The Writing Program for Black Women Writers

Launched in 2022, 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. 1000+ students have been served to date.
 
 

All Writing Classes
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
Black Women Writer's Write-in - October | 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 - October | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$29.00
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
$269.00
Archiving the Self: Embodied Self-Reflection for Memoir Writers | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this writing class for Black women writers, students will work with one memory to follow how the story is shaped by our listening and questioning. This is an embodied craft course that supports healing and wellness as much as it builds a foundation for memoir writing.
Non-fiction
Archiving the Self: Embodied Self-Reflection for Memoir Writers | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$259.00
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.
Fiction, Speculative
What a B*tch! How to Create Complex Black Women Villains | 2 Day Online Writing Workshop
$149.00
How to Create Compelling Characters That Drive Your Story | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this hands-on class, Black women writers will learn how to move beyond surface-level traits and develop a deep understanding of who their characters are at their core.
Fiction, Craft
How to Create Compelling Characters That Drive Your Story | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$269.00
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
On August Wilson & Spike Lee: Writing the Voice of Your Neighborhood | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this writing class for Black women writers, students will explore how to write stories rooted in place, culture, and community by studying the work of August Wilson and Spike Lee, two legendary storytellers who transformed their neighborhoods into living, breathing characters.
Fiction, Craft
On August Wilson & Spike Lee: Writing the Voice of Your Neighborhood | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$279.00
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, Special event
Black Women Writer's Short Story Lab | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$99.00
Piece by Piece: The Power of Personal Essay | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this writing class, Black women writers will attempt to explore and understand a happening, occurrence, or event (personal or public) with words and through different literary devices, namely extended metaphor, and perspective.
Craft, Non-fiction
Piece by Piece: The Power of Personal Essay | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop
$229.00
Love & Apology Letters for Black women: The Audacity to Heal | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
In this writing class 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
$249.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - November | 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 - November | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$29.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - December | 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 - December | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$29.00