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In Person Events & Classes
Online Events & Classes
Hybrid Events & Classes
The Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Workshop
OnlineThis workshop is for creative nonfiction writers with some prior experience who want to refine their craft and develop their storytelling skills. Participants will receive constructive feedback on their original…
Memoir Fundamentals in the Morning
Online or at The MuseDiscover the essential building blocks of memoir. In this four-week workshop, we'll explore one fundamental element each week: voice, truth, structure, and reflection. Through reading, writing exercises, and peer feedback,…
Memoir Fundamentals in the Evening
Online or at The MuseDiscover the essential building blocks of memoir. In this four-week workshop, we'll explore one fundamental element each week: voice, truth, structure, and reflection. Through reading, writing exercises, and peer feedback,…
Your Very Own Memory Remote Control: A Workshop in Memoir and Remembering
OnlineYou own what happened to you. Your life is yours to tell. In this single session generative workshop, we explore the power of memory in memoir writing. Grab your memory…
Find Your Muse: Essay Exploration
Online or at The MuseRediscover the essay as a versatile and creative medium for expression! In this workshop, we’ll explore various forms of essays—from narrative reflections to op-eds, lyrical musings, and beyond. Through inspiring…
Writing About Family Secrets
OnlineFamily. Secrets. Each word is fraught with its own complicated dynamics. Merged together, the concept of family secrets is ripe for exploration, particularly when we think about what it means…
To the Point: Flash Nonfiction, Part 2
OnlineIn this follow-up workshop, we'll deepen your flash nonfiction practice by workshopping your own work and exploring advanced craft moves. Participants will receive feedback on original flash pieces, study how…
Flash CNF Fundamentals
OnlineDiscover the essential building blocks of flash nonfiction. In this four-week workshop, we’ll explore one fundamental element each week: Urgency, Economy, Immediacy, and Structure. Through reading, writing exercises, and peer…
Writing the lyric essay: how to braid poetry with prose
Online or at The MuseLyric essays stand at the confluence of musical, image-driven language from poetry and the expansive truth-telling of the essay. Beginning with a study of craft, we will examine the variations…
Broken Bindings: Writing About Estrangement “
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesIt can be so difficult to write about the relationships we've lost, whether those are relationships with friends, romantic partners, family members, of even places we once loved. In this…
Write the Body
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThe body remembers. It hears and sees and knows. In this four-hour in-person workshop, we’ll explore the stories our brain, muscles, heart, and other parts are longing to tell. We’ll…