WELCOME!
Fellowship dates, assignments, links and surveys will be posted on this website page. Please check this page once a week.
Check out the Fellowship Calendar Here!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Classes: Thursdays & Saturdays. Check your packet and calendar for dates!
Publication: The Teen Zine, published by The Muse Writers Center. All fellows are required to submit.
Readings: Next reading date TBA, hosted at The Muse.
Mentorship: Four one-on-one meetings with a published, working author or poet.
Publication Education: The Showcase Piece. This is a collection of poems, 1 short story, or 1-2 chapters of prose that you'd like to work on during your mentorship. 20 pages maximum for poetry, 30 for prose--if this is not enough, email me. Consider your choice carefully, this piece of writing will be graded to measure your progress in the program and will be the only piece you work on with your mentor, which will be reviewed and revised with them at least three times. It will also be part of what you pitch to the agents and editors at the final Conference Day.
The Final Conference Day: Saturday, September 20th. The Muse Writers Center Conference will take place at The Sheraton Hotel at Waterside (777 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA 23510).
IMPORTANT DATES:
- First Summer Class: June 26th from 6:00-8:30 pm, with Jeff Hecker.
- The Muse Writers Center Inaugural Conference: September 20th, at The Sheraton Hotel at Waterside.
- Fellowship Classes: 6/24, 7/10, 7/24, 8/7, 8/21 (Final Reading!!)
- Saturday Morning Classes: 7/12, 7/19,7/26, 8/2, 8/9, 8/16 (Class Reading!)
TO DO:
It's time to register for classes!
- Writing Class will begin later in the summer, on July 12, 2025! Please register here: Creative Writing for High School Teens (Hybrid) - The Muse Writers Center
- Please Complete your Surveys by July 17th!
ASSIGNMENTS:
1.Submit to the Teen Zine. The Deadline to submit is extended to July 9th. To submit, check here!
2.Choose the agent you for your 1-1 conference session. Email me (jessica@the-muse.org) your agent choice by Friday, June 27, 2025.
3.Please email (jessica@the-muse.org) the first submission you shared with you mentor by June 30, 2025.
FORMS:
Do you need transportation to classes? Please fill out our transportation form.
SURVEYS:
TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jessica Grace Kelley, Youth Program Director, Fiction Teacher:
- Email: jessica@the-muse.org
- Phone: (571)-420-4706
Jeff Hecker, Poetry Teacher:
- Email: jhecker88@gmail.com
Spring Class Files
Class 1, Fiction, The Alpha Point Method