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Help us double our outreach programs in 2024!
Your contribution to The Muse will help us expand the impact of our community outreach programs in the year to come and ensure that more people can access the creative and healing power of the literary arts and creative writing, regardless of their financial situation.
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We are already reaching thousands, including youth, military & veterans, seniors, and those dealing with illness, loss, grief, or trauma.
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Winter/Spring Class Schedule Announced!
We are releasing our classes in 2 phases. Part 1 of our schedule is below and contains dozens of completely new classes and workshops. Stay tuned for phase 2 in late January.
When registering, make sure you indicate how many seats you want before your click on "Get Tickets."
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Brand New Classes Include:
Fiction
Nonfiction/Memoir
Poetry
Screenwriting
Writers Craft Seminars
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Free In-Person, Online, & Hybrid Events
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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Sci-Fi Day Write-In!
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 6-8 p.m., In-Person at The Muse and Hybrid, More information
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Come join us to celebrate Sci-Fi Day at our first annual Sci-Fi Day Write-In! Don't write sci-fi? That's ok, Fantasy, Romantasy, horror, and absurdism welcome, too. Coffee, tea, and soda provided, please feel free to bring your own snacks. Or you can join us online via Zoom.
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Writers Coffee Break
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Friday, January 5, 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: Michael Khandelwal and Abi Putnam. We look forward to seeing your faces!
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Queer Writers Meet-up at Eleanor's NFK
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Saturday, January 6, 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
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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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High School Sophomores & Juniors... Be a Teen Fellow!
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The Muse Writers Center is now taking application for our 2024 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 a writers conference. All at no cost to the fellow! Deadline to apply is January 9, 2024.
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The Muse's physical center will be closed to the public Thursday, December 21-Monday, January 1 for winter break. The Center will re-open as usual on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Our staff will still be working throughout the holidays, so feel free to donate, register for a class, or reach out to us.
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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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