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Lavender Education is a creative home for storytellers, artists, and historians.

Lavender Education is for anyone who wants to create instead of scroll, gather instead of isolate, and make meaning together.

We’re a creative education and publishing platform, as well as an emerging art café and community space. In a culture of endless scrolling and constant output, we offer something different:

time, tools, and permission to create.

Here, creativity isn’t about productivity or perfection. It’s about remembering who you are.

You’re here because you want to:

WRITE – Shape stories that matter. You are a writer!
CREATE – Reconnect with yourself through art, play, and experimentation.
REMEMBER – Explore histories through courses and creative projects.

READ — Discover original writing and art in our digital publication, Floriography.

Let’s create!

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WRITE

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A group of people gathered around a table in an office or classroom setting, with some reading books or pamphlets, and an older man standing, holding a yellow folder or booklet, engaging with the group.

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You Are A Writer!

Commit to your creative practice with intentional courses and coaching.

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Course + Free Coaching

Build your confidence, define your voice, and get your work published with the guidance of this course designed by an author and expert writing coach. Plus - you'll have a free coaching session included.

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Advanced Coaching

Commit to your creative practice with five expert coaching sessions focused on building your confidence, defining your voice, and getting your work published. This option includes full access to the online course, five 30-minute sessions, and up to 30 pages of expert editing services.

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Nonfiction Book Proposal Editing

For writers of nonfiction, memoir, and hybrid works: receive expert developmental editing services on your book proposal and sample chapter. Let's make your book project irresistible to publishers.

Reviews of Lavender Education

  • Five gold stars on a beige and brown background

    "Lavender Education's Queer Histories course is a great experience and resource for connecting to important LGBT+ figures. Organizations like Lavender Education are vital for supporting our community!"

    -How to Do Queer History Student

  • Five gold stars on a beige background with a brown border, resembling a rating scale.

    "Kimm offered such thoughtful, helpful feedback on my project, even sharing their own work as example. Their suggestions strengthened my proposal."

    -Stacey Balkun, Proposal Edit Client

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    "It was a wonderful couple of hours spent and I immediately went home and looked at all the other offerings on their website to see what else I could sign up for!"

    - Amanda Macchia, Creative Collage Student

  • Five gold stars on a beige background with a brown border

    "I'm new to using archives, so the overview of what types of archives are out there and how to use them was helpful. Having a 1 on 1 meeting with Kimm was super helpful for my project. And I really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere Kimm created and meeting the other people in the class."

    - Myrna Greenfield, How to Do Queer History Student

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    "We had a ton of fun touring with Kimm! This was one of our first ever LGBTQ events with our company and it was perfect. Thank you Kimm for a great tour of our little area of Boston :)"

    - Lawren Jaben, Historic Tour Client

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    "I went on a local LGBTQIA2S+ history tour with Lavender Education, and it was excellent! I will definitely come back for more of their events!"

    - Fin Leary, Historic Tour Participant

  • Five gold stars on a beige background with a brown border.

    "Art classes are sometimes scary, but I didn't feel pressured or stressed while working, plus the environment was filled with interesting and supportive people. Definitely check out Lavender Education :)"

    - Alia Cusolito, Creative Collage Student

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    "I attended a collage event with Lavender Education recently, and had a blast! It was such a fun way to engage in queer joy. I can't wait to see what Lavender Education offers next!!"

    -Lyv Norris, Creative Collage Student

  • Five gold stars in a row on a beige background.

    "The queer love collage workshop I went to was such a warm and welcoming space. It felt like a very reflective, supportive experience of being in queer creative community."

    - Nicole Mazzeo, Creative Collage Student