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Kepler’s has been thrilled to offer writing workshops to our community for many years. Please check back here for upcoming events.

Past Writing Workshops

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Jan 14
Jan 14, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM16:00 – 18:004:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Pivotal Moments: A Personal Writing Workshop
Jan 14, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM16:00 – 18:004:00 PM – 6:00 PM

SOLD OUT! We are excited to offer a three-part intensive course in personal essay writing with author Jane Ganahl. Please note the sessions will take place from 4.00pm to 6.00pm on three consecutive Wednesdays: January 14, January 21 and January 28.

Jan 14, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM16:00 – 18:004:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Experiments in Writing Across Genres with Matthew Clark Davison
Nov 17
Nov 17, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM13:00 – 14:301:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Experiments in Writing Across Genres with Matthew Clark Davison
Nov 17, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM13:00 – 14:301:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Calling all aspiring writers for a creative writing workshop with novelist and experienced writing teacher, Matthew Clark Davison.

Nov 17, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM13:00 – 14:301:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Elevate Your Writing to the Next Level
Oct 24
Oct 24, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Elevate Your Writing to the Next Level
Oct 24, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Writers! Join us for a panel about the craft of writing from three of the Bay Area’s top writing instructors. Authors Nina Schuyler, Jordan Rosenfeld, and Christine Walker will discuss craft and how to plan your next move as a writer.

Oct 24, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Fiction Writing Workshop with Simon Van Booy
Feb 5
Feb 5, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Fiction Writing Workshop with Simon Van Booy
Feb 5, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM

In this two-hour fiction workshop, Simon will cover his six steps to maintaining a long-term writing process.

Feb 5, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Pivotal Moments:  An Essay Writing Workshop with Jane Ganahl
Aug 27
Aug 27, 2024
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Pivotal Moments: An Essay Writing Workshop with Jane Ganahl
Aug 27, 2024
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM

In this two-hour introductory class you’ll learn to identify pivotal moments and write about them in a way that resonates with readers.

Aug 27, 2024
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Get Your First (Great) Book Deal
Jul 9
Jul 9, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Get Your First (Great) Book Deal
Jul 9, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM

In this workshop you’ll learn the smartest strategies to shepherd your project from “spark of an idea” to “magnum opus.”

Jul 9, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM18:00 – 19:006:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Art of Brevity: Writing workshop with Grant Faulkner
Apr 20
Apr 20, 2023
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM18:30 – 20:006:30 PM – 8:00 PM
The Art of Brevity: Writing workshop with Grant Faulkner
Apr 20, 2023
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM18:30 – 20:006:30 PM – 8:00 PM

In this flash fiction workshop, Grant Faulkner will discuss how a different type of creativity emerges within a hard compositional limit.

Apr 20, 2023
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM18:30 – 20:006:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tell Your Truth: Memoir writing class with Julie Lythcott-Haims
Jun 16
Jun 16, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM17:30 – 19:005:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Tell Your Truth: Memoir writing class with Julie Lythcott-Haims
Jun 16, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM17:30 – 19:005:30 PM – 7:00 PM

In this 90-minute course on memoir writing, bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims will help you identify and craft your life story's strongest material. Your admission includes one copy each of Real American and Lit Starts: Writing Memoir,

Jun 16, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM17:30 – 19:005:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Master Writing Class with Alka Joshi - Beyond the Manuscript
Nov 10
Nov 10, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Master Writing Class with Alka Joshi - Beyond the Manuscript
Nov 10, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

THIS SESSION IS ONLINE

Nov 10, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Master Writing Class with Alka Joshi - Selling Your Manuscript
Oct 27
Oct 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Master Writing Class with Alka Joshi - Selling Your Manuscript
Oct 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

THIS SESSION IS ONLINE

Oct 27, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Master Writing Class with Alka Joshi - How to Write a Bestseller
Oct 20
Oct 20, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Master Writing Class with Alka Joshi - How to Write a Bestseller
Oct 20, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM

THIS SESSION IS ONLINE

Oct 20, 2020
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM16:00 – 17:304:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Julie Lythcott-Haims: Memoir Writing Masterclass
Mar 2
Mar 2, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Julie Lythcott-Haims: Memoir Writing Masterclass
Mar 2, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Mar 2, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Character Writing Masterclass with the SF Writer’s Grotto
Sep 17
Sep 17, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Character Writing Masterclass with the SF Writer’s Grotto
Sep 17, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Sep 17, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
A Workshop with Yogacharya O'Brian - Life in Dynamic Balance
Jan 31
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
A Workshop with Yogacharya O'Brian - Life in Dynamic Balance
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Writing Master Class: Grant Faulkner and Jan Ellison
Feb 1
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Writing Master Class: Grant Faulkner and Jan Ellison
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Code-Breaking Workshop 101 with Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Oct 8
Oct 8, 2017
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Code-Breaking Workshop 101 with Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Oct 8, 2017
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Oct 8, 2017
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Master Class: Paul Madonna
Oct 5
Oct 5, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Master Class: Paul Madonna
Oct 5, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Oct 5, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Master Class: Memoir Writing with Tamim Ansary
Apr 27
Apr 27, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Master Class: Memoir Writing with Tamim Ansary
Apr 27, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Master-Class: Memoir Writing with Tamim Ansary

In this hour and a half master class, Ansary will use his book Road Trips as a guide to writing memoir.

Tamim Ansary, author of acclaimed memoirs West of Kabul, East of New York (selected as San Francisco’s “One City One Book” in 2008), Road Trips, and other works of fiction and nonfiction. He ran the San Francisco Writers Workshop for 22 years, and has taught memoir writing in many venues from Puerto Vallerta’s Taheima Resort to UC Berkeley’s  OLLI program.  

Apr 27, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM19:00 – 20:307:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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