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1st Friday Writers’ Coffee Break
1st Friday Writers’ Coffee Break
Join us every 1st Friday of the month from 10:30 a.m.-Noon at Cafe Stella in Ghent for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation and camaraderie over a (perhaps much needed) coffee break. Each month will be hosted by different Muse teachers, who will be available to answer…
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Preparing for Your Reading
Preparing for Your Reading
Learn to bring your writing to life at public readings and open-mics. This interactive, small-group workshop will focus on simple oral and physical techniques to teach you the skills to read like a pro. You’ll practice reading your own writing--with constructive feedback--to help you become an effective, engaging reader.
Celebration of the Lives of Mary & Emily Wilt
Celebration of the Lives of Mary & Emily Wilt
Following the memorial service at H. D. Oliver Funeral Home on Colonial Ave., friends and family are invited to The Muse Writers Center for a reception and a celebration of the lives of Mary Wilt and Emily Wilt.
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Writers Happy Hour
Writers Happy Hour
Every week, we’ll be visiting a different bar in Norfolk’s Ghent! Join us every Wednesday from 5:15-7 p.m. at a different location in Norfolk’s Ghent for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Come and join us! Feel free to let us know you’re coming…
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Write-in at Slover
Write-in at Slover
Join other writers in a place with no pressure, no critiquing, and no deadlines. Just a place for writing inspiration and practice. -Beginners and experienced writers welcome; teens and adults; all genres -Writing exercises and fun prompts led by area authors -Find library resources designed to help writers -Share your work (if you want to)…
Comics Show n’ Tell
Comics Show n’ Tell
For one last hurrah of the comics gallery at the Muse Writer Center, we are having an artist talk where our makers are invited to speak about their comics, WIPs, and past work. This is a great entry to the local comics scene in the 757, as well as a good time to learn what…
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Using Your Military Experience To Write Science Fiction
Using Your Military Experience To Write Science Fiction
Many veterans and active-duty military members have profound experiences in combat, in war zones, during peacekeeping, or in exotic places—all of which they may want to use in writing fiction. It’s an incredible well from which to draw very vivid and emotional writing. In this seminar, open only to writers of science fiction and fantasy…
Writers Happy Hour
Writers Happy Hour
Every week, we’ll be visiting a different bar in Norfolk’s Ghent! Join us every Wednesday from 5:15-7 p.m. at a different location in Norfolk’s Ghent for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Come and join us! Feel free to let us know you’re coming…
A Reading and Conversation with David Weber
A Reading and Conversation with David Weber
Join The Muse Writers Center for a reading and conversation with one of the greatest science fiction authors of our era, David Weber. After a brief talk, David will read from his work, and then have ample time for questions. Military service members, veterans, and their families and caregivers will have priority seating. The event…
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SlamFest 2020 — Non Qualifying Preliminary
SlamFest 2020 — Non Qualifying Preliminary
Through performance poetry, young people embrace the importance of literacy and the power of a refined voice. They develop a lifelong love of self-expression while bonding with like-minded students in a shared experience. Students learn how to represent themselves, their experiences, and their ideas, powerfully. As this is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students to develop…
Writers Happy Hour
Writers Happy Hour
Every week, we’ll be visiting a different bar in Norfolk’s Ghent! Join us every Wednesday from 5:15-7 p.m. at a different location in Norfolk’s Ghent for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Come and join us! Feel free to let us know you’re coming…
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Muse January Reading #2
Muse January Reading #2
Join The Muse Writers Center this January and enjoy a great meal at three inspiring and entertaining readings by our talented student and professional writers featuring poetry, fiction, memoir, and nonfiction they created in our summer creative writing classes. Each reading is free and open to the public. Donations to the Muse’s scholarship fund will…
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Creative Office Hours – Talk Back
Creative Office Hours – Talk Back
Creative Office Hours will take the form of a Talk Back! Join us for a special discussion led by The Z's Community Liaison after the world premiere of St. Irene's written by ODU alum & adjunct professor, Manoli Kourementis. The premiere of this play encapsulates the creative process The Z fosters through its Hatchery Series…
Teen Open Mic Night
Teen Open Mic Night
Open to Teens 12-17. Come read original short stories, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Sign-ups begin at 7 p.m. Approximately 5-minute slots available. The event will be chaperoned, and the teens request the audience be mostly teens beside the chaperones. Pizza & Refreshments Provided! More Information: Email Anna Fitzgerald or visit our Facebook event page.
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The Muse Salon @ A Night of Philosophy & Ideas in Norfolk, Virginia
The Muse is excited to be part of Virginia’s first-ever Night of Philosophy & Ideas which will ponder this year’s central theme, “Being Alive: exploring humanity’s relationship with the world and other species." The majestic central atrium at Slover Library in Norfolk will set the stage for a 12-hour marathon of lectures and performances on…
Women Writers Who Submit Meeting
Women Writers Who Submit Meeting
This is a submission party/meeting for current WWS members. Anyone interested in joining WWS, contact Kelly Sokol, and we'll schedule an orientation meeting ahead of time so you can participate.
Just Write Saturday
Just Write Saturday
Leave your distractions at home, and join us for an open writing day at The Muse Writers Center. How long can you sit down and write? The goal is to bring your laptop or notebook and write all day if you’d like, in a loose and creative environment. Writing prompts will be available in case…
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Writers Happy Hour
Writers Happy Hour
Every week, we'll be visiting a different bar in Norfolk's Ghent! Join us every Wednesday from 5:15-7 p.m. at a different location in Norfolk's Ghent for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Come and join us! Feel free to let us know you're coming…
Muse January Reading #3
Muse January Reading #3
Join The Muse Writers Center this January and enjoy a great meal at three inspiring and entertaining readings by our talented student and professional writers featuring poetry, fiction, memoir, and nonfiction they created in our summer creative writing classes. Each reading is free and open to the public. Donations to the Muse’s scholarship fund will…
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CANCELLED: Humanities Behind Bars
CANCELLED: Humanities Behind Bars
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a precautionary measure, The Muse Writers Center is suspending classes and events from Sunday, March 15 through Thursday, April 2. We hope to be able to reschedule classes and events affected after that time. Chapter meeting & letter-writing hours. All are welcome! https://www.facebook.com/humanitiesbehindbars/
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Love Is A Strange Hotel or Love is Honeysuckle-Cinnamon or Love is Black Ice on a Bright Day
Love Is A Strange Hotel or Love is Honeysuckle-Cinnamon or Love is Black Ice on a Bright Day
Though we yearn for intimate connection--physical and emotional--romantic relationships are both a source of deep delight as well as a cause for grave anxiety and sorrow. In this workshop, we will write about the complexities of the heart using personal experience as fuel. Using humor or pathos or various combinations of both, the goal is…
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1st Friday Writers’ Coffee Break
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Writers Happy Hour
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Muse January Reading #2
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