The Forever Calendar
What’s coming up at The Forever Workshop?
⋆ February ⋆
→ For writers looking for an agent:
Publishing Experts Tell All: How to Get a Literary Agent in 2026 — what agents really want you to know about querying with industry experts Jane Friedman, Karin Gillespie & Erin C. Niumata
→ For writers overwhelmed by the zeitgeist:
Multimedia is the Future of Publishing — Daphne Bryant (Founder of DreamGirlWorld Zine) teaches us the skills we need in 2026: how to pair images and other media with your writing, find artists and other creatives to collaborate with, and so.much.more.
→ For the short fiction writers:
Micro Prose 101 — a comprehensive intro to the art of the super-short story (that’s 300 words or fewer!) with international bestselling author and micro expert Darien Gee
→ For the poets:
Demystifying Line Breaks: A Poetry Toolkit — a masterclass on where and how to split your lines from award-winning poet and founding editor of ONLY POEMS and Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann
⋆ March ⋆
→ For the novelists:
How to Plot Your Novel (Without Sobbing in the Middle) — a brilliantly accessible and practical roadmap to help you create a professional outline for your novel from Nina Schuyler
→ For the short fiction writers:
Tell Us Something We Don’t Know About… Pacing in Short Fiction — learn from prestigious lit mag editors Derek Askey (The Sun), Rachel Dillon (Ploughshares) and Steve Chang (Okay Donkey) and discover how to craft and structure short fic.
→ For the non-fiction writers:
Non-Fiction Pitching 101 — everything you need to know about writing and pitching essays and articles from freelancing expert and marketing queen Amber Petty
→ For the poets:
Not Just a Nature Poem: An intro to Ecopoetics — explore the delicate and complex web that connects time, nature, humanity and art with this guide to eco-poetry by artist, writer and researcher Madeleine Bazil
⋆ April ⋆
→ For non-fiction writers:
How to Write about Real People in Memoir — insights on navigating the sensitive topic of telling a truth that some people in your life might not want to hear… a much-needed guide from award-winning essayist Lilly Dancyger
→ For writers looking to hone their craft:
Self-editing Sentences — a step-by-step masterclass in analysing your own writing with an objective eye, identifying issues, and rewriting to perfection, with author, editor and educator Helene Kiser
→ For the novelists:
Five Ways to Create an Amazing Protagonist — an exploration on crafting three-dimensional, relatable characters that readers, agents and editors will want to meet, with bestselling, award-winning author Maurice Carlos Ruffin
→ For the short fiction writers:
Writing & Publishing Short Fiction Collections — insights, guidance and practical tips on creating a collection from author of 13 books and former Wigleaf series editor Shome Dasgupta
→ For all writers cultivating their creative practice:
Witchcraft for Writers — a practical way to incorporate ritual and intention into your writing, from tarot to manifestation (hey, it worked for Octavia Butler!), with poet, pop culture & creative process expert Erin Karbuczky