Schools

classes • workshops • groups

ORP’s hub for writers, artists, and readers to connect through classes, workshops, and community gatherings. Check out our upcoming offerings below, and fill out the contact form to be the first to know about future programs.

This page will be updated as more classes are added.

You’re Also Eligible: Reimagining the ENvironmental Writer (Registration Open)

Online through Google Meet

Session 1: Sunday, September 13
Session 2: Sunday, September 20
8:30–10:00 am EDT

$200 — Limited slots available
A few partial scholarships are available for this course to support writers who need financial assistance. Availability is limited. Please email us at schools@oysterriverpages.com if you would like to be considered.

National Geographic Explorer and Penguin Random House author Thammika Songkaeo interrogates the mental barriers we face when shaping stories about ‘the environment’ from our own homes.

Challenging the notion that environmental writing must follow a set template, this 2-part course asks: How have we been conditioned to view nature through a pre-packaged lens? What inherited assumptions are we unknowingly recycling, and how can we become engaged environmental writers from anywhere in the world? By challenging biased perspectives, we can learn to write genuinely about our environment as it undergoes a radical transformation—reflecting our true relationship with our ecosystem, no matter where we live.

From Spark to Submission (Save the date)

Online through Google Meet

Session 1: Sunday, November 8
Session 2: Sunday, November 15
6:00pm MST

$150 — Limited slots available

In this generative workshop led by poet and literary arts advocate Trish Hopkinson, writers will explore the moments, memories, and questions that shape their creative voice. Through guided prompts and poetry readings, participants will draft new work rooted in what it means to be alive in this world, echoing ORP’s mission to uplift voices that speak with clarity and presence.

We’ll move from creation to circulation, demystifying the practical steps of preparing and submitting literary work. Together, we’ll discuss how to identify publications for your writing, how to navigate submission strategies, and how to approach publication as an extension of your artistic practice.

Open to poets, prose writers, and anyone interested in sharing their work more widely, this session offers both inspiration and actionable guidance—meeting writers wherever they are in their creative journey.

Registration opens in September.

A Gathering of Poets (Registration Closed)

Online through Google Meet

Sunday, July 12, 8:00–9:30 pm EDT

Free to attend — Sliding scale donation optional

Writing is often a solitary practice where we spend long stretches of time traveling alone on our unique creative paths. Yet, poetry began as a way of sharing our hopes, despairs, and insights with each other. As the world’s oldest form of literature, poetry first emerged as oral storytelling, long before the written page ever came into existence.

In honor of this ancient tradition, Oyster River Pages will bring together editors and contributors for an evening of live poetry readings. Poets from our most recent annual issues will read their poetry, creating space for connection and conversation, nurturing our collective human experience in this increasingly digital modern world.