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Chris Kads' Writing Workshops

Check out available workshops hosted by Chris Kads!

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Rhyming with Reason

In this $10 workshop, we will discuss strategies to make your poem's rhymes feel earned and natural. 

 

All attendees will have the opportunity to send two one-page poems to Chris Kads for free edits after the workshop is complete. Additionally, all attendees will receive a $5.00 off promo code for "The Curating Guide."

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The Curating Guide

In this $20 workshop, learn how to create printed anthologies with Chris Kads, lead curator and editor of "An Apple a Day," and discover how to assemble lit mags with Kelly Esparza, EIC of the FLARE Magazine. 

 

All attendees will have the opportunity to send two one-page poems to Chris Kads for free edits after the workshop is complete. Additionally, all attendees will receive a $5.00 off promo code for "From Draft to Publication."

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From Draft to Publication

In this $20 workshop, learn about getting your pieces ready for publication with award-winning poet Chris Kads and Allison Mei-Li, author of "A History of Holding: Poems on Motherhood" and poetry reader for the Turning Leaf Journal.

 

All attendees will have the opportunity to send two one-page poems to Chris Kads for free edits after the workshop is complete. Additionally, all attendees will receive a $5.00 off promo code for "Poems for Progress."

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Poems for Progress

In this $20 workshop, you will learn from award winning poet Chris Kads and Best of the Net Nominee Jessica Aure Pratt how to effectively write poems with social and political commentary.

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All attendees will have the opportunity to send two one-page poems to Chris Kads for free edits after the workshop is complete. Additionally, all attendees will receive a $5.00 off promo code for "Silly Stanzas."

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Silly Stanzas

In this $20 workshop, you will learn from award winning poet Chris Kads and Gather Poets Member Lauren Rich how to effectively write humorous poems.

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All attendees will have the opportunity to send three one-page poems to Chris Kads for free edits after the workshop is complete. 

Kads and Collective
5 Workshops Bundle

Unlock all the above workshops ("Rhyming with Reason," "The Curating Guide," "From Draft to Publication," "Poems for Progress," and "Silly Stanzas") for $60. 

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With this option, you also have the opportunity to send 3 one-page poems to Chris Kads for free edits after each workshop is complete (15 poems total). 

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