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:

Historical Fiction- 1 Day Workshop

Learn about writing historical fiction. We’ll cover how to embed fictional characters in a historical setting – anywhere from the ice age to the 1980’s. Learn how to creative realistic, historically accurate backgrounds for your characters to experience.  *Specific time periods covered upon request.

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, March 22nd
• 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Discovery Room
• Class Size: Minimum 6
• $65 until March 15th
• $75 March 16th
• Virtual Class Option Available
• *Request specific time period coverage by emailing cynthia.j.kibby@nasa.gov in advance.

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Writers Critique Workshop

• Thursdays, April 10^th and 17^th
• 6:00 – 7:30 pm
• Early Registration – $65 until April 4th
• Late Registration – $75 April 5^th
• Minimum  Class Size- 6
• Virtual Class Options available

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Getting Published on the Internet

(Amazon Kindle and IngramSpark) – 1 Day Workshop

Ready to get published on Amazon Kindle or InstaSpark? Creative Writing Instructor, Kate Sanger can teach you how it’s done.  Take the one day workshop at the Gilruth Center and learn how to get published. 

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, May 10, 2025
• 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Discovery Room
• Class Size: Minimum 6
• $65 until March 28
• $75 March 29
• Virtual Class Option Available

Register for Getting Published on the Internet

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.