Poetry 1: Learning to Write Poetry
Online or at The MuseWhether you’re brand new to poetry or just need a refresher on the craft of writing poems, this class will focus on the fundamentals of what makes a great poem. With a strong emphasis on how to read a poem as a writer, this class mixes both traditional and formal poetry with modern contemporary examples…
Canceled 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 prompts, examples from diverse writers, and guided discussions, you’ll experiment with blending personal stories and ideas in unique ways. Whether you’re revisiting this familiar form…
Muse Writers Workshop: Creative Nonfiction
Online or at The MuseThe Creative Nonfiction Workshop continues with returning writers and new writers with creative nonfiction writing experience. Members of the group will actively write and workshop original work while taking a deeper look at the essential craft elements of writing that polishes the truth. We will focus on the power of the first person and the…
2026 Spring Teen Fellowship Class
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesTeen Fellowship Craft Class- Open to 2026 Teen Fellows. Check out the Fellowship Page here!
Writers Happy Hour
Join us for our Third Thursday Writers Happy Hour, an in-person, informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Feel free to let us know you’re coming on Facebook. We look forward to seeing your faces! January 8, 2026: Hosted byDusti Connelley and Michael Khandelwal at Green…
Not Ready For Workshop Writers Club
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. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83563196776?pwd=EeNmZfhYMH8YSaCIHc4SpuUy6OVlCf.1
Canceled The Advanced Fiction Workshop
Online or at The MuseThe Advanced Fiction Workshop continues with returning members, writers from The Fiction Workshop level, and new members with advanced fiction workshop experience. Having learned and refined the essential craft elements of fiction writing, it is time to actively write and revise our original short stories and chapters of novels. We will continue to master the…
Canceled Writing About Caregiving
OnlineCaregiving can be conceptualized in many different ways. There is the caregiving that's done for family members who are ill, elderly, and/or disabled and there's also childcare. Caregiving is often fraught and underrecognized, carrying with it both private and public consequences. Typically, there is little preparation and structural support for unpaid family caregivers such as…
The Intermediate Poetry Workshop
OnlineThe Poetry Workshop continues with returning members and new members having poetry writing experience. Fresh, intriguing poetry prompts offer group members the opportunity to experiment with various styles, forms, subjects and themes, and in doing so, will clarify their own voices as they actively write and revise original poems. Each workshop will include consideration of…
The Word: An Open Mic for Poets, Storytellers and Fabulists
The Zeiders American Dream Theater 4509 Commerce St., Virginia Beach, VA, United StatesThe Word is in collaboration with Zeiders American Dream Theater, The Muse Writers Center, and Tidewater Writers. The Word welcomes diverse voices and fans of poetry, spoken word, and all forms of creative writing. We encourage all ages and backgrounds to come together and share in the mutual adoration of words. The Z provides a…
Journaling Club
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesHave you wanted to try journaling? Have you journaled for years? Bring your supplies and join other journalers for two hours of journaling and socializing.
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…