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Diversity 2020: Dynamic Voice For Change continues this weekend!
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Professional Comic Creators Cory Bland and C. L. Zeno will host a live zine-making workshop! Join us in zoom at 3:30 PM EST.
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If you would like to register HERE. Or watch live HERE.
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Learn more about Diversity 2020: Dynamic Voices for Change and see the full scheduleor become a sponsor here.
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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, November 4, 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 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
- Thrilling Takeoffs: How to Nail Your First Chapter: Thursday, November 12, 7-9:30 p.m. Instructor: Brad Parks. More information
- Tools of the Trade: Building a Fantasy World: Saturday, November 14, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Leslye Penelope. 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
Screenwriting
- The Business Behind Screenwriting: Saturday, November 14, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Marcieanna Klaustermeyer. More information
Poetry
- Masks: 5-meeting class that begins Saturday, November 14, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Tom Yuill. More information
Visual Journaling
- Visual Journaling Advanced Workshop:3-meeting class that begins Sunday, November 15, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Christine Rucker. More information
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Upcoming Online Events
Diversity 2020: Live Zine Workshop
Write Now! with The Muse & Slover Library for Kids & Teens
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 Word: An Open Mic for Poets, Storytellers and Fabulists
The Word welcomes diverse voices and fans of poetry, spoken word, and all forms of creative writing. We encourage all ages and backgrounds to come together and share in the mutual adoration of words. This open mic will be hosted virtually. Share or listen online. The Word is a collaboration between Zeiders American Dream Theater, The Muse Writers Center, Hampton Roads Writers, and Tidewater Writers.
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Writers Supporting Writers: Talk it out, Write it Out
Don't curse your blank screen again—come vent with us, collaborate with us, brainstorm with us, advise us, and get advice from us on the numerous issues related to writing... This free writers salon will be a melding of minds, where the wisdom of the group is mightier than the single pen. Hosted by John McCarthy
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Diversity 2020: Meera Dasgupta Live Reading and Q&A with Teen Fellows
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Join The Muse Writers Center and Urban Word NYC for a reading with U.S. Teen Poet Laureate Meera Dasgupta, followed by a Q&A. Three of our teen fellows will have the opportunity to directly ask career writing or skill writing questions and engage in conversation with Meera.
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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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