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The Muse Book Sale!
Thursday, December 9-Wednesday, December 22, during our regular open hours, In-Person at The Muse, More information
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Feeling the winter blues settling in? Cozy up with a book for the holidays!
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Over the years, The Muse has been dedicated to building its library out of the best writing resources, classics, hard-to-find poetry, and donations from our incredible community. But our library is filling up nicely and we have leftover books that need to find a good home!
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Come to The Muse and find your next great read! We have hundreds of classics, writing resources, painting guides, cookbooks, Christmas-themed books, and much more!
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The Muse Book Sale will be available to the public during our scheduled open hours starting on Thursday, December 9 and running through December 22.
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- $1 per book
- $5 for six books
- $10 for 12 books
- $20 for a canvas bag filled with books
- $25 for a Muse carrier bag filled with books
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Cash, check, and credit cards accepted. Hope to see you at our book sale!
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Last Class this December: Register Now!
Our winter/spring online course schedule will be out later this week. Stay tuned!
Writers Craft
- Making Sci-Fi and Fantasy Digestible: Saturday, December 11, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Erin Beaty. More information
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All classes will be held online, using Zoom. We all hope to be back in person next year, but for now, to ensure everyone's health and safety during the Delta-variant surge, we are staying online this fall. To participate, students must have a stable internet connection with a computer or device with a webcam and microphone.
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Online & In-Person Events
Writers Zoom Meet-Up
Join us 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 about our craft from each other. Zoom registration required.
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Projects, Passions, and Possibilities Writing Group
A roundtable discussion open to all writers and generated by the interests of the participants to exchange and spread information. Free registration required. Hosted by author, Fran Ward
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Words Matter. Our World Matters. (A Poetry Reading and Panel)
Join The Muse Writers Center for a virtual poetry reading and panel featuring 7 Virginia Youth Poet Laureates and Poetry Ambassadors (Reed Williamson, Sasa Aakil, Charlotte Maleski, Trinity Allen, Sainey Ceasay, Yunseo Chung, and Ayana Askew) and NYC Youth Poet Laureate and the Northeastern Regional Finalist for the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate, Serena Yang--all in conversation with Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria. This event will be held via Zoom webinar. Free registration required.
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Patchwork Party: A Creative Play-Session for Writers, Artists and Musicians
In our modern world of social media and rapid sharing, it’s hard to avoid imposter syndrome and the feeling that our art is only valid once it’s been “liked” and commented on by the public. At Patchwork Party, we invite you to grab some simple art supplies, headphones, and notebook and give your internal and external critics the day off as we engage the spontaneous side of our creativity. Free registration required. Hosted by Skye Zentz.
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20/30 Writers Club
The 20/30 Writers Group is a monthly writing group for young adults. Each monthly meeting has a Question and Answer session with a guest writer. Join us as we improve our writing skills while building connections with each other. Free registration required. Hosted by Derek Spohn & Susan Deutsch.
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Author Advice Club
Join Slover Library and The Muse Writers Center the third Tuesday of each month for a Q&A with a published author! This group is geared toward writers with some experience who are looking to gain insight into the world of professional writing; however, all are welcome to join.
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Writers Happy Hour
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Wednesday, December 22, 5-6:30 p.m., In-Person at Plaza Del Sol, More information
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Join us as we come back together and meet in-person for our Writers Happy Hour, an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. When you come, you can also head over to The Muse for the last day of our Book Sale. We look forward to seeing your faces again!
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If you're making a donation during the holiday season, we'd appreciate your support. Nonprofits everywhere have struggled financially during the pandemic, and The Muse is no exception. We're trying to raise $20,000 before the end of the year.
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Did you know? We offer nearly 300 classes and serve more than 1,500 students (from age 6 to post-retirement) each year. We provide more than $28,000 in tuition assistance to nearly 300 students, and we helped send 4 people to college this year through scholarships. The Muse gives writers a voice, organizing readings, open mics, and writers events that reach more than 13,000 adults, teens, and kids yearly. And we're expanding our outreach to senior living communities, youth, and military & veterans groups--even in this time of COVID-19. Your support will enable us to continue our mission to support the literary community, especially important as we continue to adapt during coronavirus.
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Become a Member of The Muse
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We invite you to become an annual Sustaining Member of The Muse Writers Center. With your support, we are able to strengthen our programs and outreach. All members will receive a discount on Muse classes, discounts at local businesses, and their own author page on this website. Library check-out privileges will begin when the coronavirus crisis is past us, and for those joining at higher levels, we have many thank-you gifts ranging from cool swag to free classes.
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Gift Certificates
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High School Sophomores & Juniors... Be a Teen Fellow!
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The Muse Writers Center is now taking application for our 2022 Teen Writers Fellowship! Any sophomore or junior student who lives in the greater Tidewater/Hampton Roads area is encouraged to apply. The fellows selected will receive 25 creative writing classes and workshops, 4 mentorship sessions with a professional writer, and have the chance to pitch to literary agents at the Hampton Roads Writers Conference. All at no cost to the fellow! Deadline to apply is January 3, 2022.
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Due to updated CDC, state, and city guidance, The Muse has changed some policies in order to best protect our amazing community. When you visit, please abide by our guidelines.
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- The Muse Writers Center's physical space is open for people to write, meet others, and learn more about The Muse four days a week: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See our Locations, Hours, & Directions page for more information.
- You must be vaccinated (those 12 and older) to enter The Muse's physical space. You are required to wear a mask upon entering. Once inside, if you are in a room by yourself, you may remove your mask. But if two or more are gathered in one room or public space, you must wear a mask.
- The Muse has installed is installing an iWave-R air purification system that uses needlepoint bipolar ionization (NPBI) cold plasma technology to sanitize the air, killing viruses, bacteria, and mold.
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Come Back from COVID Campaign
Become a Sponsor
During the Coronavirus in-person shutdown, the staff of The Muse Writers Center has been busy preparing for our eventual re-opening. We are re-organizing our library, assembling more comfortable furniture for our classrooms, and more.
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All sponsorships are tax-deductible and all donors will be acknowledged with a thank you plaque on the item(s) or room(s) sponsored. Sponsorships can be made in honor of or in memory of someone special. Credit cards and checks are accepted. You can sponsor more than one item or room, and can split larger sponsorships into payments.
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What's Still Available?
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Stay Connected! Join The Writers Reservoir on Facebook
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Visit facebook.com/groups/WritersReservoir and connect with other writers and share articles, essays and personal experiences about being a writer in the world today as well as information about places to submit, contests, conferences, and more. The Writers Reservoir is more than a writers’ resource, it is a writers’ community! It is a place where writers can share, learn, connect and find that often elusive creative spark. The Writers Reservoir is a Facebook group. All writers are welcome to join and send invitations to join.
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The Muse Writers Center’s projects, classes, and events are made possible in part through sponsorship by the City of Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Queen of Virginia Skill & Entertainment, the Business Consortium for Arts Support, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020 as well as The Literary Arts Emergency Fund, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and the Norfolk Department of Economic Development.
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