The Writing Salon

Award-winning creative writing school founded in 1999, with locations in San Francisco and online. Classes in fiction, poetry, memoir, screenwriting & more!

[Purvi Shah @PurviPoets]

Bay Area folks! Please join me at @WritingSalon on Oct. 7 evening for an in-person poetry reading. I'm so excited to share poems in the *real*! Please share with friends & RSVP here: https://t.co/yyYyY0K50p Happy holiday weekend, all! #poetry #reading #prizewinner #miraclemarks

[History Photographed @HistoryInPics]

First ever recorded snowball fight (1897)

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

We can't wait for Sunday's Jane Underwood Poetry Prize Reading at our SF location with 2020 winner, Kelly Grace Thomas, and 2021 winner, Sydney Vogl! The reading's at 5pm. RSVP by 5pm on Sat, Oct 15.
https://t.co/G2gvwyqNJZ

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Submissions are now open for the 2022 Jane Underwood Poetry Prize! Submit your #poetry to win a $500 award, publication at The Writing Salon's website, and an invitation to do a featured reading. We look forward to reading your work! https://t.co/Hb2KUxYtwD

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Congrats to @amandapmoore (winner of the 2017 Jane Underwood Poetry Prize) and Erin Rodoni (Writing Salon instructor)! Amanda's "Requeening" and Erin's "And If the Woods Carry You" were finalists for the Northern California Book Award. We're so proud of you both!

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Congrats to student David Wayne Stewart whose #book “True North, Down South" will be released on Sep 20. It's now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and in Indigo in Canada. https://t.co/cFJVjG4oJb

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Head out to #SanFrancisco tomorrow for the grand #finale of #WritersWithDrinks. Featuring @EmoOcean, @timpratt, @shhelleywong and @kgreene, the event includes queer musicians, speculative fiction, memoir about Mars, and tons more! Register right away! https://t.co/n5EnLkbweT

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Immerse yourself in an exciting form of creative nonfiction — the #lyricEssay.
In this 5-week class, you’ll #read a variety of lyric essays, #practice the essential tools of the form, and apply the learnings to #write your own lyric essays.
Sign up now! https://t.co/hAFyfUklN4

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Jane Underwood Poetry Prize Reading — live in #SanFrancisco on October 16!
Join us to #celebrate #poets @KellyGraceThoma (2020 prizewinner) and @sydneyvogl (2021 prizewinner) who will read their work at our SF location.
RSVP by 5pm on Saturday, October 15.
https://t.co/G2gvwy9cSr

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Take a closer look at your lives, stay accountable to your writing on a daily basis, and develop your #writing in a range of #genres.
Newbies to experienced writers — join the upcoming “#Daily #Write Round Robin” class that starts on September 18.
https://t.co/cW1Nf7dW8S

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Share your hard-to-tell #stories with a #live audience.
@RISKshow, created & hosted by Kevin Allison (MTV, Comedy Central, Netflix), is looking for true life stories for presentation on November 11 in Reno.
#Submit your stories by this Friday, September 9 https://t.co/os1Jn0jrI9

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Submissions for the #SanFranciscoWritingContest are now open for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and YA/Children's! Grand Prize is free admission to SFWC 2023. Plus, all finalists will have their work published in the contest anthology. @SFWC
https://t.co/1bcz8rxkuc

[Lori Ostlund @LoriOstlund]

What an honor to be in the cheering section for this story!

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Writing Salon #instructor Jessica Litwak found her umbrella of #healing, #education, #activism, and #theatre with The H.E.A.T Collective.
Find out more: https://t.co/RNwbKFiKZW

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Looking for a live, in-person connection with other like-minded writers? Browse our #SanFrancisco #classes and get set to build your Bay Area #writing #community! Classes include generative & nonfiction writing sessions on weekday nights & weekends.
https://t.co/V3er7UHhyj

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

@grantfaulkner @NaNoWriMo Thank you for writing this @grantfaulkner Looking forward to sharing many more with our community.

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Here's an #inspirational start to your #week. Enjoy these two very short pieces by the Executive Director of @NaNoWriMo , Grant Faulkner. @grantfaulkner

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#read #MondayMotivaton #essay

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Writing Salon instructor Thea Matthews’s first full-length #collection of #poetry, Unearth [The Flowers], details a mind, body, and flower at the intersection of the #personal and the #political.
Order your copy today from @RedLightLit #SanFranciscoPress https://t.co/CyllFJgeID

[M.R. Mandell @MRMandell8]

Started my mentorship program with @WritingSalon today, and could not be more excited. My mentor gets me. 🖊📕❤️Amazing place for writers.
#thewritingsalon

[The Writing Salon @WritingSalon]

Join Erin Rodoni's "The Poem Kit" and learn to #write #poems from your memories and #experiences. You’ll also #deepen your understanding of the building blocks of each poem and #practice useful strategies to shape your lines and stanzas. Sign up today!
https://t.co/5AbqPhwRQL