ASTORIA and SEASIDE — Clatsop Community College will offer a number of writing classes and sewing classes this fall term.

CCC’s writing classes range from two-day workshops to full-term courses in the coming term. Hone your skills or explore a new genre.

Writing Creative Nonfiction Essays: Telling True Stories is taught from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 4. Cost for this two-session class with instructor Jenny Bates is $69. True stories make us laugh and think, inspire us to act, and expand our worldview. They give us a window into the lives of our neighbors, our communities, and the world at large. Through interactive classroom and writing activities, listening and sharing, learn about the different types of essays you can use to tell true stories, from meditative and ideas essays to memoir and humor pieces, literary portraits to new journalism. Bring your own stories and ideas for the true stories you would like to explore. This class will help you delve into the different possible forms for your stories and guide you through the process of developing and writing those true stories.

Fiction Writing: The Short Story is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 2 through Dec. 4. Cost for this eight-week class with Alison Ruch is $49. In this workshop-format class, participants will study the craft of writing short stories. Topics will include character, plot, dialog, setting, figurative language, genre and pacing. Each class will include prompted writing sessions, topical discussions, and workshop sessions designed for constructive feedback

Writing Historical Fiction will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Instructor Jenny Bates will teach this two-session workshop; cost is $79. This class introduces participants to the components of literary historical fiction writing. Students learn to find sources of inspiration, build authority through research, and set stories and novels in historical contexts. Through exercises and assignments, attendees practice creating historically accurate settings, account for social and cultural contexts, take into account current cultural assumption that may enter their work, and use details and characterization to enrich their writing.

Writing in Rain will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. The instructor is Matt Love, and the cost is $29. In two creative thinking, visualization and writing workshops, participants will confront rain in non-metrological terms with the intent of unlocking powerful metaphors that will enhance the creative process. Participants will need writing materials. A digital camera and/or smartphone is recommended.

How to Self-Publish is scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 and Oct. 11 with instructors Gloria Linkey and Honey Perkel for $39. Learn the pros and cons of self-publishing in this two-day class: how to market your completed work and how to keep efficient bookkeeping records. Find out what to watch for when selecting a publisher, and gain tips on getting e-published. This workshop is taught by two local authors who are experienced in self-publishing.

If fabric is your thing, CCC has the class for you. Whether you’re just starting out or want to learn a new skill, you’ll want to check out these classes.

Learn to Quilt starts Wednesday, Oct. 1 and continues Monday, Oct. 6, through Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at CCC’s South County Campus, 1455 N. Roosevelt in Seaside. Cost for this class with instructor CJ Johnson is $35, plus supplies. Learn to Quilt is for beginners or those needing a refresher. Participants will make a 24-inch square wall hanging/table topper. Spring, summer, fall, Halloween, Christmas: Your choice of fabric determines your theme. You’ll learn how to safely use a rotary cutter; how to press your pieces; prewash vs. don’t prewash fabric; tips for perfect quarter-inch seams, and techniques you will use on every quilt you make.

So You Want to Sew is offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 4 through Nov. 15 at the CCC Main Campus in Astoria. Cost for this class with instructor Michele Steiner is $49 plus supplies. Learn the basic skills of sewing, reading a pattern, the importance of proper placement of pattern on fabric and more. You will learn make an apron, PJs or scrubs and a stuffed toy. This is a hands-on class where you will learn both hand and machine sewing skills. You must bring your sewing machine to class.

Register now at www.clatsopcc.edu/schedule and search under the course title listed above or call 503-325-2402.