Classes
Fall 2026 Classes
When the Unwritten Speaks Volumes
Mondays, September 7, 14, 21, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Explore the art of creating subtext in fiction by examining narration, dialogue, and staging in classic literature in three class sessions.
Fall 2026 CLA Virtual Happy Hour (September)
Friday, September 11, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Join the CLA community of writers, artists, editors, and composers in a virtual gathering.
More than a Matter of Taste: A Conversation on the Moral Imagination
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 pm CST
Join editor Katy Carl and author Joshua Hren to discuss More than a Matter of Taste: The Moral Imagination and the Spirit of Literature.
Beginning Formal Poetry
Mondays, October 5, 12, 19, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 pm CST
Learn the basics of metrical verse and its most common historical forms in three class sessions on October 5, 12, and 19, 2026.
A Day of Prayer and Writing Focused on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Beginning Time: 9:00 AM EDT
Join Sarah Cortez for a one-day spiritual writing workshop at Ender’s Island, Mystic, Connecticut.
Honoring Your Spiritual Legacy: The Letters You’d Like to Write
Sunday-Friday, October 11-16, 2026
Join Sarah Cortez for a week-long spiritual writing workshop at Ender’s Island, Mystic, Connecticut.
Three 20th-Century Short Stories: Movements of Grace in a Fallen World
Mondays, October 26, November 2, November 9, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 pm CST
Discuss the movements of God’s Spirit and Grace in one 20th-century short story weekly for 3 weeks: October 26, November 2 and 9, 2026.
Fall 2026 CLA Virtual Happy Hour (November)
Friday, November 6, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Join the CLA community of writers, artists, editors, and composers in a virtual gathering.
Poetry and Epiphany
Mondays, December 7, 14, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 pm CST
Discover and use the beautiful expressions of epiphany through the craft of poetry writing in two classes, December 7 and 14, 2026.
A Conversation with Novelist J. A. Gray About Mr. Prynne
Monday, November 16, 2026
Beginning Time: 7:00 pm CST
Join moderator Jessica Sheaff and author J. A. Gray to discuss his debut novel Mr. Prynne.
