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Last Chance for Summer Classes
Our Fall Schedule should be announced later this week!
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Writers Craft
- Writing the Unreliable Narrator: Saturday, August 28, 1-3:30 p.m., online. Instructor: Jean Klein. More information
- Building Better Worlds: Saturday, August 28, 1-3:30 p.m., online. Instructor: Chris DeMatteo. More information
Writers Life & Creativity
- Writing to Heal: Saturday, August 28, 1-3:30 p.m., online. Instructor: John DeDakis. More information
Writers Research
- Alien Life on Exoplanets: Saturday, August 28, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., online. Instructor: John Aguiar. More information
- The Evolution of the English Language: Sunday, September 5, 1-3:30 p.m., online. Instructor: John Aguiar. More information
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Most all classes will be held online, using Zoom. Our fall session will feature both in-person and online classes. To participate this summer, 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
Write Now! with The Muse & Slover Library for Adults
Are you looking for a little inspiration? Come on down (virtually), join us and Write Now! A talented and qualified Muse teacher will lead you through an easy, fun, and creative workshop full of writing prompts and creative sharing. Free registration required.
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Rachel Yurko Book Launch and Q&A
Join us for a reading by Rachel Yurko from her latest children's book, Emma's Anchor, followed by a Q&A. This free event will be held over a Zoom webinar, and a recording will be available after the event. Please register to receive the Zoom link.
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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators Meeting
Join us at the Muse for the meeting for 757 Comic and Cartoon Creators! Come hang with fellow comic artists and writers. Talk. Draw. Be merry. All that good stuff.
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Padraig Regan Reading and Q&A
Join us for a virtual reading with Irish writer Padraig Regan, followed by an audience Q&A. This free event will be held over a Zoom webinar, and a recording will be available after the event. Please register to receive the Zoom link.
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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
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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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College & Grad School Scholarships
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If you are a current or former Muse student starting or continuing undergraduate or graduate education in creative writing, you are welcome to apply for one of our Joan Rorke-McClure Futures Scholarships. The deadline is August 31, 2021. Please complete the online form to apply.
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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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