The Writer's Studio @ Coffee House Press
Creative Nonfiction: Practice and Process
Coffee House Press is thrilled to announce our inaugural courses for The Writer's Studio @ Coffee House Press!
Registration has closed for this course
Classes are capped at 10 participants and registration is first come first serve.
We will hold one spot in each class for a scholarship student. To learn more about scholarships, .
Classes will be held in person at the Coffee House Press offices located at 79 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis.
This class will begin on September 18 and meet once a week for six sessions from 6-8pm. See below for exact dates.
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Class Description
All art is a record of interior attention paid, reflects Carl Phillips in his essay collection My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations From a Life In Writing. Taking the act of paying attention as our point of inspiration, this generative creative nonfiction writing class will center the act of making time for one's writing by focusing on creative process, accountability, and generating new work.
From inspiration to publication, we'll write from prompts, read as writers, and learn from Coffee House Press staff about paths to publication. Exploring the nonfiction form, we will read My Trade Is Mystery and other exemplary works of creative nonfiction, discuss nonfiction craft elements related to lyric and personal essay, ekphrastic prose, experimental/hybrid/docupoetry, and other unique nonfiction forms.
Designed for writers at any stage of their practice, our goal together will be to show up for our work and to create. Please note this is not a workshop-based course. Participants can expect to leave with a renewed writing practice, new work, and the personal satisfaction that comes from having prioritized one's art.
Required materials/readings: Notebook, pen, and please obtain a copy of My Trade Is Mystery by Carl Phillips.
About the Instructor
Kathryn Savage is the author of Groundglass. Her writing has appeared in American Short Fiction, Ecotone Magazine, the Virginia Quarterly Review, BOMB, and the anthology Rewilding: Poems for the Environment. Recipient of the Academy of American Poets James Wright Prize, she has received support from fellowships and residencies including the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Minnesota State Arts Board, Ucross Foundation, and Tulsa Artist Fellowship. She lives with her family in Minneapolis and teaches creative writing at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Class Schedule
Session 1: Wednesday, September 18 from 6-8pm
Session 2: Wednesday, September 25 from 6-8pm
Session 3: Wednesday, October 2 from 6-8pm
Session 4: Wednesday, October 9 from 6-8pm
Session 5: Wednesday, October 16 from 6-8pm
Session 6: Wednesday, October 30 from 6-8pm
