Workshops
Visions & Revisions 2026
Meets: April-Nov, first Thursdays, 530-8p CT // 730-9p ET
Instructors: Michelle Wildgen & Susanna Daniel
Location: live on Zoom
Cost: $1295
Enrollment: 2 openings
Two-Minute Pitch Workshop
This low-key TWO-MINUTE PITCH WORKSHOP is for writers looking to practice pitching their memoirs or novels – brevity is key! – to an editor and agent, who will offer brief feedback.
Spring Writing Collective
Meets: May 5-Jul 23, 2026
Tuesdays and Thursday mornings, 8-9a CT / 9-10a ET
Location: Zoom
Cost: $150 / Returning Collective participants pay 50%
The Tricky Art of Autofiction
Meets: Weekly on Tuesdays from May 14 -June 2, 2026
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: live on Zoom
Cost: $295
Enrollment: 4 openings
Write a Story in a Day
Meets: May 23, 2026
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: Choose live in person 9-12p CT or live on Zoom 1-4p CT / 2-5p ET
Cost: $65
Enrollment: 3 openings in person / 6 openings on Zoom
Revise Your Book
Meets: June 13, July 11, Aug 8, Sept. 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, Dec 12, 2026
Instructor: Michelle Wildgen
Location: Hybrid Zoom or east side of Madison
Cost: $1195
Enrollment: waitlist
Write a Book in a Year 2027 / in person
Meets: Jan-Dec, Third Wednesdays, 6-8:30p CT
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: Madison, WI (and Zoom when nec)
Cost: $2495 (in 2 payments)
Enrollment: 6 openings
Write a Book in a Year 2027 / live on Zoom
Meets: Jan-Dec, Fourth Wednesdays, 5:30-8p CT
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: Madison, WI (and Zoom when nec)
Cost: $2495 (in 2 payments)
Enrollment: 6 openings
Let’s Talk Publishing Seminar 4 of 4 — Working with a Literary Agent
If you’re a working writer in 2026, the good news is that there are more ways than ever to get your work into the hands of readers.
Let’s Talk Publishing Seminar 3 of 4 — Small v Big Presses: Benefits, Risks, and Realities
If you’re a working writer in 2026, the good news is that there are more ways than ever to get your work into the hands of readers.
Let’s Talk Publishing Seminar 2 of 4 — Self-Publishing: Ownership, Effort, and Earning Potential
If you’re a working writer in 2026, the good news is that there are more ways than ever to get your work into the hands of readers.
Let’s Talk Publishing Seminar 1 of 4 — Hybrid Publishing: Control, Cost, and Credibility
If you’re a working writer in 2026, the good news is that there are more ways than ever to get your work into the hands of readers.
Writing with Consistency and Courage
Meets: November 8, 2025, 9a-12p CST
Instructor: Tamara Dean
Location: In person, west side
Cost: $95
Enrollment: 10 openings
Begin Your Book I
Session I: Nov 1, 2025, 9a-12p CST / 10-1p EST
Session II: Nov 8, 2025, 9a-12p CST / 10-1p EST
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: Attend in person or via Zoom
Cost: $95 per session (attend Session I or both sessions)
Enrollment: 4 openings
Life Story Writing Workshop
Meets: August 2, 2025 from 1-4p
Instructor: Sara Roahen
Location:A Place to Be
Cost: $95 includes Sara’s book, pen and notebook, and refreshments
Enrollment: wait list
Fourth Lake Writing Weekend
June 20-22, 2025
Instructors: Deshawn McKinney, Christopher Chambers, Susanna Daniel, and Michelle Wildgen
Location: Madison Concourse Hotel
Tuition: $595
Enrollment: Space is limited. Join us.
Healing through Storytelling
Meets: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 2-4p CT
Instructor: Sara Alvarado
Location: A Place to Be, 911 Williamson St., Madison
Cost: $65
Enrollment: 12 openings
Writers' Salon / in person
Rolling admission. Fourth Saturdays, 9-11a CST, in person.
At our salons, which are part workshop and part support group, writers of all levels of skill and experience share their work, recharge their creative energy, and connect with other writers in a supportive, intimate setting.
Writing for the Fun of It: A Short Class to Inspire Creativity
Meets: Weekly for 4 weeks
Instructor: Michelle Wildgen
Location: East side
Cost: $225
Enrollment: wait list
Creative Writing for Teens
Meets: Weekly for 4 weeks
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: West Side
Cost: $160
Enrollment: 2 openings