The Muse Writers Center
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Spots available for teen writers; start this Saturday. Tuition assistance is always available. In this workshop, a teen writer can explore fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and more. Each meeting, teachers will focus on different genres, with creative exercises, prompts, and readings. Learn about all of our Teen Teachers here!
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We have an amazing fall online class, workshop, and seminar schedule starting now. You can find the right class for you by genre or in a searchable calendar and register now. Tuition assistance and flexibility is always available if you need it.

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.

Classes Starting This Week--Register Now!

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
  • Write Anything: 6-meeting class that begins Tuesday, October 27, 7-9:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Sarah Pringle. 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

Writers Craft

  • 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 Research

  • A Grammar Refresher: Saturday, October 24, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructor: Linda Cobb. More information
  • Oceans & Climate in Worldbuilding: Saturday, October 31, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: John Aguiar. More information

Youth & Teens

  • 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

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

Poetry

  • 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
  • Introduction to Writing Poetry: 6-meeting class that begins Monday, October 26, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Kindra McDonald. 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

Fiction

  • The Flash Fiction Short Workshop: 4-meeting class that begins Tuesday, October 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (bi-weekly). Instructor: Abi Putnam. More information

Comic/Graphic Novels

  • How to Write Comics & Graphic Novels: 6-meeting class that begins Tuesday, October 27, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Adam Meuse. More information

Songwriting

  • Songwriting: The Lyrical Craft: 6-meeting class that begins Wednesday, October 28, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information

Writers Life & Creativity

  • Weaving the World: Roleplaying Games as Spontaneous Story Generators: Saturday, October 31, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Gabriel Robinson. More information

Storytelling

  • Storytelling Next: Taking Your Story Further: 3-meeting class that begins Sunday, November 1, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Sheila Arnold. More information

Online Events This Week

The Muse Writers (Online) Happy Hour

Wednesday, October 21, 5-6:30 p.m., Online, More information
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.

Amanda Gomez Book Launch & Reading

Friday, October 23, 7-8 p.m., Online, More information
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.

Write Now! with The Muse & Slover Library for Adults

Tuesday, October 27, 5-7 p.m., Online, More information
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.

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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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