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Upcoming Events
Join the Weekly Writing Group!Mon, Mar 10ZoomRESTARTS Wednesday Oct. 1! Join Tongass Mist's Ruth Underhill weekly. One RSVP = same link ea. week! 5PM-6PM Alaska Standard Time to for generative writing prompts, write for about 40 minutes together and then spend the last few minutes to share any realizations about your writing process. Welcome!- Thu, Jan 08zoomWrite with Tongass Mist's Ruth Underhill for 8 weeks this winter. Thursday January 8th through February 26th. Share our journeys. Write with prompts and starting points. Encouragement all along the way!
3 days to the eventSat, Feb 07ZoomOn Zoom. Explore Point of View or "POV" as we say in writing craft discussions. Learn how to use POV to make your writing even more engaging and powerful. Engage in conversations and writing prompts. It's the perfect winter weekend class!
13 days to the eventTue, Feb 17ZoomLet's talk about flash fiction and create short, powerful pieces with the help of prompts, including 6 word memoirs, containers, your Google searches, and more!
29 days to the eventThu, Mar 05ZoomAre you a mother trying to find a way to put this astounding and challenging life experience of raising children into words, struggling to find the time or courage to write like you used to, or grappling so much with this new role as a mother you’re not sure who or how to be an artist anymore?
34 days to the eventTue, Mar 10ZoomHow does the eagle make its nest and where do you find edible mushrooms in the Tongass? How curiosity, wonder and faith drive a manuscript from start to finish!
35 days to the eventWed, Mar 11ZoomWriters, and artists in general, are predisposed to activism and affinity. Our desire to illuminate truth and beauty with our words makes us receptive to the nerve endings of the universe.- 36 days to the eventThu, Mar 12ZoomOn Zoom. Writers engage with stories and voices in which they find relatable truths. How can we peel back our needed armor to show our true voice and stories to readers? What is the difference between vulnerability and journal writing? This class is powerful, engaging and encouraging!
43 days to the eventThu, Mar 19ZoomYour reader responds to interesting detail and relatable words. Join us for this two hour writing conversation about how we choose words, imagery and meaning which connects to the reader with such intensity that they engage with your writing. They laugh, their pupils dilate, goosebumps raise etc!
44 days to the eventFri, Mar 20Zoomy Zoom!On Saturday, March 22nd 2025 from 10AM-Noon via Zoom, John Roedel will guide writers into the treasure chest which exists inside them. Enjoy conversation, prompts and great teaching for writers who want to write from the soul with a little bit of improv. magic.- 46 days to the eventSun, Mar 22Zoomy Zoom!Spend an evening wandering into the wilds of your heart with poet, John Roedel. John will be reading some of his favorite poems and taking your questions on writing, creativity, storytelling or how to make a perfect mushroom risotto!
50 days to the eventThu, Mar 26zoomJoin us December 11th for a conversation about the lyricism and musicality in Spoken Poetry. Of course, also jazz. Enjoy Generative Writing Prompts.
51 days to the eventFri, Mar 27zoomWhat do we mean when we say "detail"? What can a detail do? How can we pick the "right" detail to use? In this class, we'll generate details via prompts and decide where and how to use them, as well as look at what the absence of detail can do.- 51 days to the eventFri, Mar 27Zoomy Zoom!This workshop is for poets of all levels. This workshop is also for non-poets. This workshop is also for any humans This workshop is also for dogs who can write.
63 days to the eventWed, Apr 08ZoomIn this month's Lemme School You, second class of three, we will examine skills teachers require to succeed and look especially at curriculum and syllabus creation tools.
64 days to the eventThu, Apr 09Zoom!This life is elastic, impossibly elastic," writes the poet Maggie Smith. Like bubblegum. Like yoga pant waistbands. Or like a black hole. What does it look like to write through, darkness? We'll take a look at the advice of some writers contemplating that right now.- 66 days to the eventSat, Apr 11ZoomOn Zoom. Write your own obituary. Take time in a supportive creative writing group to craft a brief snapshot of what it means to be you. Celebrate your life!
67 days to the eventSun, Apr 12ZoomEmbrace the Journey with Kristin Knight Pace, a 2-hour conversation about the process of revision and editing toward a publishable piece of writing. Most of us don’t get it right on the first try! Learn from one of Alaska's favorite published authors about her firsthand experiences with revision.
Molly Barari Ed. D, M.F.A., Rapid City, SD
As a writer and writing instructor, I have attended numerous online workshops to practice my craft. The workshops I've taken with Tongass Mist are the best of the best - with quality content, insightful discussions, and ample time for writing and reflection. I appreciate that a variety of genres are covered, from memoir to fiction to poetry, and the workshops offer unique takes on these genres. The Tongass Mist writing workshops are the workshops I most prefer to take, and they are the ones I recommend to my students.
Recent Classes and Events
Tenakee Writers Retreat
August 9-14, 2025
with Heather Lende
Write in Tenakee Springs Alaska with the 2020=-2024 Alaska Writer Laureate and much loved author of 'If You Lived Here I'd Know You Name', 'Take Good Care Of The Garden And The Dogs',
You will have an all-inclusive experience in this remote island town with under 200 residents. Tenakee Springs is located in the heart of the Tongass National Rainforest, along Alaska's pristine Inside Passage and off the normal cruise ship routes. This is a perfect location for creative writing, community retreat experiences and refreshment in the wilderness.
Travel from Juneau, Alaska to Tenakee Springs, Alaska by float plane or state ferry!
Limited to 12 Writers.
We offer a 20% discount for members of 49 Writers.
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