Event
The Thing at the Naro Theater
Naro Expanded Cinema (1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517, United States)The Thing comes to the Naro big screen for Flashback Friday on Friday, January 24, 2025. We’ll have plenty of boozy beverages available, with proceeds benefiting The Muse Writers Center’s scholarship funds. As always, all alcohol sales are CASH only–please hit the ATM beforehand. We’ll also have plenty of other goodies, theater snacks, and trivia…
Rocky Horror at The Naro Expanded Cinema
Naro Expanded Cinema (1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517, United States)"Creatures of the Naro" is bringing all the fun you'd expect from a live Rocky Horror shadow cast and more on Friday, January 31, 2025. We’ll have plenty of boozy beverages available, with proceeds benefiting The Muse Writers Center's scholarship funds. As always, all alcohol sales are CASH only--please hit the ATM beforehand. We’ll also…
Yorktown Writers’ Workshop Book Launch
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesRiver's Review is the poetry anthology of the Yorktown Writers' Workshop. The poems in this year's journal tap into a collective literary journey across themes, forms, and self expression. From dreams to visual art to nature, the subject natter becomes personal, as each writer attempts to make becomes personal as each writer attempts to make…
Pick Your Passion! Creative Expression Class @ Hampton Public Library
Hamton Public Library 4207 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA, United StatesThe Muse Writers Center and Hampton Library are partnering to bring a new youth class to Hampton Road's youth, Pick Your Passion: an in-person, prompt-based class for students ages 10 to 14. We believe that every child has a story to write. They just need some inspiration and motivation! During Pick Your Passion, a talented…
Canceled Food For Thought
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesFamilies, come to The Muse Writers Center for Lunch and a creative writing Workshop! Come to The Muse every 2nd Sunday for a catered lunch event and writing workshop! Participants use the written word to explore food, family and culture. This event brings generational families with children together to reflect on their cultures through recipes…
John Rosenman Book Launch
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJohn was an English professor at Norfolk State University where he designed and taught a course in how to write Science fiction and Fantasy. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Horror Writers Association and has published over 200 stories in places such as Weird Tales, Whitley Strieber’s Aliens, Fangoria, Galaxy, Endless…
Write Now! at Slover Library
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesFind The Muse and WRITE NOW! Do you wonder if you can write? Have you always wanted to write a story? Are you looking for a little inspiration? Do you need a little creative motivation? Well, we believe that everyone has a story and everyone can write it. You just need some inspiration and motivation!…
Queer Writers Meet-up @ Eleanor’s NFK
Eleanor's Norfolk 806 Baldwin Ave #1, Norfok, VA, United StatesCalling all queer writers! Join us every first Saturday in person at Eleanor's Norfolk from 10-11. This is a space to meet up with other local creatives, meet new friends, and talk all things writing. Looking to get some words on the page? Come to our Rainbow Write-in at the Muse every third Tuesday. Co-hosted…
Fantastical Worlds: A Writing Group for Speculative Fiction
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesSpeculative fiction is an umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or other imaginative realms. Does this describe your writing? If so, come join us for our monthly speculative fiction writers gathering! A unique blend of craft talk, brain…
Writers Zoom Meet-Up
Virtual EventJoin The Muse on the first Tuesday of each month* for our monthly Writers Zoom Meet-Up, an informal get-together where writers from anywhere in the world enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and discussion about what we're working on. Breakout rooms by genre will be available. Let's get together and build connections with other writers and learn more…
Writers Coffee Break
Cafe Stella 1907 Colonial Ave., Norfolk, United StatesJoin us for our monthly 1st Friday Writers Coffee Breaks at Cafe Stella in Ghent! At these informal get-togethers, 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 questions from…
Roll For Discussion: TTRPG Club
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThe next best thing to playing TTRPGs is talking about them. Want to gush about that cool thing that happened in your game? Need to workshop your character backstory or your world’s obscure magical lore? Finished your cosplay or found the perfect specialty dice and want to show them off? Whether you are a player,…