Note: Completely different July & August Sessions are also available!

Each hour in this fun, day-long, creative writing “camp” for adults, we’ll explore different aspects of writing and the writing life. We’ll write together, and we’ll enjoy 2 camp-wide/keynote sessions and 12 breakout sessions/workshops led by noted teachers and authors to explore craft, professional development, and writerly fun.

The day will conclude with a 5 p.m. Writers Happy Hour, where you can mingle with fellow writers as well as Muse students, teachers, and friends.

Join us and have fun with your words, try something new, and hone your craft–rejuvenating yourself in a guided, friendly, and supportive environment. Light snacks and supplies provided. Bag lunch or lunch on your own. Limited to 20 attendees.

Camp-wide addresses and workshops:

• AM: Morning Prompt Writing (Write Now), led by Alison Schoew
• PM: Poetry as Making Sense of the World, led by Luisa Igloria, Poet Laureate of Virginia

Breakouts Sessions:

• Writing Children’s Books, led by Wilhelmine Bellevue
• Nearby Stars: The Interstellar Neighborhood, led by John M. Aguiar
• Think Like a Reporter: A Journalistic Approach to Memoir and Creative Nonfiction, led by Shawn Girvan
• Worldbuilding, led by Cassandra Clarke
• Zentangle for Beginners, led by Donna Wynn
• Your Book is Your Business: What to do AFTER You Publish a Book, led by Desiree Cooper
• Poetry: Our Voices, Our Time, led by Synnika A. Lofton
• Word Game Hour, led by Alison Schoew
• Playing with Point of View, led by Cassandra Clarke
• Publishing Talk, led by Cassandra Clarke
• Screenwriting, led by Diane Fine
• Writing 4-Panel Comics, led by Rebecca Tigner

Please note: This class or event is in-person and will be held at our center.