Participants will learn how to reveal (and withhold) information for maximum impact, experiment with pacing and tone, and discover how to sustain suspense in any genre.

A social circle for mentors to come and meet others, share ideas, ask questions or drop in to say, “Hello.” Come ask questions if you have a dilemma! Have a brilliant idea for the program, let us know! This is an hour for mentor talk!

In this session, we will explore how poets may blur the lines when describing grief and love. Sometimes it is hard to even tell which one they are describing. Through close readings and writing exercises, we will discover how both can become a language of memory, of showing grace, and of transformation.

The Life You Could Be Living: Explorations from the Edge – Through photographs and poetry, we explore the adventure of life. “Come to the Edge” and other poems inspire participants to write from a different perspective.

In this lesson, participants will learn about the solarpunk movement and how these ideas can be applied to science fiction writing. They will then practice writing their own solarpunk stories that imagine a sustainable future.