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The Muse Teen Writers Fellowship 2021 application is now open. The Teen Writers Fellowship gives Hampton Roads area teen writers the opportunity to further their skills in classes and workshops at the Muse Writers Center. Fellows receive one-on-one mentorship from a professional writer, and the program is tuition-free. A limited number of fellow spots (8) are available.
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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!
Songwriting
- Songwriting: The Lyrical Craft: 6-meeting class that begins Wednesday, October 28, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
- The Art of The Ode: Saturday, November 7, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Skye Zentz. More information
Writers Research
- Oceans & Climate in Worldbuilding: Saturday, October 31, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: John Aguiar. 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
Writers Craft
- Gothic Fiction: Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Susan Isaak Lolis. More information
- Planning vs. Seat-of-the-Pantsing: Saturday, November 7, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: John DeDakis. More information
Writers Professional Development
- Creating a Web Presence and Blog: 3-meeting class that begins Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (bi-weekly) Instructor: Belinda Elliott. More information
- Pitch Perfect: Strategies to Successfully Query, Pitch, and Talk about Your Writing to Agents: Sunday, November 8, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Steven Salpeter. More information
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Upcoming Online Events
Diversity 2020: Live Zine Workshop
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Stay Connected! Join The Writers Reservoir on Facebook
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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