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Teen Zine Launch Party and Open Mic
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesLaunching soon! The Muse Writers Center is proud to present the third edition of our in-house literary teen zine, Musings. Please join us in celebrating it at our Launch Party & Teen Open Mic Night! Pick up a copy of the new zine and enjoy readings from the talented teen contributors. Regardless of your involvement…
Napoleon Dynamite at The Naro Expanded Cinema
Naro Expanded Cinema (1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517, United States)Napoleon Dynamite comes to the Naro big screen for Flashback Friday on Friday, August 9, 2024. 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…
Norfolk Word Art Show
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesWelcome to the Norfolk Word Art Show! This monthly open mic takes place at The Muse Writers Center every third Friday, with a different featured performer each month to kick things off. Sign up to share any original written words - material from poets, songwriters, comedians, and playwrites. If you can write it, we would…
Synnika Lofton Presents: Poetry for the People
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin host Synnika Lofton and four local writers for an evening of poetry and spoken word. Performers: TBA
Kids & Teens 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!…
Christopher Newport University 42nd Annual Writers Conference
Christopher Newport University 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA, United StatesJoin The Muse at Christopher Newport University’s 42nd Annual Writers Conference, Saturday, September 14th at CNU’s Freeman Center. Enjoy a keynote address, 12 breakout sessions, a writing contest, pitch sessions, an open mic, and an opportunity to network with fellow writers, publishers, and agents. Featured speakers include Leslye Penelope and a dozen professional writers, poets,…
About Us Writers Club
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesAbout Us centers participant-led discussions and workshops to elevate craft and build community. With a focus on creative representation and holistic engagement, writers impacted by ableism will enhance their writing skills. About Us is dynamic space for exploring creative ideas and fostering meaningful connections for the disabled community. Join us online
The Not Ready For Workshop Writers
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesWriters will read about six minutes of something they have written, then receive gentle feedback from other members of the club. Ages 18 and up. All levels of writing experience. Writers will meet in the auditorium, at the rear of the the Muse.
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!…
The Naro Theater 1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA, United States
The Room comes to the Naro big screen for Flashback Friday on Friday, September 27, 2024. 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…
Show & Grow Your Prose
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin us for Show and Grow Your Prose... in-person at The Muse. Don't miss the chance to get free, professional feedback on your written work. Presenters will read up to ten minutes of their material, which will be followed by another ten minutes of feedback from our guest critiquers Lauran Strait and Michael Khandelwal. If…
ODU LitFest Opening Reception
The Green Onion 1603 Colley Ave., Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin The Muse Writers Center and Old Dominion University to celebrate the opening of the 47th Annual ODU Literary Festival: Ancient Futures. Presenters, participants, and attendees of the festival along with students, teachers, and friends of The Muse and the ODU MFA in Creative Writing program are welcome to enjoy hors d’oeuveres and conversation (with…