The Writing Program for Black Women Writers

Our Writing Program offers live, virtual classes, workshops, and seminars designed specifically for Black women writers. Led by instructors, authors, creatives, and editors, our courses focus on craft, structure, revision, and voice, giving writers the tools and support to strengthen their work and deepen their practice.
 
 

All Writing Classes
Black Women Writer's Write-in - May | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
midnight & indigo celebrates Black women writers every day! Our monthly Black women writer Write-ins are a way to build community, write, and even share (only if you wish to) with other Black women writers.
Fiction, Craft, Write-in
Black Women Writer's Write-in - May | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$29.00
Love & Apology Letters for Black women: The Audacity to Heal | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this workshop for Black women writers, we’ll explore the art of Love and Apology letters, not as polite gestures, but as audacious acts of truth, repair, and self-reconnection. Letters that tell stories, pick up where the conversations ended...or never began.
Fiction, Non-fiction
Love & Apology Letters for Black women: The Audacity to Heal | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$269.00
Let's Get Real: The Art of Developing Believable Characters | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop
This writing class for Black women writers will explore how to create tell-tale traits for your characters, so that they feel real and relatable. And readers will want to journey alongside them right to the very end.
Craft, Fiction
Let's Get Real: The Art of Developing Believable Characters | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop
$229.00
Black Women Writer's Short Story Lab | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
Our Story Lab is an immersive, discussion-based experience for Black women writers who want to study how short stories work and apply that understanding directly to their own writing.
Fiction, Craft, Write-in
Black Women Writer's Short Story Lab | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$99.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - June | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
midnight & indigo celebrates Black women writers every day! Our monthly Black women writer Write-ins are a way to build community, write, and even share (only if you wish to) with other Black women writers.
Fiction, Craft, Write-in
Black Women Writer's Write-in - June | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$29.00
Trust Your Voice: Intuitive Storytelling for Black Women Writers | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop
Trust Your Voice: Intuitive Storytelling for Black Women Writers is an invitation to stop performing on the page and start writing from emotional truth.
Craft, Fiction
Trust Your Voice: Intuitive Storytelling for Black Women Writers | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop
$229.00
Capturing The Dreamscape: Using Your Dreams to Spark Your Writing | 2-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this writing class for Black women writers, we’ll establish a dream journaling practice, learn ways to incorporate our dreams in writing, explore how to use dream themes in our stories, discuss techniques to create vivid descriptions, and share our experiences and writing.
Craft, Fiction, Non-fiction
Capturing The Dreamscape: Using Your Dreams to Spark Your Writing | 2-Week Online Writing Workshop
$149.00
Exploring Memoir: Personal Story & Power for Creative Nonfiction Writers | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
Exploring Memoir is your gateway to discovering the art of writing memoir, where your personal experiences shape narratives that resonate, heal, and inspire. This 4-week writing class is designed for Black women writers new to memoir writing, giving you the tools to reflect, create, and connect with your unique voice.
Non-Fiction
Exploring Memoir: Personal Story & Power for Creative Nonfiction Writers | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$269.00
Speculative Fiction and Ancestral Exploration | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
This four-week course for Black woman fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and even poets will be a journey through histories of different cultures and their folk tales. We’ll explore the work of P. Djeli Clark, Suyi Davies, Álvaro Enrigue, and Nuzo Onoh.
Fiction, Speculative
Speculative Fiction and Ancestral Exploration | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$279.00
What a B*tch! How to Create Complex Black Women Villains | 2 Day Online Writing Workshop
In What a B*tch! How to Create Complex Black Women Villains, we’ll take a deep dive into the world of storytelling to craft villains who are intricate, compelling, and unforgettable—characters who make readers think, feel, and question everything they thought they knew.
Craft, Fiction
What a B*tch! How to Create Complex Black Women Villains | 2 Day Online Writing Workshop
$179.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - Halloween edition | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
Our new Black women writers Write-ins focused on speculative fiction are a way to build community, write, and even share (only if you wish to) with other creatives.
Fiction, Craft, Write-in, Speculative
Black Women Writer's Write-in - Halloween edition | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$29.00
The Story Spark Critique
A one-page developmental editing critique for short stories. Includes written feedback, revision priorities, and guidance for your next draft. Designed for Black women writers and ideal for early story development.
Fiction, Craft, Editing
The Story Spark Critique
$150.00
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Short Story Developmental Edit
The Short Story Developmental Edit offers a close and intentional reading of a single short story. You will gain insight into structure, character development, pacing, voice, and the choices that give your story energy and impact.
Fiction, Craft, Editing
Short Story Developmental Edit
$395.00
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