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Read this week's Teacher Feature with Noah Renn and Patrick Dacey, who teach poetry and fiction classes at The Muse along with great craft and professional development seminars.
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This Week's Online Classes
Comic/Graphic Novels
- The Comic Book & Graphic Novel Workshop: 6-meeting class that begins Thursday, June 18, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Kristin Mehaffey. More information
Writers Craft
- Five Amazing Ways to Improve Your Writing: Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Rick Eley. More information
Writers Professional Development
- Resume Writing Workshop: 2-meeting class that begins Saturday, June 20, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Alison Schoew. More information
Poetry
- The Poetry Workshop: 6-meeting class that begins Monday, June 22, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Noah Renn. More information
Fiction
- The Fiction Workshop: Tuesday Evenings: 6-meeting class that begins Tuesday, June 23, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Rebekah Coxwell. More information
Nonfiction & Memoir
- The Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Tuesday Evenings: 6-meeting class that begins Tuesday, June 23, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Cynthia Davis. More information
- The Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Wednesday Evenings: 6-meeting class that begins Wednesday, June 24, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Olivia Pelham. More information
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Online Events This Week
Father's Day Reading
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Join us for a special Father's Day Reading featuring Muse teachers and friends. The reading will be streamed live on the event page and on Facebook. Featuring readings by: Noah Renn, Nathaniel Glanzman, Steven Blythe, Tom Yuill, Rebekah Coxwell, & Shawn Girvan.
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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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“I am myself—a Black woman poet doing my work—come to ask you, are you doing yours?” —Audre Lorde
We posted the following two weeks ago and wanted to share it again with you...
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We at The Muse stand in solidarity with those outraged by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade, among others.
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We remain outraged by the inequality, pain, and violence caused by systematic racism every day in this country, and we are determined to stand vigilant against it. The arts are for all and everyone should have access to creation without barriers. We will continue to work alongside members of our community to tear down all of those barriers until they are forever removed.
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At this time more than ever, we acknowledge the importance of writing as a way of expressing stories we hold in ourselves and in our communities. A 2016 study by American for the Arts found that 73% of Americans believe that the arts are a “positive experience in a troubled world.” We will continue to do our part by cultivating a space where everyone is able to use and express their voice as a source of authenticity and power in our undoubtedly troubled world.
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The Muse remains committed to serving the Hampton Roads community through diverse and culturally relevant literary events as well as by providing a space for all writers in the community to come together, share ideas, and experience the power that words can hold. #blacklivesmatter
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Please join us in supporting:
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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, Queen of Virginia Skill & Entertainment, 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.
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