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Wednesday May 28, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM    Short Story Writing OR Experimental Writing Journeys - Short Story - Wed (Spring)
Monday:Short Story Writing:  Aspiring writers learn tactics and techniques for developing the right type of language and skills for writing fiction that can be marketed successfully. Participants also learn how to approach the publication market and query agents and managers. The end of the course culminates with a public presentation of the students’ short works. The class is taught by local writer Nicholas Checker, author of a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California – and his latest full-length novel, “The Saga of Marathon”, through Wild Rose Press, New York. Younger participants must receive permission from the instructor.Wednesday:  (Same class selection with two options in curriculum)Experimental Writing Journeys or Short Story WritingYou can choose to explore the experimental curriculum OR take on the more structured short story aspect, designed to pursue publication in the literary market. But this is entirely up to the individual participant which curriculum to pursue.Experimental Writing Journey:   A unique writing curriculum where adult students explore the depths and range of their writing, delving into the imagination ... more for artistic discovery than for actual story writing. It is a course designed for creative exploration as opposed to publication. A curriculum that is designed for a less formal approach that plumbs the depths of their creativity and focuses on the exploratory aspect.
 
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM    Novelette Writing & Publication - Novelette Writing & Publication - Wed (Spring)
Aspiring writers concentrate on the craft of writing novelettes (mini-novels 20 - 35 pages) that can then be assembled for publication (electronic & paperback) via the free means provided through Amazon.com. Prerequisite to enroll in this program is having successfully completed our Short Story Writing class and attained publication through it, along with consent of the instructor, Nicholas Checker, published novelist. Checker’s own publications include numerous short stories in the literary markets, a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California and his latest full-length novels, “The Saga of Marathon” and “The Legend of Kwi Coast”, through Wild Rose Press, New York.
 
Monday June 2, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM    Short Story Writing OR Experimental Writing Journeys - Short Story - Mon (Spring)
Monday:Short Story Writing:  Aspiring writers learn tactics and techniques for developing the right type of language and skills for writing fiction that can be marketed successfully. Participants also learn how to approach the publication market and query agents and managers. The end of the course culminates with a public presentation of the students’ short works. The class is taught by local writer Nicholas Checker, author of a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California – and his latest full-length novel, “The Saga of Marathon”, through Wild Rose Press, New York. Younger participants must receive permission from the instructor.Wednesday:  (Same class selection with two options in curriculum)Experimental Writing Journeys or Short Story WritingYou can choose to explore the experimental curriculum OR take on the more structured short story aspect, designed to pursue publication in the literary market. But this is entirely up to the individual participant which curriculum to pursue.Experimental Writing Journey:   A unique writing curriculum where adult students explore the depths and range of their writing, delving into the imagination ... more for artistic discovery than for actual story writing. It is a course designed for creative exploration as opposed to publication. A curriculum that is designed for a less formal approach that plumbs the depths of their creativity and focuses on the exploratory aspect.
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Novelette Writing & Publication - Novelette Writing & Publication - Mon (Spring)
Aspiring writers concentrate on the craft of writing novelettes (mini-novels 20 - 35 pages) that can then be assembled for publication (electronic & paperback) via the free means provided through Amazon.com. Prerequisite to enroll in this program is having successfully completed our Short Story Writing class and attained publication through it, along with consent of the instructor, Nicholas Checker, published novelist. Checker’s own publications include numerous short stories in the literary markets, a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California and his latest full-length novels, “The Saga of Marathon” and “The Legend of Kwi Coast”, through Wild Rose Press, New York.
 
Monday June 23, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM    Short Story Writing OR Experimental Writing Journeys - Short Story - Mon (Summer)
Monday:Short Story Writing:  Aspiring writers learn tactics and techniques for developing the right type of language and skills for writing fiction that can be marketed successfully. Participants also learn how to approach the publication market and query agents and managers. The end of the course culminates with a public presentation of the students’ short works. The class is taught by local writer Nicholas Checker, author of a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California – and his latest full-length novel, “The Saga of Marathon”, through Wild Rose Press, New York. Younger participants must receive permission from the instructor.Wednesday:  (Same class selection with two options in curriculum)Experimental Writing Journeys or Short Story WritingYou can choose to explore the experimental curriculum OR take on the more structured short story aspect, designed to pursue publication in the literary market. But this is entirely up to the individual participant which curriculum to pursue.Experimental Writing Journey:   A unique writing curriculum where adult students explore the depths and range of their writing, delving into the imagination ... more for artistic discovery than for actual story writing. It is a course designed for creative exploration as opposed to publication. A curriculum that is designed for a less formal approach that plumbs the depths of their creativity and focuses on the exploratory aspect.
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Novelette Writing & Publication - Novelette Writing & Publication - Mon (Summer)
Aspiring writers concentrate on the craft of writing novelettes (mini-novels 20 - 35 pages) that can then be assembled for publication (electronic & paperback) via the free means provided through Amazon.com. Prerequisite to enroll in this program is having successfully completed our Short Story Writing class and attained publication through it, along with consent of the instructor, Nicholas Checker, published novelist. Checker’s own publications include numerous short stories in the literary markets, a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California and his latest full-length novels, “The Saga of Marathon” and “The Legend of Kwi Coast”, through Wild Rose Press, New York.
 
Tuesday June 24, 2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Experimental Writing Journeys - Experimental Writing Journeys - Tues. (Summer)
A unique writing curriculum where adult students explore the depths and range of their writing, delving into the imagination ... more for artistic discovery than for actual story writing. It is a course designed for creative exploration as opposed to publication. A curriculum that is designed for a less formal approach that plumbs the depths of their creativity and focuses on the exploratory aspect, which can also be shared at our periodic finale presentations if the participant so chooses.
 
Wednesday June 25, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM    Short Story Writing OR Experimental Writing Journeys - Experimental Writing Journeys OR Short Story Writing - Wed (Summer)
Monday:Short Story Writing:  Aspiring writers learn tactics and techniques for developing the right type of language and skills for writing fiction that can be marketed successfully. Participants also learn how to approach the publication market and query agents and managers. The end of the course culminates with a public presentation of the students’ short works. The class is taught by local writer Nicholas Checker, author of a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California – and his latest full-length novel, “The Saga of Marathon”, through Wild Rose Press, New York. Younger participants must receive permission from the instructor.Wednesday:  (Same class selection with two options in curriculum)Experimental Writing Journeys or Short Story WritingYou can choose to explore the experimental curriculum OR take on the more structured short story aspect, designed to pursue publication in the literary market. But this is entirely up to the individual participant which curriculum to pursue.Experimental Writing Journey:   A unique writing curriculum where adult students explore the depths and range of their writing, delving into the imagination ... more for artistic discovery than for actual story writing. It is a course designed for creative exploration as opposed to publication. A curriculum that is designed for a less formal approach that plumbs the depths of their creativity and focuses on the exploratory aspect.
 
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM    Novelette Writing & Publication - Novelette Writing & Publication - Wed (Summer)
Aspiring writers concentrate on the craft of writing novelettes (mini-novels 20 - 35 pages) that can then be assembled for publication (electronic & paperback) via the free means provided through Amazon.com. Prerequisite to enroll in this program is having successfully completed our Short Story Writing class and attained publication through it, along with consent of the instructor, Nicholas Checker, published novelist. Checker’s own publications include numerous short stories in the literary markets, a pair of novels, “Druids” and “Scratch” through Oak Tree Press, California and his latest full-length novels, “The Saga of Marathon” and “The Legend of Kwi Coast”, through Wild Rose Press, New York.