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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.
Summer Classes Starting Now...
Writers Craft
- You Talkin’ to Me? Writing Great Dialogue: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Jean Klein. More information
- Writing a Sense of Place & Setting: An online class that meets Sunday, July 30, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Susan Isaak Lolis. More information
- Writing for Blogs: 2-meeting online class that begins Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Belinda Elliott. More information
- Creating a Strong Romantic Arc: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Preslaysa Williams. More information
- Weaving Multiple Plotlines and POVs to Keep Your Readers Turning the Page: A hybrid class that meets Sunday, August 6, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Mike Krentz. More information
Writers Professional Development
- How to Self-Publish Your Book: An online class that meets Saturday, July 29, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Lisa Ray. More information
- Writing for Blogs: 2-meeting online class that begins Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Belinda Elliott. More information
- Submit Your Work to Magazines, Journals, and Publishers: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, August 12, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Rick Eley. More information
- Submitting to Agents and Query Workshop: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, August 12, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Sylvia Liu. More information
Songwriting
- Songwriting 2: Into the Groove: 4-meeting online class that begins Wednesday, August 2, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
General & Multi-Genre
- Writing for Blogs: 2-meeting online class that begins Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Belinda Elliott. More information
Writers Knowledge
- Writing Police Reform: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, August 5, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Lt. Mike Lovely. More information
Poetry
- Story Pictures: Ekphrastic Poetry Suitable for Framing: 2-meeting in-person class that begins Sunday, August 13, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Tracy Rice Weber. More information
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Register Now for the Hampton Roads Writers Conference: Nov. 9-11, 2023
Early-Bird Discount Ends August 11
The Hampton Roads Writers Conference is live and in-person this year, November 9-11 in Virginia Beach. Now in its 15th year, the conference features 1 evening plus 2 full days of workshops, 2 best-selling keynoters (Dani Pettrey & Amy Collins), 2 first-ten-lines critique sessions, 50+ workshops during 10 breakout sessions, ten-minute agent pitches, cash prize contests for short fiction, short nonfiction, and poetry, complimentary 90-minute cocktail social, 2-hour open mic. Registration includes 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, refreshments throughout the day, a meet and greet with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a cocktail social (cash bar) with complimentary heavy hors d'oeuvres, the opportunity to enter all the writing contests, the opportunity to present at an open mic, entrance to all the sessions, and the opportunity to pitch to 2 literary agents.
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The Muse is a proud sponsor of the conference, and we will be there! Please register today... If you are a Muse student, you are eligible for the HRW Member rate (just write "Muse student" in the comments box on the registration page and they will refund you the difference, or just become an HRW member and support another great local literary organization). They also have scholarships if you need a little help affording the conference. Learn More.
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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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Rocky Horror at The Naro Expanded Cinema
We'll have the usual refreshments available, with sales benefiting The Muse Writers Center. Friendly reminder alcohol sales are CASH only. Doors at 10:30 p.m. Advance tickets available.
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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators
757 Comic and Cartoon Creators is a community group for local artists, specifically those interested in creating comics and animation. Writers are welcome as well. Come in-person or join us via Zoom.
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Writers Zoom Meet-Up
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
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Friday, August 4, 10 a.m.-Noon, In-Person at Cafe Stella Ghent, More information
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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: Luisa Igloria and Susan Page Deutsch. We look forward to seeing your faces!
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Queer Writers Meet-up at Eleanor's NFK
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Saturday, August 5, 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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Write Now! with The Muse & Slover Library for Kids & Teens
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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Shut Up & Write Drop-in Session
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Wednesday, August 9, 5:30-7 p.m., In-Person at The Muse and Hybrid, More information
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Need a little mid-week motivation to pick up your pen? Join us online or in-person at The Muse for this hybrid, drop-in writing session. If you decide to join via Zoom, you must register in advance to receive the Zoom link. Hosted by Art Klepchukov.
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The Muse Neighborhood Jam
Join us on the 2nd Friday of each month for an evening where everyone is welcome to make music, sing, read, laugh, or just hang out and listen. This is not an open mic with a sign-up list. We'll alternate between individual-led and collaborative performance and pure unplugged jams. Anyone is welcome... from beginners to professionals, whether you like to play an instrument or just listen, sing or be sung to, read your work or hear great stories and poems. Hosted by Dan Duke.
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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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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators
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Saturday, August 12, 4-7 p.m., In-Person at The Muse and Hybrid, More information
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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators is a community group for local artists, specifically those interested in creating comics and animation. Writers are welcome as well. Come in-person or join us via Zoom.
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Teen Writers Club
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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Rainbow Write-in
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Tuesday, August 15, 5-7 p.m., In-Person at The Muse (and Hybrid), More information
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What's a rainbow write-in, you ask? Well, it's just like a regular write-in, but more colorful! Join us every 3rd Tuesday in person at the Muse or online to spark your creativity and get some words on the page. Stay for the entire two hours or just stop in for 10 minutes; open to all--just come prepared to write. Please register in advance if you plan to attend via Zoom. Co-hosted by The Muse and Eleanor's Norfolk.
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Register Now for the Last Adult Summer Camp This Summer
Join us for our last in-person 1-Day Creative Writing "Camps" (or Mini-Conference Days) for Adults this summer.
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For Adults
- Friday, August 18: 1-Day Creative Writing "Camp" for Adults: with teachers/speakers: Kelly Sokol, Bridget Dolan, Lisa Cooper, Eddie Dowe, Kindra McDonald, Matt Friedman, Patrick Dacey, John Aguiar, Sylvia Liu, & Alison Schoew
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Come to The Muse and Write
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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