Hone your skills at Piper Writers Studio

Need help get­ting that novel or mem­oir started? Want to tap into your inner poet? Here’s your chance. The Piper Writ­ers Stu­dio at ASU offers its spring classes begin­ning this month. Writ­ers of all lev­els can sharpen their skills in poetry, fic­tion, and non­fic­tion at in-person classes and work­shops at the Piper Writ­ers House on ASU’s Tempe cam­pus. The eight-week classes will meet Mon­day evenings 6:30–8:30 p.m. from Feb. 15 to April 5; one-day work­shops will take place on Sat­ur­day, Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., lunch included. Online classes are also avail­able. All classes are led by an expe­ri­enced writer and teacher, and will cul­mi­nate with a read­ing and cel­e­bra­tion at the Piper Writ­ers House. Eight-week ses­sions are $400, or $360 for Piper Friends; one-day work­shops are $100, or $90 for Piper Friends. Learn more at  www.asu.edu/piper, or call the Vir­ginia G. Piper Cen­ter for Cre­ative Writ­ing at 480−965−6018.