starting point for writers curious about the art of memoir, how it differs from autobiography, and where to begin crafting their own true stories. Expect to leave this session with a clear definition of memoir, a helpful list of writing prompts, and answers to your most pressing questions.
StudioPages SHORT STORY WORKSHOP / Kevin Breen
Five Sessions, September 30 - October 28, 2026
Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30pm
A five-week workshop with peer and instructor feedback for writers working on a short story. Limited to 10 participants. Taught by Kevin Breen.
Genre: Fiction (short story) Level: ALL
Cost: $375
StudioPages LEARNING THE LYRIC ESSAY / Ari Koontz
October 18 & 25
Sundays, 10:00am-12:00pm
What does it mean to go beyond chronological memoir, and what other nonfiction possibilities are out there? Over two generative and interactive sessions, we will explore and practice the lyric essay, a hybrid genre that mixes elements of essayistic and poetic forms.
Cost: $120
StudioPages QUERY BOOTCAMP: A Roadmap to Traditional Publication / Ari Koontz
Three Sessions, October 27 - November 10, 2026
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30pm
Learn all about prepping getting traditionally published as an author. Over the course of three sessions, we will explore what it takes to go from writer to published author, from researching agents to crafting an effective query letter to finding your market niche.
Fee for class: $135
Add-on: query letter critique from instructor Ari Koontz for an additional fee.