WordPlay Classes, Workshops & Retreats
Upcoming WordPlay offerings are listed chronologically below, in order of start date. To learn more about an offering, click its title.
A “Gift of Memoir” class celebrates their writing accomplishments.
WordPlay Offerings |
Date(s) |
Time |
Location |
Cost |
Registration Information |
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POETRY ROCKS! (All You Need to Know to Create (and Fully Appreciate) Poems—23 Easy, Engaging Tools (Approaches) that Unveil the Mystery of Form, Music, and Content of Poetry day by day. |
Any day! Sign up whenever you’d like and you’ll start receiving your Poetry Rocks poetry tools the next weekday. | Any time! | Any place! | $45 |
To pay with PayPal To pay via check or Zelle, |
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THE HEALING POWER OF WORDS In challenging times, writing can strengthen us, provide comfort, and help us to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You’ll learn and implement holistic, whole brain writing methods designed to provide new possibilities for healing and for telling inspiring stories. Ideal for those interested in expanding their writing and their relationship to self, others, and the world for personal expression or publication in whatever genre you prefer. |
Monday, August 10th – Thursday, August 14th |
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Hultquist Center Room 201B Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY |
4 Sessions: $119.00 | To register, call 716-357-6250 Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or go to tickets.chq.org/class.html?eventAk=CHQ.EVN1790 |
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DELICIOUS WORDS: FOOD-INSPIRED WRITING Food not only nurtures and sustains us, it’s also a rich writing source. We’ll explore this connection as we write of when, where, what, with whom, how, and even why we ate, using examples from the work of accomplished writers. You can apply the simple yet powerful methods you’ll learn to create individual essays, stories, poems, scenes in fiction or memoir, a food blog, a family cookbook, or simply to capture special memories. |
Monday, August 17th – Thursday, August 20th |
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Hultquist Center Room 201A Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY |
4 Sessions: $119.00 | To register, call 716-357-6250 Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. or go to tickets.chq.org/class.html?eventAk=CHQ.EVN1986 |
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(Writing — and More — as Renewal / Creating New Writing) |
Friday, November 20th – Sunday, November 22nd, 2026 |
All weekend | The Sunset Inn, 9 North Shore Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 28468 |
$611.26 includes 2 nights’ lodging |
Contact the Sunset Inn at 888.575.1001 or 910.575.1000 (if you would like to handpick your room, view your choices here first, then call). Because the Inn is holding rooms for you, our participants, they are blocked off as unavailable online. |
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THE SEVEN ENERGIES OF WRITING: WRITING WITH HEART, MIND, BODY, AND SOUL: ONLINE CLASS |
TBA | TBA | In the comfort of your own space via Zoom! |
$220 |
To pay with PayPal To pay with Venmo, To pay via check, or Zelle, |
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Fulfilling Writing Dreams & Goals; Creating New Writing; Revising & Polishing Your Writing) |
Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning, and Thursday evening classes, dependent on openings available. starting in September, 2021. |
TBA | via Zoom | $435/ 12 sessions |
Please email us at info@wordplaynow.com to check availability & start the registration process by filling out a short “Clarity Tool” to share your writing goals and where you are in the process. (Anywhere you are is a perfect place to begin.) |
