Best Writing Courses In Houston Near Me

4worldlovers: Kill Your Darlings: Radical Revision of Fiction and/or Non-fiction (Online)

The Body as Place: Writing through Displacement and Erasure via the Body (Online)

Oblivion Poetics (or, Why Write Poetry in a Time like This) (Online)

The Prompt and Circumstance workshop at Grackle and Grackle was a weekend of stimulating poetry prompts, in class writing and spot-on critiques. We even learned how to generate our own writing prompts. My brain buzzed the whole weekend. Cait Weiss Orcutt was superb! Thanks, Grackle and Grackle!

And I just finished Message in a Bottle Rocket at Grackle and Grackle. What a great opportunity to work with a talented, kind teacher - Brendan

I’ve been taking “Variations in Prose” for a number of sessions and have grown as a writer thanks to both the exceptional teacher, Miah Arnold, and the other writers. This was my first writing workshop and I have found the experience supportive and instructional with a group of many seasoned writers. I encourage anyone who even has a twinkle of interest in writing to give it a try!

Every time I take Variation in Prose, Miah's prompts become my stories. She is extraordinarily gifted and no matter how much experience you have, she will open your eyes in an unique way, and jog your memory and give you ideas. The best solution for Writer's block. The participants in our Wednesday morning class are extremely supportive. Thus this class is not only a learning adventure, but a therapeutic one. Look forward to it every Wednesday morning. For working people,... read more


Every time I take Variation in Prose, Miah's prompts become my stories. She is extraordinarily gifted and no matter how much experience you have, she will open your eyes in an unique way, and jog your memory and give you ideas. The best solution for Writer's block. The participants in our Wednesday morning class are extremely supportive. Thus this class is not only a learning adventure, but a therapeutic one. Look forward to it every Wednesday morning.

I actually took two workshops this season and BOTH WERE A BLAST! Reviews on each one below!

Top marks for Grackle and Grackle partnering with such a dynamic instructor. Revision is tough, emotional, exhausting. With a rather ingenious deliberate touch Claire Anderson was able to motivate those in the course who were ready for a harder push, and others who simply need encouragement and direction. The materials she provided were pointed and carefully curated. Her comments were not selective either, the... read more

I took a writing course with Cait Weiss Orcutt, and it was fantastic - I'll be signing up for many more Grackle and Grackle courses!

The podcasting workshop is fantastic! I've taken other similar courses, and this is by far the best one. High quality instruction and a great sense of community!

Best Workshop Ever! I've taken other writing workshops, but the one I just finished at Grackle and Grackle was amazing. Between the wonderful teacher (Alex Chambers) and my classmates (including Miah the owner) I learned a lot and had a great time.

Even with all of the challenges that Zoom can present, this podcast class was excellent! The instructor was warm and inviting and available. He shared so much tangible knowledge, but also created an atmosphere of trust and creative possibility. The (virtual) classroom felt welcoming and open-hearted as a whole as well, which is a testament to the leadership and vision of Grackle and Grackle. Please offer further podcasting/audio storytelling classes! And keep doing the important work you are doing!

This was my first class with Grackle and Grackle and I enjoyed every session.

The standard of Poetry writing in the class was much more advanced than mine and as a result I learnt a lot from the wonderful teacher Niki Herd as well as from all the other writers in the class. I will definitely sign up again. Besides Poetry, our group also got into very interesting discussions on current social topics and it was encouraging to see that... read more

I took my first workshop at Grackle and Grackle this winter 2021, it was amazing. It was 'The Sound of Story' a pod-casting/oral story-telling, led by Alex Chambers. He was great, brought a unique and compassionate approach to work-shopping each others work, uber prepared & helpful and taught us a lot. Miah was also in the class & gave all kinds of helpful tips on narration. Since then, I've signed up for 2 additional workshops.

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