Create your own zine and explore the art of DIY self-publishing. In this hands-on class, you’ll experiment with storytelling and self-expression through words and images. You’ll also learn practical techniques for crafting zines from everyday materials, focusing on simple, creative methods to bring your ideas to life. Perfect for beginners and those looking to reconnect with the zine-making process, this class offers a relaxed space to make something that’s entirely your own.
Oct 10, 2025
to Nov 21, 2025
from 6:30 pm
to 9:00 pm
(7 sessions total), Friday
Fee: $140
Item: 39849
Students enrolled in this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more details.
Good writing doesn't have to be hard if you know the secrets! Whatever you write, professional or personal, you'll benefit from being able to express yourself clearly and directly. In this hands-on class you'll learn to clarify your message, communicate complex information, avoid common mistakes, edit and proofread your writing, use proper grammar and punctuation, write effective email, communicate on social media, and more.
Oct 07, 2025
to Oct 28, 2025
from 6:30 pm
to 8:00 pm
(4 sessions total), Tuesday
Introduction to Creative Writing is a playful, generative writing course for anyone who wants to write in the community of others and cultivate a creative writing practice. You will use prompts and writing activities to help you leap the boundaries of your brain, explore genres, and create and curate your own material to expand into creative writing projects. In addition, you will learn the art of workshop and how to give and receive useful feedback. In this supportive environment, you'll gain confidence as a writer, learning to trust your process and your work. By the end of the 6-week course, you will have developed a regular writing practice, established a writing community, and completed several original works of creative writing.
Oct 01, 2025
to Nov 05, 2025
from 2:00 pm
to 4:00 pm
(6 sessions total), Wednesday
Surrealism challenges how you think and create. This class uses playful writing exercises and group activities to spark unexpected ideas. You’ll explore key artists and writers that shaped surrealism, like André Breton, Leonora Carrington, and Georges Bataille. Through experimentation and collaboration, you’ll break habits, embrace spontaneity, and write in ways you never have before.
This class is already in session. Please contact our office at conted@seattlecolleges.edu or 206-934-3705 to inquire about late registration.
Surrealist Creative Writing
Surrealism challenges how you think and create. This class uses playful writing exercises and group activities to spark unexpected ideas. You’ll explore key artists and writers that shaped surrealism, like André Breton, Leonora Carrington, and Georges Bataille. Through experimentation and collaboration, you’ll break habits, embrace spontaneity, and write in ways you never have before.
Oct 04, 2025
to Dec 06, 2025
from 11:00 am
to 12:30 pm
(9 sessions total), Saturday
Whether you want to write a novel, short story, or even nonfiction, writers can use the fundamentals of write-a-novel-in-30-days to set goals, make a plan, and practice writing fast first drafts. The principles of the 30-day novel can support any stretch goal, help create new writing habits, and prove that you can write more than you ever have before. And it can be done in any time period. This process is a lesson in writing without editing—learning to create messy first drafts. A great class for writers at any level with an idea or a work in progress.
Oct 07, 2025
to Oct 28, 2025
from 6:30 pm
to 8:00 pm
(4 sessions total), Tuesday
