a narrative arts space

Recurring Workshops

Creative Facilitator Training Info Session

Sunday, June 28, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Story Parlor
227 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC, 28806
United States

Curious about Story Parlor & Inward & Artward’s upcoming Creative Facilitator Trainings? Join us for a free info session exploring both upcoming certification pathways: the Fall Intensive Cohort (September–December 2026) and the Monthly Immersion Cohort (September 2026–April 2027).

Facilitator Training

Adventures in Ekphrasis: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art (Online)

Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:00 PM – Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 8:00 PM

Wednesdays, June 17-July 8, 2026 from 6:00-8:00pm EST | 📍ONLINE delivered via ZOOM
Offered through The Inward & Artward School of Creativity.

We will use ekphrasis, an ancient literary tool, to play with words by responding to art of various genres — paintings, sculpture, film, music, etc. — through poetry and prose. This workshop will inspire you to generate ideas and new material that may later become polished projects. This four-week workshop is for writers of all genres and skill levels and will provide writing prompts, weekly assignments, and resources for creating your own ekphrastic work beyond this workshop. Facilitated by Alli Marshall (I&A Certified).

I&A

Your Own Personal Fairy Tale (Online)

Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM – Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 8:30 PM

Tuesdays, June 16-July 28 from 6:30-8:30pm EST | 📍ONLINE delivered via ZOOM | Offered through The Inward & Artward School of Creativity.

What if, at the edge of change, we are not lost—but standing at the threshold of a story waiting to be told? In this six-week online class, we’ll step into the landscape of fairy tales—where the ordinary becomes enchanted, where transformation is inevitable, and where meaning is carried through symbol, archetype, and image. Together, we’ll wander beyond the limits of linear thinking and into the rich terrain of personal mythology, where new ways of seeing—and being—begin to take shape.

I&A

Writers' Room for Novelists

Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:30 PM – Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 8:30 PM

Story Parlor
227A Haywood Road
Asheville, NC, 28806
United States

Tuesdays, April 14-June 9 | This generative workshop will apply the same camaraderie, energy, and brainstorming power that appears in television writing rooms to outlining your novel! You'll enter with nothing more than a couple of story-seed ideas, and leave with a beat sheet, character bios, setting sketches, and thematic goals for an entire novel. Led by Jacqui Castle.