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STORIES WITH IMPACT
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Courses & Workshops
Stories With Impact
Online Course
Stories With Impact is a five-week workshop that combines storytelling and the spirit of activism to create compelling narratives that raise social awareness. Participants will write personal, thought-provoking stories that inspire change, challenge perspective, create empathy, and encourage action. In this course, you will develop stories that tell the truth with themes of joy active throughout the writing; utilizing art to promote joyful resistance.
Created & Facilitated by: Christin Eve Cato
When: Mondays, Sept 15th- Oct 13th 2025 (on Zoom)
Time: 7pm - 9pm EST
Writers are expected to dedicate 2 hrs/week outside of class completing their reflections & writing prompts.
Space is limited.
Course Breakdown:
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Week 1: Unearthing your story
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Week 2: Scene by scene sensory analysis
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Week 3: Writing as a form of healing
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Week 4: Voice with purpose
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Week 5: Refining your revolutionary piece
Early Bird Deal: $299 (until 8/27)
Standard Course Fee: $399 (a $700 value)
*Payment plans are optional for the standard course fee*
Workshops
At The Writer’s Hood, we offer a diverse range of workshops and courses tailored to help writers hone their craft, define their voice, and connect with a community of like-minded individuals. Our interactive sessions are designed to ignite imagination and enhance storytelling skills through practical exercises and engaging discussions. Stay tuned for updates on our next workshop!
Upcoming Workshops: (Dates TBD in Fall 2025)
Curating Your Poetry Into A Book (led by Karl Michael Iglesias)
Rewriting En Español (led by Nelson Diaz Marcano)
Stage for Change: Writing Forum Theatre to Ignite Social Transformation (led by Alejandra Ramos Riera)
Up Next: November Course
Examining Writing The Truth Across Genres
(Online Course)
This November course is a four-week series will be led by playwright and Social Impact Consultant/Educator Julissa Contreras.
As a writer, performer, podcaster, educator, and advocate, Julissa focuses on storytelling as a framework for the expansion of our collective consciousness and the preservation of our nuanced yet meaningful histories. Julissa leans into her perspective of the world as a Dominicana from the Bronx as well as those of the surrounding communities that have socialized her experience.
Dates: November 2025 (TBD)
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