Bent classes are designed for writers, beginning to advanced. The low-impact, supportive environment encourages participants to take the risks necessary for their writing to grow.
Classes are offered in poetry, fiction, memoir, performance, and more.
The Bent Arts and Education Director, 2002-2003 Seattle Poet Populist Tara Hardy, leads the design of Bent's curriculm and the training, supervision and support of Bent's skilled volunteer teachers.
Duration: month-long cycles of two-hour classes.
When: Ongoing, email or call for the next start date.
Cost: Begins at $60/month, need-based scholarships available.
Please contact Bent for more information.
Contact: info@bentwriting.com or (206) 860-3035
"After all the traveling I have done, I can say there is no other community of writers like Bent in the entire country." -- Sini Anderson, co-founder of Sister Spit
"Visiting Bent gave me enough inspiration to write all year." -- Ivan Coyote, author of One Man's Trash and Close to Spiderman
"The education I have received in the past three years at Bent is just as valuable, if not more so, than my entire Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing at the University of Washington." -- Zaedryn Meade, Bent student
"Bent offers a unique environment for writers and poets to create, share and learn without fear, rejection, or unhealthy competition." -- Gail B., Bent student
