Starport is bringing  a variety of Creative Writing classes to the Gilruth Center to help you enhance your writing abilities. Whether your interests are writing blogs, novels, biography, short stories, historical or flash fiction or poetry, you will benefit from the teachings of Katherine Sanger (see instructor bio below).

Current Opportunities:

Creative Writing – Finding Your Voice

What is your voice? It’s the unique way you tell your story, whether fiction or non-fiction. Come learn how your choice of words, your sentence rhythm, your tone and your perspective can make or break your writing. Learn how to find your voice and improve your writing. 

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, October 18, 2025
• 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Location: Inspiration Room
• Class Size: Minimum 6
• $65 until October 15
• $75 October 16th – 18th
• Virtual Class Option Available

Register for Finding Your Voice

Creative Writing – Editing

“There is no good writing – there is only good re-writing.”

Learn how to take your rough draft and polish it into something magnificent. We’ll focus on editing and critiquing. If you have a finished piece, please bring it along.

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, November 1, 2025
• 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Location: Inspiration Room
• Class Size: Minimum 6
• $65 until October 29
• $75 October 30 – November 1
• Virtual Class Option Available

Register for Creative Writing – Editing

Fiction Boot Camp

For new or advanced writers. We’ll spend one week going over everything you need to know about story. During the break, you are responsible for crafting a story (or part of one) to bring in for discussion and critique. If you already have a work in progress (WIP), you can bring that instead.

• 2 Day Workshop
• Saturdays, November 8th and15th
• 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Location: Inspiration Room
• Class Size: Minimum 6
• $100 until November 5
• $110 November 6th – 8th
• In classroom only – no virtual option for this class.

Register for Fiction Boot Camp

Creative Short Stories for Teens

If your kids have ever wanted to write – or improve their writing – check this out! We’ll be going over story basics as well as tricks and tips to improve your writing. We’ll also look at how to submit your writing for publication. 

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, December 13, 2025
• 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Location: Inspiration Room
• Class Size: Minimum 6
• $65 until December 10th
• $75 December 11th – 13th
• Virtual Class Option Available

Register for Short Stories for Teens

About the Instructor:

Katherine Sanger was a Jersey Girl before getting smart and moving to Texas. She’s been published in various e-zines and print, including Baen’s Universe, Black Chaos, Wandering Weeds, Spacesports & Spidersilk, Black Petals, Star*Line, Anotherealm, Lost in the Dark, Bewildering Stories, Aphelion, and RevolutionSF, and edited From the Asylum, an e-zine of fiction and poetry, and Serial Flasher, a flash fiction e-zine. Kate is a member of HWA and SFWA. She taught English for over 10 years at various online and local community and technical colleges. You can find her on Facebook or Twitter @ KatherineSanger.