Craft Classes & Community

2026 Craft Classes

Jackson Hole Writers hosts craft classes every month of the year. These sessions are designed for writers of all levels and aim to provide a deep dive into specific aspects of the craft of writing. Participants develop skills and form community in fun and active learning environments. Both adult writers and young writers engaged in our Almost Authors programs love our craft classes.

“I continue to be so pleasantly surprised and enormously grateful for Jackson Hole Writers and the high quality of these classes. I feel like each one is yet another “pinch me” moment in my education about becoming a better writer.”

— 2025 class participant

We also host monthly critique groups that provide opportunities for critical feedback in a supportive and generous environment. Join along anytime from the comfort of your home! Email us at info@jhwriters.org if you are interested in participating in a critique group.

Summer Classes

Everybody Writes Winter/Spring Class Series

Last Class in the Series: Writing as Global Citizenship

The participants will gain the necessary tools to write and put a light on issues they are working to resolve or dealing with in their professional and/or personal lives or in the lives of the communities they’ve resolved to help. They will learn how to use various media and targeting specific audiences.

Previous Classes in the Everybody Writes Series

Writing Our Wild: Travel, Place, and Personal Story

Whether you are new to writing or have won the Pulitzer prize, these place-based writing exercises will help lay the groundwork for your next (or first!) piece of travel writing.

Drawing on her background in ecology and creative writing, poet, playwright, and memoirist Anne Marie Wells will introduce participants to contemporary eco-writers and guide them through a series of prompts that use landscape, movement, and personal experience as catalysts for creative expression. All attendees will have the opportunity to share one page of writing with Anne Marie for constructive feedback.

Written Foods | Eaten Words

A two-part culinary writing experience with a craft class led by Chef Jason Mitchell and food writer Reed Mattison followed by a tasting event and open mic with food from the kitchen of Glorietta Trattoria.

Look for more from this partnership with Central Wyoming College and The Anvil Hotel and Cache House Hostel.

The Art of Journaling

Learn how to develop a journaling practice. From stationary to writing prompts, this class will cover everything you need to start a journal and stick with it.

This class includes a live session on March 26th, and a kick-off email with guidance and prompts delivered on March 23rd.

The Storytellers Guide to Professional Writing

You are good at telling a story. You know how to set a scene, hook people in, build some suspense, and then bring it home. But when you sit down to write that email, grant request, proposal, or report, suddenly you have bullet points and jargon, or you’re too formal.

This workshop is not about best practices. It’s sneakier. In two interactive hours, you’ll discover how to bring the same energy, clarity, and impact from your personal storytelling into your professional writing.

Storytelling as Stewardship

Led by Frederick Reimers, this workshop is designed for people who care about public lands and want to communicate that care through clear, thoughtful writing. The two-hour workshop will focus on how personal experience, place-based stories, and strong narrative choices can help audiences better understand why public lands matter and what’s at stake in protecting them. Participants will spend time writing and reflecting, and will leave with new tools for shaping stories that inform, connect, and motivate.

Hosted by Jackson Hole Writers, in partnership with the Wyoming Outdoor Council and the Teton Climbers’ Coalition.