Events

Studio 7 Reading: April 12, 2026 1-3 pm, 87230 Central, Eugene OR. With John Beer and Amedee Smith.

More events coming–stay tuned!

A 3-week workshop for writers who want to turn everyday moments into short, finished, stunning nonfiction. 

Description: A flash essay isn’t just “short writing.” It’s a finished piece with shape and stakes, even when it’s only a page (or 100 words). In this workshop, you will gain hands-on practice with flash forms (hermit crab, lyric, braided, postcard, collage, and more), learn how to turn existing writing (journals/freewrites/fragments) into flash essays, and more!

This class is a great fit for nonfiction writers / essayists who want tighter, punchier work, poets who want to explore hybrid/lyric nonfiction moves, fiction writers who want more compression, energy, and snap on the sentence level, and any writer who loves experimenting and wants practical revision tools.

No polished draft required. Bring scraps. Bring notebooks. Bring the stuff you weren’t sure mattered. It all matters!

What to bring

Notebook or laptop

Optional: a few pages of past writing (journal entries, freewrites, fragments)

Willingness to draft, play, and revise in community

Saturdays, May 16, May 23, May 30, 2026

10 am-12 pm

In-person at the Wordcrafters studio

436 Charnelton St. Ste 100
Eugene, OR 97401

Cost: $199

More details, and how to sign up, here.

At the Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon Campus

In this introductory class, students will learn how visual art such as paintings, photographs, mixed media, and sculpture can enhance their creativity. Pondering the deeper meanings in works of art will give students plenty of ideas for new writing. 
Writers ages 18 and up are welcome.

What You’ll Learn:

– How to get new ideas for writing from visual art
– Why spending time viewing visual art opens new possibilities for writing
– How the connection between writing and art can benefit you as a writer

James Lavadour, “Alzamiento”