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  • May 27, 2026
    Michelle Cutler
    WEBINAR | Blurb Clinic: The 150 Words That Hook Agents, Editors, and Readers
    Zoom
  • June 1, 2026
    Grace Hwang Lynch
    REPLAY | Writing Through the Lens: Think Like a Photographer to Craft Compelling Scenes
    Zoom
  • June 3, 2026
    Dinty W. Moore
    WEBINAR | Making Memoir Real: Captivate Your Readers with Dynamic Settings & Characters
    Zoom
  • June 6, 2026
    Laraine Herring
    SEMINAR | Give Sorrow Words: Grief Writing as Sanctuary
    Zoom
  • June 10, 2026
    David Wogahn
    WEBINAR | Self-Publishing Foundations: Prepare, Plan and Promote for Long-term Success
    Zoom
  • June 14, 2026
    James Polchin
    4-WEEK WORKSHOP | Writing From Photographs: From Image to Essay
    Zoom
  • June 17, 2026
    Jaswinder Bolina
    WEBINAR | Artful Intelligence: What the Rise of AI Can Teach Us about Great Writing
    Zoom
  • June 20, 2026
    Katie Bannon
    SEMINAR | Get Your Book Unstuck: How to Fall Back in Love with Your Manuscript
    Zoom
  • June 24, 2026
    Brenda Miller
    WEBINAR | Poetry, Prose, or Both? Writing and Publishing a Hybrid Memoir
    Zoom
  • July 1, 2026
    SEASON PASS | Webinar Subscription Special
    Zoom
  • July 23, 2026
    Amy Shea
    3-WEEK WORKSHOP | Words That Matter: Writing for Advocacy and Change
    Zoom

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From one-off Webinars to in-depth Masterclasses, sentence craft to marketing, CRAFT TALKS delivers the learning options you need as a beginning, emerging, or experienced writer.

Webinars

Explore story, structure and publishing for memoir, novels and creative nonfiction. Learn practical craft and the business of writing in 90-minute classes. Replays always available.

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Workshops & Masterclasses

Unleash your creative mind in generative workshops with instruction and guided in-class writing. Multi-week Masterclasses include personal feedback and/or office hours.

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Seminars

Dive more deeply into a single topic with notable teachers. Longer sessions and multi-day classes include advanced learning, generative writing, and take-home exercises.

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Make connections with other creatives, learn literary citizenship, and build your writing community.

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Live, FREE, monthly talks on Zoom with platform and publishing experts and a lively chat.

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Highlights

What’s a CRAFT TALK like? Here are some highlights from past webinars!

Join Allison K Williams, Sharla Yates and our special guests for this lively, funny hour of frank talk about author platform, audience engagement, and just plain getting people to read your book.
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About Us

CRAFT TALKS are a convenient, affordable and accessible opportunity to learn and practice the art, craft, and business of writing, curated by Sharla Yates and Allison K Williams. Our presenters are professional authors, agents and editors, in touch with literary and market trends.

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