Free Workshop: Spring Cleaning
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Calling all truth tellers, poetry-makers, satirists! This wicked world needs its writers and we need to write. So let’s clear some space for your creative practice. Whether it’s an existing project that’s been gathering dust or a gorgeous new idea that’s ready to shine, this workshop will offer strategies for maintaining a healthy (and even happy) writing practice. Saturday May 24, 9am-10:30am PST on zoom. Register using form below.
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Summer class: Jump Start
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A six-week writing class offers a space for new and experienced writers to build community, strengthen creative resilience and jump start their writing. Each week, we’ll gather and write. I provide a variety of approaches, from somatic practices and improv to poetry and documentary techniques. We’ll focus on imagery, language, sound, character and structure and more. No prior writing experience needed. Limited class size. Cost $400. Info on creative ways to pay like skill trades here. Sign up or reach out with a question using the form below.
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A six-week writing class offers a space for new and experienced writers to build community, strengthen creative resilience and jump start their writing.
Each week, we’ll gather and write. I provide a variety of approaches, from somatic practices and improv to poetry and documentary techniques. We’ll focus on imagery, language, sound, character and structure and more. No prior writing experience needed.
Begins in September 2025. Limited class size. Cost $375. Info on creative ways to pay like skill trades here. Sign up to get more info below!
Writing Clinic
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A space for writing, sharing work and getting constructive feedback. The Writing Clinic is designed to will help writers complete the next draft — whatever genre they’re working in.
Each meeting consists of creative exercises, discussion of writing challenges and feedback on works-in-progress. We use specific guidelines for feedback so that that writers get the honest, generative feedback that readies them to move forward. Participants also have access to one-on-one consults with me during the run of the clinic. Next class clinic starts late summer.
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Let’s write
Testimonials
Sibyl O’Malley’s writing classes are superb. The reason they are stellar is because Sibyl creates a safe environment in which to really let go and drop into the action of writing.
Sibyl provides wonderful prompts and paces them well throughout the sessions. In the workshop classes, Sibyl structures the feedback process in such a way that writers feel encouraged to keep writing. I have come away from her classes a better, more confident writer.
— Isabella Christodoulou
Sibyl creates a warm, inviting, safe community rife with creative tools. The structured yet gentle approach she brings to the class and to each exercise gave me access to my writing and creativity that I have been unable to find any other way. She nurtures each writer's individual interests as well as their talents. I can't recommend her or the class highly enough!
— Bianca Le Mouël
My tween loves the online writing course with Sibyl! It gives him an opportunity to be creative outside of an academic setting, but where there is still some guidance and structure to develop his writing skills. He enjoys collaborating with a small group of peers that he wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to meet. He looks forward to continuing to learn & explore in Sibyl's classes.
— Cindy Lopez
Sibyl’s class allowed me to be messy, to experiment, and to be fearless in doing so. The various observation methods and ways of attacking the blank page that Sibyl introduces greatly demystify the process of writing. By engaging these practices, the artificial barriers to accessing the richness in my own observations melted away. The other wonderful surprise of this class is the community that forms over six weeks. Sibyl creates an encouraging environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. I highly recommend taking this leap into curiosity and discovery.
— Dan Evans
It was so hard to make the decision to read this project to the class because it feels almost like I am not sure it's a thing and also so personal. I have had this story/characters/world in my mind for nearly two years and your exercises helped unleash it! Thank you for your thoughtful comments on my work! I am blown away and so so appreciative.
— Tara Wallace
Sibyl takes such a gentle, thoughtful, and playful approach to writing. I immediately felt comfortable in her classroom, and her insightful feedback has helped me recognize what it is I’m trying to accomplish as a writer and given me so much more confidence in my abilities. She truly listens to everyone in her class, and meets everyone where they are, without expectations or judgment. I appreciate that she takes a radically holistic view of the writing process, even incorporating things like theater and body-movement exercises to get our brains churning. Sibyl is generous, patient and has such amazing intuition when it comes to figuring out what her students need to move forward with their work. The world needs more Sibyls!