This four-week course examines current events through creative writing and self-exploration with a Black Feminist lens. How do we write in times of war, genocide, climate disaster, class divide, and the rolling back of civil rights? What does your community need to survive this moment? In these times, the craft of writing and the skill of critical thinking are essential tools for survival. Using writing prompts, discussion, and examples from movies, novels, and music, these four weeks will be generative with the goal of producing one form of written work (poem, short story, manifesto, letter to your representative or community, grant narrative, etc.) that speaks to the present time we are living in and offers a template for a new way forward.

Instructor: Omaria Sanchez-Pratt and Amanda Bennett

Dates: Begins Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and runs every Wednesday for four weeks

Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Level: Beginner and above

8 seats max

Location: online

Cost:

$460: true price

$299: base price

$314, $349, $399: donate an extra $25, $50, or $100 to our scholarship fund

(Returning students receive 10 percent off).

We have two scholarships available for this class for BIPOC students. Please reach out to ecataneo@redbudwriting.org for more information.

A note on pricing:  the “true price” reflects the true cost of the class, which includes paying a fair wage to our staff and instructors, rental fees for the Redbud headquarters and for the community spaces where we host our classes, website and administrative/commerce fees, outreach and advertising to spread the word about our offerings, and the coordination and administration for our community classes, which serve people who could not otherwise access creative writing. We’re not a university or a large corporation and that means we don’t have an operating budget we can rely on; we’re proud to be a small, local, women- and minority-run business that is passionate about bringing the transformative power of the arts to our community. Your tuition helps Redbud with the critical work of keeping the arts accessible to the public. 

We also offer students a chance to donate to our scholarship fund. At check-out, you will be given the option of choosing a donor price. If you choose one of these prices, the extra $25, $50, or $100 will go towards scholarships for students who would not be able to afford our classes otherwise.  Thank you in advance for considering making a contribution to inclusivity and access!

Read the fine print, including our refund policy, here.