Classes: For the listings here classes are defined as having a teacher who provides instruction to students. May be ongoing or for a short term. Fees may be required.

A cozy cabin in Hansville will be the setting for a series of classes to be offered by Joyce Hart.  Joan is a published author, professional copy editor, and former teacher.  Joyce writes both nonfiction and creative writing, and has published over 30 books.  Classes will be open to all levels of writers, including beginners. Classes will cost $10/session and will be ongoing. Classes are slated to begin November 20th. (But other arrangements may be possible.) For more information contact  Joyce at joycehart@centurytel.net
 

Learn Literary Magazine Publishing - This class is not in Kitsap, but it's just a ferry ride away in Edmonds! 

Students in the Publications class (Humanities 235) at Edmonds Community College form the editorial staff of the college's award-winning literary magazine, Between the Lines. The class includes an overview of editing, design, printing, and marketing. Class begins on January 6, 2009 and meets 12:30-1:30PM Tuesday/Thursday, with some online instruction as well. The instructor is a published poet with experience in editing and publishing small press books and magazines. For more information, please email amanda.laughtland@edcc.edu or call 425-640-1339 ext 7248.

Field’s End, an outreach program of the nonprofit Bainbridge Library Board, offers top-quality writing classes for adults. All classes will be held at the Bainbridge Library, 1270 Madison Avenue, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110.  Most classes will fill on a first-come basis.  For full details and registration forms visit www.fieldsend.org   Tip: Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island and Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo discount these books for class participants.

Registration forms are available online at www.fieldsend.org  and at the Bainbridge Public Library. Tuition assistance is available through the Jack Olsen (Memorial) Writers’ Assistance Fund. Apply for tuition assistance through the class registration form. Address your questions to the Field’s End registrar at registrar@fieldsend.org. 

Field’s End is a writers’ community, affiliated with the nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library, whose mission is to inspire writers and nurture the written word. Field’s End sponsors writing classes, the free monthly Writers’ Roundtable on the third Tuesday of the month at the Bainbridge Public Library, lectures and special events, and a Writers’ Conference in the spring. Information about Field’s End’s programs may be found at www.fieldsend.org.

 

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