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.
 
 

Craft
Intimate Genealogies: Crafting Story from Memory, Myth, and Artifacts | 2 Day Online Writing Workshop
In this writing workshop for Black women writers, we'll build full scenes from fragmented memories, family photographs, tall-tales or the “characters” we may have never known in an effort to cultivate intimacy with our own artifacts.
Craft, Non-fiction
Intimate Genealogies: Crafting Story from Memory, Myth, and Artifacts | 2 Day Online Writing Workshop
$149.00
What a B*tch! A Guide to Creating 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! A Guide to Creating Complex Black Women Villains | 2 Day Online Writing Workshop
$149.00
Tell It Like It Is: Writing Verse Journalism | 2-Week Online Writing Workshop
Tell It Like It Is: Writing Verse Journalism is a transformative 4-week generative poetry writing course designed to explore how poets narrate news stories through their unique voices, personalizing current events and sharing vulnerability with readers. This approach to journalism emphasizes the poet's voice, offering an intimate and often provocative lens through which to view the world.
Non-Fiction
Tell It Like It Is: Writing Verse Journalism | 2-Week Online Writing Workshop
$129.00
Writing with Toni Morrison’s Beloved | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
Learn how to wield fiction’s unruly parts using Toni Morrison’s Beloved as your guide. Anyone can learn how to write fiction well, and in this course, you will learn how to mix fiction’s ingredients like cake and make your stories work every single time.
Fiction, Craft
Writing with Toni Morrison’s Beloved | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$269.00
Playwriting as Activism for Black women writers | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
This workshop is designed to empower aspiring playwrights to use their craft as a tool for social change. We will delve into the rich history of activist theater, exploring how playwrights have used their voices to challenge the status quo, spark dialogue, and inspire action.
Fiction, Craft, Plays
Playwriting as Activism for Black women writers | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$249.00
Decolonizing Our Writing Voice: A Workshop for Black Women Writers | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
In this writing workshop for Black women writers, we will begin the work of decolonizing our access to our full authentic writing voices and decolonizing our writing itself, revealing writing that is most true to who we are.
Fiction, Craft
Decolonizing Our Writing Voice: A Workshop for Black Women Writers | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$99.00
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
Becoming Your Number One Fan: A Workshop for Black Women Writers | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
Our stories are our babies and, while we love them, we have to give a reason for other people to even begin to love them. By learning to become your own writing "hype-man" and number one fan, you'll be able to generate the interest and buzz your story needs.
Fiction, Non-fiction, Craft
Becoming Your Number One Fan: A Workshop for Black Women Writers | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$75.00
Tell Me Something Real: How to Write Confessional Poetry | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
Tell Me Something Real: How to Write Confessional Poetry is designed for writers interested in making their own work more personal—whether that personal is autobiographical, fictional, or somewhere in between—and for writers who are interested in creating believable characters.
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Craft, Poetry
Tell Me Something Real: How to Write Confessional Poetry | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop
$229.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - January | 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 - January | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$25.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - February | 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 - February | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$25.00
Black Women Writer's Write-in - March | 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 - March | 1 Day Online Writing Workshop
$25.00