Offerings
FA 101: Introduction to Film
This course focuses on audio-visual narratives, with an emphasis on how the collaborative process of combining cinematography, editing, sound, mise-en-scene, and acting constructs meaning and communicates ideas. This is a non-credit Community Education class. You will not receive college credit.
April 1, 2024 to June 12, 2024 | 12:45pm-2:35pm PDT | Redmond
April 1, 2024 to June 12, 2024 | 12:45pm-2:35pm PDT | Redmond
Generative Writing Workshop: Gods & Monsters
Generative writing workshops provide time and space to create new work inspired by writing prompts, discussing craft, and sharing work. They stretch your writing practice by introducing new frameworks and forms, spark fresh ideas or dig up buried memories, and offer a place to share fellowship with other writers. In this 3-part workshop, we'll take inspiration from various mythological traditions to generate new writing or to enhance creative pieces in process. Our time together will be balanced between reading inspiration texts, writing to prompts related to those texts, and sharing out writing. This is an opportunity for writers of any genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) and at any level to set aside some time for creative output and community.
May 8-22, 2024 | 5:30pm-8:00pm PDT | Redmond
May 8-22, 2024 | 5:30pm-8:00pm PDT | Redmond
Get Your Novel or Memoir Published
If you have written your fiction novel or memoir and are ready to take the next steps toward publication, this course will help you understand and complete all the different components necessary for realizing your goal. Whether you plan to be traditionally published or to self-publish, the information in this class will help you make it happen.
April 24, 2024 to May 29, 2024 | 9:00am-12:00pm PDT | Bend
April 24, 2024 to May 29, 2024 | 9:00am-12:00pm PDT | Bend
Novel & Memoir Writing
In this course, learn essential building blocks for fiction and memoir including plot, setting, theme, characterization, point-of-view, and dialogue. What is the hero's journey, and how does a writer develop a story concept into a page-turning bestseller? Award-winning author and college educator Kathryn Mattingly will inspire you to begin your novel, complete your first draft, or reassess what you have written so far. Open to novel and memoir writers of all levels!
April 25, 2024 to May 30, 2024 | 5:00pm-8:00pm PDT | Bend
April 25, 2024 to May 30, 2024 | 5:00pm-8:00pm PDT | Bend
Short Stories & Flash Fiction
In this class, learn the basic elements of short story and flash fiction writing with award-winning author and college educator, Kat Mattingly. As part of the class, you will have a chance to practice skills for developing plot, character, setting, voice, and dialogue while writing short fiction pieces. Kat will also discuss avenues for publishing your short stories and flash fiction, whether written in this class or otherwise. Open to writers of all genres and levels!
May 7, 2024 to June 11, 2024 | 9:00am-12:00pm PDT | Redmond
May 7, 2024 to June 11, 2024 | 9:00am-12:00pm PDT | Redmond
WR 240: Creative Writing: Nonfiction
This course introduces the many forms and purposes of creative nonfiction such as science or nature writing, travel writing, memoir, biography, and journalistic essay. Requires individual and collaborative workshop activities to develop skills in drafting and revision. Examines topics, purposes for writing, and elements of craft, including voice, scene, description, and structure. Requires creation of a portfolio of works reflecting various stages of their writing process. This is a non-credit Community Education class. You will not receive college credit.
April 2, 2024 to June 11, 2024 | 12:45pm-2:35pm PDT | Madras
April 4, 2024 to June 13, 2024 | 3:30pm-5:20pm PDT | Prineville
April 2, 2024 to June 11, 2024 | 12:45pm-2:35pm PDT | Madras
April 4, 2024 to June 13, 2024 | 3:30pm-5:20pm PDT | Prineville
Write, Publish & Market Your Children's Book
Have you always wanted to write a kid's book? This class is for you! In this course, successful kid's book author Dani Nichols will help you navigate the path to writing, designing, and selling your book. No experience necessary! Participants are encouraged to come with potential children's book ideas and questions. Authors who already have a children's books and want help releasing or successfully marketing their children's books are also welcome.
May 4-11, 2024 | 9:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend
May 4-11, 2024 | 9:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend