Chapbook Summer: a 5 week mini-manuscript class
craft a tiny book that makes a big impression
Make something small and wild and wholly yours
Chapbook Summer - July 7th- Aug 4th
Craft a manuscript you can submit with confidence!
Hi all! This program is for poets who are ready to move from scattered drafts to a finished, submission-ready manuscript. Over five weeks, you’ll clarify your themes, shape your arc, and leave with a small book that carries real weight.
What does the class involve?
Together, we’ll explore the art of assembling a small book of poems: writing new work, revising old drafts, discovering the through-line, shaping the order, finding the title, and getting it ready to share with the world.
Whether your chapbook becomes a submission-ready manuscript, a self-published zine, or the foundation for something bigger, you’ll leave with something real. Something finished. Something yours.
You’ll get weekly guidance and prompts via email, short videos, and thoughtful encouragement inside my private Circle space. There will be a community thread to share progress, and two live calls where we can brainstorm and share our work together!
Why learn from me?
As most of you already know, I am a published poet, artist, creative coach, and earth-centered teacher with over a decade of experience helping others bring their work into the world.
This course is rooted in my own experience as a published poet and creative coach, but I am also bringing in information from many workshops and classes that I’ve taken over the years.
It blends the practical (how to order a manuscript, what contests to submit to) with the poetic (how to find the through-line, how to honor what you’ve written). It’s not about making your work more marketable. It’s about making it more fully itself.
I’ve published 4 poetry collections; 2 self-published, and 2 traditionally published (including my forthcoming collection, Quietly Wild, which is out this fall from Mandala Earth Publishing!) My poems have been featured in literary magazines, anthologies, in commercial ads, and all over social media. And still, it is always terrifying to put my work out there in the world.
I will be putting together a chapbook at the same time as you, this is a collective endeavor! I believe the best spaces are full of learning in both directions.
I understand the vulnerability of putting your work out there. I also understand the deep satisfaction of finally seeing it in print!
What’s included?
Five weeks of carefully crafted emails that walk you through the Chapbook process step by step
Three recorded video lessons, with editorial guidance, publishing insights, and ideas for structuring and editing your book.
A private community space on Circle for sharing progress and connecting with others in the program (this is not where course content lives, it’s purely for community)
Two live Zoom calls: an opening session to gather, brainstorm, and orient, and a final celebration and poetry reading! These are totally optional but will be great fun! (dates & times will be determined by a poll of those who sign up to try to allow for as many to attend as possible)
Optional VIP track: personalized editorial feedback from me on up to 20 pages of poems (limited to 5 participants)
Pricing
General enrollment: $225
Discounted rate for paid Earth & Verse subscribers: $175 (upgrade now and you’ll find the coupon code for $50 off below the paywall!)
Add on the VIP track (includes detailed editorial feedback from Alix): $200 extra (so $425 total (or $375 with the discount))
Spots for the VIP track are limited to 5 and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Update: VIP spots are sold out!
Enrollment is open now! Coupon Code for paid subscribers is below the paywall