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Spring Classes are Happening Now, Register Today!
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.
Spring Classes Starting Now...
Writers Professional Development
- How to Self-Publish Your Book: An online class that meets Saturday, March 25, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Lisa Ray. More information
Art for Writers
- Visual Journaling: Exploring the Imagination: An in-person class that meets Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Christine Rucker. More information
Poetry
- Horror in Poetry: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, March 25, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Jorge Mendez. More information
Writers Craft
- How to Write Non-Human Characters: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Cassandra Clarke. More information
- Writing Fanfiction: A hybrid class that meets Saturday, April 1, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Cassandra Clarke. More information
Songwriting
- Songwriting 2: Into the Groove: 4-meeting online class that begins Monday, April 3, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
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In-Person, Online, & Hybrid Events
Rainbow Write-in
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Tuesday, March 21, 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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Thought Radio at Slover Library
Join Muse teacher and local musician Skye Zentz for this free online program at Slover Library! In Thought Radio, we'll explore our emotional selves while taking the time to play with different perspectives outside of our own. Free registration required.
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The Norfolk Word Art Show: An Open Mic
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: Jorge Mendez. Sign up in person starting at 6:45.
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757 Comic and Cartoon Creators
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Saturday, March 25, 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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Traditional Folk Music Jam at The Muse
Gather together to play traditional folk music: Appalachian, Celtic, Old Time, and World. The first hour will be beginner/slow jam where we focus on learning new tunes at a slower pace. The second hour will be a veteran/fast jam where we roll through at tempo and tackle more difficult material. After that, we may stick around for an open mic / round robin hour. Instruments, singers, and audience members are welcome! Hosted by Lydia Netzer.
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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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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, April 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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Virginia is for Writers: Come to the CNU Writers Conference
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Enjoy a keynote address, 11 breakout sessions, a writing contest, pitch sessions, an open mic, and an opportunity to network with fellow writers, publishers, and agents. Featured speakers include Pulitzer Nominee, Bill Glose and a dozen professional writers, poets, publishers, and agents. Discounts available for Muse Students, members of military, seniors, and full time students. Register now for early-bird pricing and the Muse student discount!
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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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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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