If it’s cliche to say autumn is my favorite time of year to write, then call me hackneyed, babes. And I know I’m not the only one who feels that flush of creativity when the air crisps, the wind crackles, and the leaves set themselves on fire.

Lucky for us, a lot of writing instructors and organizations tend to gear their workshop offereings toward the dark, spooky, and natural phenomena of the season during fall.

I’ve curated a list of both single-session and multi-session workshops to keep your creativity levitating on its ghostly toes through November. Plus, a bonus self-paced workshop from yours truly !

Enjoy!

Single-Session Workshops

Autumn Welcome Generative Workshop with Angelica Urquizo via Silly Goose Press

• September 19 @ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (PST)
• Cost: $11
• Great for: autumn writers, magic chasers, low-key generative writing vibes, anyone who enjoys incorporating folklore and seasonal cycles into their writing
• NOTE: I am attending this workshop!

Corporeal Writing Oracle Salon with Melissa Leto via Corporeal Writing

• October 12 @ 4-6 p.m. (PST)
• Cost: $20
• Great for: witchy writers, tarot and oracle card readers/enthusiasts, writes looking for a unique entry into a generative writing sesh, anyone wanting to take one more class with Corporeal Writing before they close their doors in December

Ghosting the Self: Writing Through What We Avoid with Jason Masino via Sundress Publications

• October 14 @ 6-7:30 p.m. (EST)
• Cost: FREE (with info on how to donate to Jason, if able)
• Great for: avoidant writers, writing through resistance, filling in the gaps in your work, writers of all genres
• NOTE: I am attending this workshop!

Graveyard Ghosts: The Cemetery in Art History with The Ekphrastic Review

• October 22 @ 6-8 p.m. (EST)
• Cost: $40 CAD / $29 USD
• Great for: ghosts, gravediggers, cemetery dwellers, horror writers or enthusiasts, anyone interested in ekphrastic writing
• NOTE: I MIGHT attend this workshop!

Writing with Nature Magic with Miranda Schmidt via The Loft Literary Center

• October 24 @ 2-5 p.m. (CST)
• Cost: $55.50
• Great for: ritualistic writers; nature lovers; building ritual and routine around your writing practice; creative inspiration from nature, seasons, and magic
• NOTE: I am attending this workshop!

Oddities and Curiosities of Nature with Arielle Hebert via Poets House

• November 7 @ 12-3 p.m. (EST)
• Cost: $105
• Great for: weirdos, outcasts, nature enthusiasts with a particular interest in plants and animals that are often overlooked

Multi-Session Workshops

Writing Through Darkness: Creating Powerful Poetry and Prose During Difficult Times with Elaina Battista-Parsons via Yellow Arrow Publishing

• October 8, 15, and 22 @ 6:30-8:30 p.m. (EST)
• Cost: $30 per session or $75 for all three
• Great for: transforming your anguish and anger (toward something in your personal life or toward the state of the world) into something healing

Lush Poetica: Writing & Reading Poetry of Excess, Gilding, & Ferality (4-week workshop) with Lisa Marie Basile

• October 15, 22, 29, & November 5
• Cost: $100
• Great for: maximalists, hedonists, feral poets, restrained poets who want to practice a little indulgence and gild their writing in lush color and decadent imagery
• NOTE: This is a self-paced workshop. The dates listed are when you will receive your weekly package of poems/prose, writing prompts and exercises, and ritualized writing practices.

Tender Haunt: Autumnal Poetics of Absence, Longing, & Memory (3-week workshop) with Lisa Marie Basile

• November 11, 18, & 25 @ 7-8:30 p.m. (EST)
• Cost: $175 before Oct. 1, $200 after (live version) / $75 before Oct. 1, $100 after (self-paced)
• Great for: the haunted or nostalgic poet, writing by candlelight, embracing seasonal cycles

Bonus

What Autumn Teaches Us About Writing Poetry: A Self-Guided Workshop with Kait Quinn (that’s me!)

• Cost: $10-$30 (sliding scale)
• Great for: autumn poets, generative writing, both beginner and experienced poets, busy writers who prefer writing on their own time and at their own pace, anyone who enjoys living and/or writing by the seasons
• NOTE: This is a digital download containing lessons, prompts, writing/editing exercises, revision techniques, and poems for reference. Yours to keep forever!