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At this time more than ever, we at The Muse Writers Center acknowledge the importance of writing as a way of expressing stories we hold in ourselves and in our communities. 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, and we hope you'll join us at this year's virtual celebration, Diversity 2020: Dynamic Voices for Change.
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All classes will be held online, using Zoom. We all hope to be back in person soon, but for now, to ensure everyone's health and safety, we are staying online this fall. To participate, students must have a stable internet connection with a computer or device with a webcam and microphone.
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Classes Starting This Week--Register Now!
Writers Craft
- Writing The Weird: Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Patrick Dacey. More information
- How to Write Funny: A Prose Workshop: Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Dinty W. Moore. More information
- Understanding the Three-Act Story Structure: Saturday, October 24, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Rick Eley. More information
Writers Life & Creativity
- Turn Your Fragments into Stories: Saturday, October 17, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Jean Klein. More information
Youth & Teens
- Young Writers Workshop: 6-meeting class that begins Sunday, October 18, 1-3 p.m. Instructors: Rebekah Coxwell, Kindra McDonald, Kristin Mehaffey, and Skye Zentz. More information
- Teen Writers Class: Saturday Mornings: 6-meeting class that begins Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (bi-weekly) Instructors: Rebekah Coxwell, Jeffrey Hecker, Kristin Mehaffey, and Remy Smidt. More information
Poetry
- The Advanced Poetry Workshop: 6-meeting class that begins Monday, October 19, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly) Instructor: Noah Renn. More information
- Come Speak Tree, Gull, & Frog: Exploring Ecopoetics: 4-meeting class that begins Sunday, October 25, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Wendi White. More information
Fiction
- Introduction to Fiction Writing: Tuesday Mornings: 8-meeting class that begins Tuesday, October 20, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Jacob Gregory. More information
Nonfiction & Memoir
- The Advanced Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Workshop: 6-meeting class that begins Wednesday, October 21, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (bi-weekly) Instructor: Shawn Girvan. More information
- Introduction to Creative Nonfiction & Memoir: Thursday Mornings: 8-meeting class that begins Thursday, October 22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Lisa Cooper. More information
- Introduction to Creative Nonfiction & Memoir: Thursday Evenings: 8-meeting class that begins Thursday, October 22, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Olivia Pelham. More information
Screenwriting
- Introduction to Screenwriting: Wednesday Evenings: 8-meeting class that begins Wednesday, October 21, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Matt Friedman. More information
- Introduction to Screenwriting: Thursday Mornings: 8-meeting class that begins Thursday, October 22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Matt Friedman. More information
- TThe Screenwriting Workshop: Thursday Mornings: 6-meeting class that begins Thursday, October 22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (bi-weekly) Instructor: Marcieanna Klaustermeyer. More information
General & Multi-Genre
- Start Writing, Keep Writing... Write Now: 8-meeting class that begins Wednesday, October 21, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Alison Schoew. More information
Writers Research
- A Grammar Refresher: Saturday, October 24, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructor: Linda Cobb. More information
Writers Professional Development
- A Literary Agent Reveals the Biggest Pitfalls Novel Writers Miss in Revision: Sunday, October 25, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Steven Salpeter. More information
Journaling
- Visual Journaling: Exploring the Imagination: 3-meeting class that begins Sunday, October 25, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Christine Rucker. More information
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Online Events This Week
Diversity 2020: Next: The Now Generation of Poets of Color
Join us as we kick off Diversity 2020: Dynamic Voices for Change with voices and verse from a lineup of emerging poets of color. Hear from Nishat Ahmed, Amanda Gomez, Amanda Galvan Huynh, Ariel Francisco, and Joy Priest as they share some of their published work. Gabriela Igloria will host. This free virtual reading will be streamed LIVE on our website and on Facebook.
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Diversity 2020: Spotlight Panel
Join us for the Spotlight event of Diversity 2020: Dynamic Voice for Change. The Muse is excited to welcome wonderful poets: Ross Gay, January Gill O’Neil, and the National Youth Poet Laureate, Meera Dasgupta. After each poet reads, Virginia Poet Laureate, Luisa A. Igloria will moderate a discussion and brief Q&A. This free virtual reading will be streamed LIVE on our website and on Facebook.
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Bill Ayres Book Launch & Reading
Join us and hear Bill Ayres read from his new book, What Passes for Wisdom. Bill has spent his life running or helping to run bookstores. His poems have been published in Commonweal, The Anglican Theological Review, Hoot, The Roanoke Review, Bird's Thumb, Sow's Ear, Jelly Bucket, Plainsongs, and others. This free virtual reading will be streamed LIVE on our website and on Facebook.
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The Muse Writers Happy Hour
Writers Happy Hour is Back! Join us virtually for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Registration required. We look forward to seeing your face.
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Amanda Gomez Book Launch & Reading
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Join us and hear Amanda Gomez read from her new book Wasting Disease!. Amanda Gomez is a Latinx poet from Norfolk, VA, where she received her MFA in poetry at Old Dominion University. Some of her poems have appeared in Nimrod International Journal, North American Review, PANK, Tupelo Quarterly, and Writers Resist.This free virtual reading will be streamed LIVE on our website and on Facebook.
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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, 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 as well as the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and the Norfolk Department of Economic Development.
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