Upcoming Classes

Fitzgerald and Hemingway: The "Great" 1920s A course about the authors’ distinctive literary styles, portrayals of manhood and womanhood in the 1920s, depictions of expatriate life and travel, and the authors’ larger public images as adapted by films and other media. Session 1 is now sold out. Email mravenscroft@politics-prose.com to be added to the waitlist. *Session 2:* Six Saturdays: July 13, July 20, July 27, Aug. 3, Aug. 10, Aug. 17, 1-3 p.m.	Fish Without Bicycles: The Second Women's Movement in America, 1963-1983 This course will chart the progress and setbacks of the women’s movement in America, its supporters and opponents, from publication of The Feminine Mystique and passage of the Equal Pay Act in 1963 to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1983. Four Mondays: June 3 - June 24, 1 - 3 p.m. *Register now* for this class	Right Brain Writing: Guided Prompts Explore your creative side during this afternoon of guided writing exercises designed to get your subconscious flowing. Tuesday, June 18, 1 - 3:30 p.m *Register now* for this class
Finding Your Narrative: A Poetry Workshop for Beginners and Intermediates Each student will have the opportunity to workshop one of their own poems both within the class as well as in a private one-on-one session with the instructor. Three Mondays: July 8, 15, 22, 1 - 3 p.m. *Register now* for this class	Saul Bellow: Deconstructing a Great American Novelist The class will incorporate a discussion of Saul Bellow’s work and an analysis of the man himself. Four Fridays, every other week, July 12, 26, Aug. 9, 23, 6 - 8 p.m. *Register now* for this class	Graham Greene’s Spy Trio This class, taught by novelist James Grady, will focus on three of Greene’s genre-defining spy novels. Register for one session: July 30, 7 - 9 p.m. or July 31, 1 - 3 p.m. *Register now* for this class
Poetry Writing Workshop for Children In this week-long workshop for rising 3rd-6th graders, students will practice writing many different forms of poetry and craft their own poetry journals, including final drafts and illustrations of the poetry created during the week. June 17 - 21, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. *Register now* for this class	Mixed Media Memoir Workshop for Middle Schoolers In this week-long workshop for rising 6th-9th graders, students will craft autobiographical stories using different writing forms (poetry, vignettes, short story) and illustration (drawing, painting, graphing, cartooning) to collage together a memoir of students' lives. June 24 - 28, 1 - 3 p.m. *Register now* for this class	Dungeons and Dragons Old school gaming is back for kids ages 10 and up! Our games are heavy on the story-telling, but kids of all ages find ways to enjoy the “verbal video game” aspect of game play as well. July 22 - July 26, 10 a.m. to noon *Register now* for this class
Fantasy Writing Workshop for Teens This week-long fantasy writing workshop for rising 8th - 12th graders will teach students how to scaffold and build believable worlds for fantasy stories. Participants will learn about the different forms of fantasy, including high fantasy, dystopian, steampunk, magical realism and more. August 12 - 16, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. *Register now* for this class	Comics Jam & Scribbler’s Cabal Comics Jam & Scribbler’s Cabal is a read-aloud session and drawing free-for-all for ages 8 and up. Kids can bring in their own drawings to share. August 19 - 23, 10 a.m. to noon *Register now* for this class