Writing with Tarot
$360
Ever try doing a tarot reading for one of your characters? Writing a poem inspired by the images on a tarot card? Tarot is both deeply symbolic and highly narrative, creating a system that can inspire and guide many forms of writing. This multigenre workshop will introduce techniques for using tarot in one’s writing practice. We’ll use tarot cards to generate new ideas and new writing through writing exercises; practice character, story, and image development using tarot symbols; learn how tarot can help us plumb the depths of our ideas; and discover how to work with the tarot from generation through revision. This generative class is open to writers in any genre.
No experience with tarot is necessary prior to the first workshop. If you have your own deck, please have it handy. Links to free online decks and resources will be sent to participants prior to the first class.
Class outcomes:
• Practice using tarot for a variety of writing purposes, from generating ideas through revision.
• Explore the fundamentals of tarot through writing exercises and discussion.
• Work with tarot images, narratives, and characters from many different decks.
Access Program
We want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.
Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
Miranda Schmidt
Miranda Schmidt is the author of the novel Leafskin (Stillhouse Press 2025). Their writing circles folklore, ecology, and queer magic and has appeared in Triquarterly, Orion, Electric Literature, Catapult, and more. With an MFA from the University of Washington and PhD from Bath Spa University, they have taught creative writing at Portland Community College, University of Washington, the Loft, and the Portland Book Festival. Their newsletter and teaching project, Writing Toward Nature, explores methods for bringing the more-than-human more deeply into our writing craft. Miranda lives in Portland, Oregon.
