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Discover CRAFT TALKS: webinars and workshops devoted to essential writing topics, tools, publishing & more.

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Upcoming Events

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  • June 18, 2025
    Dinty W. Moore
    WEBINAR | Mindfulness for Writers: Simple Steps To Create a More Fruitful Writing Life
    Zoom
  • June 25, 2025
    Jessica Handler
    WEBINAR | Looking Back, Moving Forward: Writing About Grief, Loss & Trauma
    Zoom
  • June 28, 2025
    Lise Funderburg
    SEMINAR |The Self-Editor’s Toolkit: 10 Tools, Tips and Techniques to Develop Your Memoir or Personal Essay
    Zoom
  • July 2, 2025
    Allison K Williams
    SEASON PASS | Webinar Subscription Special
    Zoom
  • July 2, 2025
    Jennifer Leigh Selig
    WEBINAR | Essential Questions: Unlock Your Writing’s Power
    Zoom
  • July 6, 2025
    Nancy McCabe
    8-WEEK WORKSHOP | The Shapes of Stories: Exploring Forms to Find the Right One for Your Story
    Zoom
  • July 9, 2025
    Laraine Herring
    WEBINAR | It’s Complicated: Finding Your Way Back to Writing
    Zoom
  • July 19, 2025
    Kristin Owens
    SEMINAR |Short & Sweet: Maximizing the Power of Flash Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
    Zoom

Our Students Say

“Thank you so much Sharla for the incredible work you’ve put into these CRAFT TALKS! I found this workshop really informative and useful & I’m definitely going to sign up for more.”

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“I’m so glad these talks are available and easily accessible, especially with the recordings. Today I thought I would have to miss the “live” rendition but didn’t. Yay either way.”

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“I’m loving the intimacy of CRAFT TALKS, even when we are off-screen. Sharla (and Allison) are warm and welcoming.“

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“The course was everything I hoped it would be and more. The material was comprehensive, the advice actionable, and you were so generous in sharing your expertise.”

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“An amazing webinar! I had so many lightbulb moments.“

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Discover Our Offerings

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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Community

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

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The Writers Bridge

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

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Special events, seminars, networking and community connections. Join the list for upcoming events, straight to your inbox.

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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.
Always FREE, all welcome!

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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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