CNU Writers Conference 2023
Virginia is for Writers: Come to the CNU Writers Conference Join The Muse at Christopher Newport University’s 41st Annual Writers Conference, Saturday, May 6 at CNU’s Freeman Center. Enjoy a keynote address, 11 breakout sessions, a writing contest, pitch sessions, an open mic, and an opportunity to network with fellow writers, publishers, and agents. Featured…
Read MoreMarsCon 2023
Join The Muse Writers Center at MarsCon 2023, Southeast Virginia’s longest running science fiction and fantasy convention. Special guests include authors D. J. Butler, Katie Cross, and Phillip Pournelle; artist Chaz Kemp; musician Mikey Mason; and Muse friends Cassandra Clarke, John G. Hartness, Pushing Dragons, and Michael Khandelwal. It’s the most fun convention of the…
Read MoreODU LitFest Opening Reception
Join The Muse Writers Center and Old Dominion University to celebrate the opening of the 45th Annual ODU Literary Festival. 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 a cash…
Read More2022 Hampton Roads Writers Conference
The Hampton Roads Writers Conference is live and in-person this year, September 22-24 in Virginia Beach. Now in its 14th year, the conference features 1 evening plus 2 full days of workshops, 2 best-selling keynoters (Edmund R. Schubert & Wendy H. Jones), 2 first-ten-lines critique sessions, 50+ workshops during 10 breakout sessions, ten-minute agent pitches,…
Read MoreMarsCon 2022
Join The Muse Writers Center at MarsCon 2022, Southeast Virginia’s longest running science fiction and fantasy convention. Special guests include authors Peter V. Brett, David Weber, Phillip Pournelle; artist Kaysha Siemens; musician Mikey Mason; and Muse friends N. A. Ratnayake, Jason Ray Carney, Chase A. Folmar, and Michael Khandelwal. It’s the most fun convention of…
Read MoreChristopher Newport University’s Virtual Writers Conference
Christopher Newport University’s 39th Annual Writers Conference Join Christopher Newport University for their very first virtual Writers Conference, sponsored in part by The Muse Writers Center. This one-day event includes various workshops and a panel discussion and offers an opportunity for writers to learn from agents, editors, publishers, the best of authors, poets, professional teachers,…
Read More2021 Virginia Festival of the Book – The Write Start: Moseley Speed Critiques
The Write Start: Moseley Speed Critiques Register for the live webinar here. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Viewers may also watch the live stream on YouTube, and a recording of the event will be available afterwards at the same link. The Moseley Writers will read anonymously submitted first pages aloud, discuss story elements…
Read MoreHampton Roads Writers – Convergence of Writers
Fall 2020 Convergence of Writers Saturday, September 19, 2020 10am-4:45pm A one-day virtual event featuring ten one-hour writer workshops Find out more here!
Read MoreGrit and Grace: 43rd Annual ODU Literary Festival – Day 5
Join Thursday’s events here. All events are via virtual webinar, and links for each day appear in the tabs below. Purchase featured books at the ODU Bookstore!
Read MoreGrit and Grace: 43rd Annual ODU Literary Festival – Day 4
Join Wednesday’s events here. All events are via virtual webinar, and links for each day appear in the tabs below. Purchase featured books at the ODU Bookstore!
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