​Writing the Heart

​Summer Evening Writing Classes in Boulder

​Writing the Heart is a writing practice built around storytelling, emotional honesty, self-discovery, and bringing your lived experience onto the page.

​Some people join because they want to write memoir, personal essays, or books.

​Others come because they want a deeper relationship with themselves, a creative practice that feels meaningful, or a thoughtful community where they can slow down and reflect more honestly about their lives.

​Both approaches belong here.

​This summer, we’ll gather outdoors at North Boulder Park in the cool of the evening, with the foothills of the Rockies rising behind us and the last light settling over the trees and grass.

​We’ll sit together, write together, and spend time paying closer attention to our lives.

​Boulder Summer Series

​North Boulder Park 9th Street & Dellwood Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80304

​Mondays • 7:00–8:30 pm

​Dates

​June 22 June 29

​July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27

​August 3 August 10

​Tuition: $325

​What Happens in Class

​Each class begins with a short meditation and check-in.

​I’ll then offer a brief reflection on storytelling, memoir, emotional truth, memory, longing, transformation, or the deeper themes that shape our lives.

​From there, I’ll guide the group into a writing prompt, and we’ll spend time writing quietly together outdoors in the park.

​The final part of class includes optional sharing and discussion in a supportive and thoughtful atmosphere.

​No writing experience is necessary.

​Who This Is For

​This class is for:

• ​People who want a meaningful writing practice

• ​Memoirists and personal essay writers

• ​Beginners looking to reconnect with creativity

• ​People moving through change, grief, healing, or transition

• ​Anyone longing for thoughtful community and honest conversation

​Some students in these classes have gone on to write memoirs.

​Others simply leave feeling more connected to themselves.

​What to Bring

​Bring a notebook, a pen, water, and something comfortable to sit on: a blanket, yoga mat, or camp chair.

​About Brad Wetzler

​Brad Wetzler is an award-winning memoirist, longtime magazine writer and editor, and teacher of transformational memoir and personal storytelling.

​He spent more than six years as a senior editor at Outside magazine and has written for The New York Times, GQ, Wired, National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, and many other publications.

​He is the author of the memoir Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing, published by Hachette Books.

​For years, Brad has taught writing as a path toward self-discovery, meaning, and deeper connection.

​Join Us

​Come write with us this summer beneath the foothills of the Rockies.

​Your life already contains the material.

​This class helps you listen for it.