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Register Now for Fall Creative Writing Classes
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.
Classes Starting Now...
Fiction
- Fiction 1: Learning to Write Fiction (Tuesday Mornings): 6-meeting hybrid class that begins Tuesday, November 8, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Abi Putnam. More information
- Fiction 1: Learning to Write Fiction (Wednesday Evenings): 6-meeting hybrid class that begins Wednesday, November 9, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Abi Putnam. More information
Writers Craft
- Mastering the Three-Act Story Structure: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, November 12, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Rick Eley. More information
- Writing a Sense of Place & Setting: An online class that meets Saturday, November 19, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Susan Isaak Lolis. More information
- How to Write Disabled Characters: A hybrid class that meets Sunday, November 20, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Nathaniel Glanzman. More information
- From Short Story to Film & TV: Writing the High Concept Short Story: An online class that meets Sunday, November 20, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Steven Salpeter. More information
Writers Life & Creativity
- One-Page Story Games: 4-meeting hybrid class that begins Saturday, November 12, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Gabriel Robinson. More information
Songwriting for Youth & Teens
- Beginners Guide to Songwriting for Teens: An in-person class that meets Saturday, November 12, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
Military/Family & Caregivers
- Armed Services Arts Partnership Write Now! Workshop: An online class that meets Sunday, November 13, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Alison Schoew. More information
Poetry
- Surrealist Poetry: 4-meeting hybrid class that begins Thursday, November 17, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Jeffrey Hecker. More information
Writers Professional Development
- How to Self-Publish Your Book: An online class that meets Saturday, November 19, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Lisa Ray. More information
Art for Writers
- Visual Journaling: Exploring the Imagination: An in-person class that meets Saturday, November 19, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Christine Rucker. More information
Songwriting
- Songwriting 2: Into the Groove: 4-meeting online class that begins Monday, November 21, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
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In-Person & Online Events
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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The Muse Neighborhood Jam
The Muse Jam is Back! 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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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators
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Saturday, November 12, 5-7 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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Kindra McDonald Book Launch and Q&A
Join The Muse for a reading by Kindra McDonald from her new poetry collection, Teaching a Wild Thing. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing. This event will be held in person at The Muse and copies of the book will be available for purchase.
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Teen Writers Club
Are you a teen? Do you like writing? Then join us at The Muse every 2nd and 4th Monday 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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Patchwork Party at Slover Library
Brought to you by the Slover Library and The Muse, 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.
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Mid-Write Crisis Write-in
We're past the halfway point of National Novel Writing Month 2022. Whether you're celebrating or panicking, join us in person or on Zoom for some mutual support during this hybrid write-in. Register in advance for the Zoom link if you're attending virtually. Don't forget to join us afterwards for our in-person Writers Happy Hour.
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Writers Happy Hour
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Thursday, November 17, 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 new Third Thursday Writers Happy Hour, an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. This month's Happy Hour will be hosted by Michael Khandelwal and Noah Renn. All welcome. We look forward to seeing your faces!
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The Norfolk Word Art Show with Featured Performer Steph Love
Join us for an open mic for presenting any original written words--material from Poets, Songwriters, Comedians, Playwrights. If you can write it we’d like to hear it. Hosted by Teech! Featured Performer: Steph Love. Sign up in person starting at 6:45.
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Little City Poets Meeting
This monthly meet-up will be a lively and productive session where we'll workshop new pieces, revise existing work, and move closer to publication. This is a great opportunity for anyone who loves poetry and wants to share their work with others. Zoom registration required.
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Autmn Wilson Art Show Opening
Join us for the opening reception of Autmn Wilson's Art show.
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Sunday Scaries Write-In
Ah, the dreaded Sunday Scaries, when the reality of Monday looms ever closer and you realize you haven't written nearly as much as you said you would over the weekend... Not to fear, The Muse is here! Join us in person or on Zoom for some cozy Sunday afternoon writing. Come at any time and stay however long you'd like... let's get some words on paper! Registration required for Zoom link.
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A Page in the Life Memoir Group
Memoirists unite once a month in person at The Muse to spend an hour working on our memoirs and have time for critiques for those who want to share. Group members will come to each meeting prepared to give their Pitch as part of their introductions. We will meet the third or second Sunday.
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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators
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Sunday, November 20, 5-7 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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Drema Deòraich Book Launch and Q&A
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Join The Muse for a reading by Drema Deòraich from her new book, Entheóphage. After the reading, there will be a Q&A and book signing. This event will be held in person at The Muse and copies of the book will be available for purchase. This event will also be livestreamed on Facebook.
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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 2023 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 6, 2023.
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Please Fill Out Our Publishing Survey
We are compiling a list celebrating the publishing success of everyone who has ever been involved with The Muse Writers Center--students, teachers, volunteers, event attendees, etc.
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Past or forthcoming, self-published and traditionally published, short or book... any genre!
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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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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, 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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