PechaKucha Night @ 757 Makerspace
757 Makerspace Norfolk 237 W. 24th Street, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin The Muse and 757 Makerspace for our monthly PechaKucha Night! What is a 20x20 PechaKucha? The PechaKucha 20x20 presentation format is a slide show of 20 images, each auto-advancing after 20 seconds. It’s non-stop and you've got 400 seconds to tell your story, with visuals guiding the way. PechaKucha was created in Japan in…
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…
Creative Writing for Middle School Youth (Saturday Mornings)
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesCreative Writing for Middle School Youth (ages 11 to younger 14-year-olds) explores the fundamentals of creative writing and encourages each student to find their individual writing voice, no matter the genre (poetry, fiction, comics, songwriting, and screenwriting). Students will explore their creative expression through unique prompts, exercises, in-class writing, and opportunities to share and discuss…
Creative Writing for High School Teens (Hybrid)
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesCreative Writing for High School Teens encourages students to expand their creative writing by challenging them to elevate their creative voices with new writing techniques. During class, students learn in-depth literary craft techniques through lessons, exercises, and prompts. Popular topics include villain archetypes, magic system basics, how to write a fight scene, poetry, screenwriting, and…
24 Hour Comic Day
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United States24 Hour Comic Day is a challenge in which artists attempt to create a 24-page comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 hours. Cartoonist Scott McCloud came up with the challenge in 1990 as a creative exercise for himself and fellow comics artist Stephen R. Bissette. Beginning in 2004, writer Nat Gertler organized the…
Young Writers Class
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThe Young Writers Workshop explores a wide variety of genres and topics, including poetry, fiction, comics, and songwriting! During class, students engage their creative expression through various prompts, exercises, in-class writing sessions, and opportunities to share their work. All forms of creative writing are welcome. This course is open to all young writers in 3rd…
Heaven Assure, Shoulders High in the Room
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesIn this poetry workshop, we'll find forms of happiness in different life situations. Specifically, we will study excitement, grief and reconciliation, inspiration and creativity, and contentedness. Poets we will study…
Tobias Youngblood Book Launch and Q&A
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin The Muse Writers Center for a reading by Tobias Youngblood from his new book, Grave Covenant. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing. This event will be held in person at The Muse and copies of the book will be available for purchase. See the Muse's current Covid-19 policies. …
The Advanced Fiction Workshop (Sunday Afternoons)
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThe Advanced Fiction Workshop continues with returning members and new members with advanced fiction writing workshop experience. Members of the group will actively workshop their own and others’ original work…
Dominic Pistritto Book Launch and Q&A
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin The Muse Writers Center for a reading by Dominic Pistritto from his new book, Project: Apex One. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing. This event will be held in person at The Muse and copies of the book will be available for purchase. See the Muse's current Covid-19 policies.…
The Fiction Studio (Monday Evenings)
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThe Fiction Studio continues with returning members and new members with professional fiction workshop experience. We will actively write and revise original short stories and chapters of novels as well as consider various aspects of the creative and professional life of the fiction writer. All members of the group will have the opportunity to submit…
Poetry 1: Learning to Write Poetry
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Ave, Suite #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesWhether 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…