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Summer 2022 Class Schedule Announced!
You'll find our introductory classes, workshops, and studios in Poetry, Fiction, Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Comics/Graphic Novels, Songwriting, as well as many great classes for Young Writers and Teens . Plus we have a great series of all-new craft, creativity, research, and professional development seminars
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In-Person, Online, & Hybrid Classes
- Online classes meet over Zoom; you can take them from anywhere.
- In In-person classes, everyone will meet at our physical center.
- Hybrid classes are where it's your choice whether to attend In-Person or through Zoom each class meeting. We have installed an excellent hybrid system to ensure both In-Person and Zoom students have the same great experience. The instructor will host the class in a physical Muse classroom.
Return of In-Person Adult and Youth Camps
What Should You Take Next?
In most of our genre areas, we have created a "#2" class that comes in between the "#1" class-level and the workshop-level. If you don't see a "#2"-level class in your genre, then it's fine to move to the workshop-level. If you are already in the workshop-level, it's fine to stay with your teacher or explore other teachers or genres.
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In Addition to Our Regular Classes, Teachers from Around the Country Are Offering:
- SF/F Novelist Cassandra Clarke, teaching Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop, Worldbuilding, Creating a Great Antagonist, and also Creative Writing Camp for Adults
- Memoirist Deborah J. Cohen, teaching Writing About Parents
- Novelist/journalist John DeDakis, teaching How to Write a Novel and Buffing and Polishing: The Art of the Rewrite
- NY Literary Agent Jessica Errera, teaching The Path to Publication: An Agent’s Point of View
- Poet Amanda Huynh, teaching Writing the Multilingual Poem
- Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria, teaching Relish and Replenish: A Poetry Workshop
- Novelist Susan Isaak Lolis, teaching Write Strong Characters and Folklore and Mythology in your Fiction
- Journalist/Nonfiction Writer Patti McCracken, teaching Stopping Writer’s Block and also Creative Writing Camp for Adults
- Poet Joy Priest, teaching Autobiography of Metaphor in Poems
- Former Virginia Poet Laureate Tim Seibles, teaching Tell Me A Story and also Creative Writing Camp for Adults
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Spring Classes This Week
We have a few classes remaining this Spring. Register now! Tuition assistance and flexibility is always available if you need it. Just check that box on the payment form...
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Youth & Teen Writers
- Comics For Young Writers: Saturday, May 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Kristin Mehaffey. More information
Military/Family & Caregivers
- “What’s Going On?”—Understanding the music of the Vietnam Era: In Person on Saturday, May 21, 4-6 p.m. Instructor: Jack Sommers. More information
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In-Person & Online Events
Author Advice Club with Carrie Schonhoff
Join Slover Library and The Muse for a special National Poetry Month edition of the Author Advice Club! This month's visiting author is poet Carrie Schonhoff. This is a wonderful opportunity to chat with a professional writer/poet in a casual small group setting and ask all those questions, big and small, you’ve been curious about. Free registration required.
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Write Now! with Yorktown Libraries and The Muse
Are you looking for a little inspiration? Come on down (virtually), join The Muse and York County Public Library 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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Kelly Sokol Livestreamed Book Launch
Listen to longtime Muse teacher and friend Kelly Sokol read from her latest book, Breach. This event will stream from Kelly's Facebook page
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John Cameron Book Launch and Q&A
Join The Muse for a reading by John Cameron from his new book, The Roads of War. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. All welcome!
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Brittney Boyd Book Launch and Q&A
Join The Muse for a reading by Brittney Boyd from her debut novel, Suspended License. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. All welcome!
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Stockley Gardens Arts Festival
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Saturday & Sunday, May 21 & 22, In-Person at Stockley Gardens Park in Norfolk, More information
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Come visit the Muse table at the Stockley Gardens Arts Festival All welcome!
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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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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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Dylan West Book Launch and Q&A
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Join The Muse for a reading by Dylan West from his new book, Scribes' Descent. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing along with a raffle for a free hardcover of the book and a chance to play the video game of Scribes' Descent. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. All welcome!
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Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, liked, and/or sent great energy our way during Give Local 757, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022! This year, we raised more than $37,000 from more than 560 generous donors! And we won the 3rd place grant prize. Our anonymous donor was impressed, and even though we didn't reach the match amount, they will donate an extra $10,000 to The Muse and save the other $10,000 match for our Giving Tuesday fundraiser on November 29.
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Special Prize to Donors
We held a random drawing with the names of everyone who donated to us during Give Local 757 and picked three winners of a free seminar. The winners are: Will Bane, Kathy Duncan, & Rosanne Walters. Congratulations!
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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 no longer required to wear a mask, though it is encouraged.
- 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, 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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