“I’ve worked with other editors and taken other workshops, but this one was far superior to all. You get your money’s worth, and more.”
—Julie
The Writing Collective
Meets: 24 sessions, May 6-July 24, 2025, Tues + Thurs, 9-10:30a CT / 10-11:30a ET
Guide: Susanna Daniel
Location: Zoom
Cost: $165 for 24 sessions
Join the Writing Collective
Screenwriting Workshop
Meets: Thursdays 5/15-6/19, 6:30-8:30p
Instructor: Michael Graf
Location: Live on Zoom and in person at A Place to Be
Cost: $595
Enrollment: 7 openings
Revise Your Book
Meets: Monthly, Saturdays 9-12p CST. Virtual intro meeting TBD June 2025 (10-11a), then July 12- Dec. 13 2025 (9a-12p)
Instructor: Michelle Wildgen
Location: Near East Side
Cost: $1195
Enrollment: 3 openings
Writing with Consistency and Courage
Meets: 6/14/2025, 9a-12p CST
Instructor: Tamara Dean
Location: Downtown
Cost: $95
Enrollment: 10 openings
Write Your Novel
Meets: WYN is a fully supported, self-paced course you can start anytime. After starting, you’ll have up to one year to finish your novel draft.
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.
Revise Your Screenplay
Meets: June 21–November 15, 2025, every third Saturday, 9:30-11:30a
Instructor: Michael Graf
Location: Live on Zoom and in person at A Place to Be
Cost: $995
Enrollment: 6 openings
Six-Month Book Incubator
Meets: 2nd Thurs, July-Dec 2025, 530-8p
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: live on Zoom
Cost: $815
Enrollment: 8 openings
Life Story Writing Workshop
Every life holds stories worth telling—and writing them down can transform how we see ourselves and connect with others. In this intimate, in-person workshop, you’ll join a small group of fellow writers to begin capturing the stories that have shaped you.
Write a Book in a Year 2026 / in person
Meets: Monthly, third Weds 6-9p CT, Jan-Dec
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: Madison, WI (and Zoom when nec)
Cost: $2595 (in 2 payments)
Enrollment: 8 openings
Write a Book in a Year 2026 / live on Zoom
Meets: Monthly, fourth Weds 6:30-9:30p ET / 5:30-8:30p CT
Instructor: Susanna Daniel
Location: Zoom
Cost: $2595 (in 2 payments)
Enrollment: 8 openings
Visions & Revisions 2026
Meets: Jan-Nov, fourth Tuesdays, 7-9p ET / 6-8p CT
Instructors: Michelle Wildgen & Susanna Daniel
Location: live on Zoom
Cost: $1495
Enrollment: 8 openings
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
Writing with Consistency and Courage
Meets: 1/18/2025, 9a-12p CST
Instructor: Tamara Dean
Location: Downtown
Cost: $95
Enrollment: wait list (there’s also a 6/14/2025 session)
Fourth Lake Writing Retreat 2024
Meets: July 19-21, 2024
Instructors: Writer-in-Residence Deshawn McKinney, Christopher Chambers, Michelle Wildgen, & Susanna Daniel
Location: Madison Concourse Hotel
Cost: $595
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