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Register Now for a Summer Class!
You'll find our introductory classes and workshops in Poetry, Fiction, Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Comics/Graphic Novels, Songwriting, Storytelling, as well as many great classes for Young Writers and Teens . Plus we have a great series of all-new craft, creativity, knowledge, and professional development seminars
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In-Person, Online, & Hybrid Classes
- 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.
- Online classes meet over Zoom; you can take them from anywhere.
What Should You Take Next?
In most of our genre areas, we have created a "#3" and "#2" class that comes in between the "#1" class-level and the workshop-level. If you don't see a higher-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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Summer Classes Starting Now...
Poetry
- Poetry 3: Going Deeper with Revision & Workshop: 6-meeting hybrid class that begins Tuesday, June 27, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Tracy Rice Weber. More information
Screenwriting
- Screenwriting 2: Getting Your Script On Its Feet: 6-meeting hybrid class that begins Tuesday, June 27, 7-9:30 p.m. (mostly bi-weekly). Instructor: Diane Fine. More information
Songwriting
- Songwriting 1: The Lyrical Craft: 4-meeting online class that begins Wednesday, June 28, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
Nonfiction & Memoir
- Memoir Exploration: 4-meeting online class that begins Wednesday, July 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Lisa Cooper. More information
Writers Craft
- How to Write True Crime: An online class that meets Saturday, July 8, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Patti McCracken. More information
- Writing Compelling Heroes: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, July 8, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Jean Klein. More information
Youth & Teens
- Creative Writing for Middle School Youth (Saturday Mornings): 6-meeting in-person class that begins Saturday, July 8, 10 a.m.-Noon p.m. Instructor: Many. More information
- Creative Writing for Middle School Youth (Saturday Afternoons): 6-meeting in-person class that begins Saturday, July 8, 1-3 p.m. Instructor: Many. More information
Writers Knowledge
- Building Oceans & Waterworlds: An in-person class that meets Saturday, July 8, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: John Aguiar. More information
Writers Life & Creativity
- Getting into the Creative State of FLOW: A hybrid class that meets Sunday, July 9, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Anna Fitzgerald. More information
Military/Family & Caregivers
- Armed Services Arts Partnership: Creative Writing: 6-meeting online class that begins Sunday, July 9, 6-8:30 p.m. Instructor: Alison Schoew. More information
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Register Now for Youth & Adult Summer Camps
We are excited to announce the return of a full schedule of summer camps for Elementary, Middle, and High School writers as well as 3 completely different in-person 1-Day Creative Writing "Camps" (or Mini-Conference Days) for Adults this summer.
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Learn more and register today. Hope to see you there!
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For Youth
For Adults
- Monday, July 24: 1-Day Creative Writing "Camp" for Adults: with teachers/speakers: Tim Seibles, John DeDakis, Michael Krentz, Rebecca Tigner, Chris De Matteo, Donna Wynn, Bridget Dolan, Chay Jones, Lisa Kendrick, & Skye Zentz
- Friday, August 18: 1-Day Creative Writing "Camp" for Adults: with teachers/speakers: Kelly Sokol, Bridget Dolan, Lisa Cooper, Eddie Dowe, Kindra McDonald, Chay Jones, Patrick Dacey, John Aguiar, Sylvia Liu, & Alison Schoew
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Free In-Person, Online, & Hybrid 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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Queer Writers Meet-up at Eleanor's NFK
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Saturday, July 1, 10-11 a.m., In-Person at Eleanor's Books Norfolk, More information
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Calling all queer writers! Join us every first Saturday in person at Eleanor's Norfolk from 10-11 a.m. This is a space to meet up with other local creatives, meet new friends, and talk all things writing.
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Writers Zoom Meet-Up
Please Note: Due to the Independence Day Holiday, this meeting will be Thursday, July 6
Join The Muse on the first Tuesday of each month 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.
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Writers Coffee Break
Join us for our monthly 1st Friday Writers Coffee Breaks at Cafe Stella in Ghent. At these informal get-togethers, area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation and camaraderie over a (perhaps much needed) coffee break. This month's hosts: Michael Khandelwal and Rebecca Tigner. We look forward to seeing your faces!
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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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Gathering Magic: A Fantasy Writers Group
Come join us for our monthly fantasy writers gathering. Some writing, come critique, some craft talk, some camaraderie with other fantasy writers--those of us who revel in wardrobe doors and rabbit holes, who would rather work on inventing a language than learning French, who long for something this world doesn't offer. Hosted by Leigh Kenyon.
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Teen Writers Club
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Are you a teen? Do you like writing? Then join us at The Muse for the Teen Writers Club! This casual meet-up is part social hangout and part writing. The club is open to all teens with an interest in any creative writing form, including songwriting, comics, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and anything else word related. You don't need to be a Muse student to participate.
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Come to The Muse and Write
Please Note: We will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 for the Independence Day Holiday.
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..
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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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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, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the WeTransfer Creative Hubs Grant. 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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