Build a writing practice you’ll keep. This six-week virtual lunchtime workshop combines short instructional segments with sustained, uninterrupted writing time—so you leave each session having written something. Each Thursday, facilitator Christine Wolf introduces a theme (from silencing your inner critic to finding your voice to writing with clarity), then offers you 30 protected minutes to write. No required homework, no critique, no pressure to share. Just show up, bring a notebook, and let the writing do the rest. The series follows a gentle arc from permission and foundation to voice and sustainability—but each session stands alone, so drop-ins are welcome. No writing experience is required.

Thursdays, 10/15/26–11/19/26 (6 weeks)
12-1p Central
Virtual (Zoom)

Facilitator
Christine Wolf is a trauma-informed memoir coach, expressive writing instructor, and the founder of two Chicago-area writing communities: The Center for Shared Grief and Writers' Haven Evanston, a coworking space for writers. She’s an instructor at Northwestern’s Norris University Center, where she teaches courses and workshops in memoir, expressive writing, journaling, and everyday entrepreneurship. Christine also publishes Writer's Haven by Christine Wolf on Substack. https://christinewolf.substack.com/subscribe

ChristineWolf.com

Access — Open to the public
Format: Virtual (Zoom)

Schedule: Thursdays, 12–1p Central

Fall ’26 Dates: 10/15/26 – 11/19/26 (6 Weeks)

Session | Date | Topic | Optional Reading*

Session 1 · 10/15 — Why We Write: Permission & Purpose — Permission, by Elissa Altman
Session 2 · 10/22 — The Inner Critic: Writing Through Resistance — The Compassionate Writer, by Anne E. Beall, Ph.D.
Session 3 · 10/29 — Memory & Observation: Mining Your Own Life — Group, by Christie Tate
Session 4 · 11/5 — Voice & Style: What Makes Writing Yours — Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
Session 5 · 11/12 — Writing for Clarity: Saying What You Mean — Writing to Heal, by James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D.
Session 6 · 11/19 — What's Next: Sustaining the Habit — Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg

*These books are not required reading (your instructor summarizes them for you), but they’re HIGHLY recommended