The Muse Writers Center
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Online Classes Happening This Week (and next)

Spring Seminar Sale (All 1-Meeting Craft Seminars Only $30)
We have an amazing spring 2021 online class, workshop, and seminar schedule that is happening now and runs through April. 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.

Writers Craft

  • Using Framing Devices in Story: Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Lili Nizankiewicz. More information
  • The Perfect Ending: Saturday, March 13, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Alicia Dekker. More information
  • Ten Tips for Writing for Today's Popular Fiction Market: Sunday, March 14, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Jayne Ann Krentz. More information
  • The Snowflake Plotting Method: Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Rick Eley. More information

Writers Research

  • How to Stage a Crime Scene: Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Lt. Mike Lovely. More information
  • The Worlds Next Door: A Grand Tour of Our Solar System: Sunday, March 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: John Aguiar. More information

Writers Professional Development

  • The Nuts and Bolts of Scrivener: Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Chris De Matteo. More information
  • All About Author Platforms and Social Media: Saturday, March 20, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Sylvia Liu. More information

Poetry

  • Walk on the Wild Side: 4-meeting class that begins Saturday, March 20, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Tom Yuill. More information
  • Shape Shifting: Persona Poems and Shifting Voice: 4-meeting class that begins Sunday, March 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Kindra McDonald. More information

Writers Life & Creativity

  • Getting into the Creative State of FLOW: Sunday, March 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Anna Fitzgerald. More information
All classes will be held online, using Zoom. We all hope to be back in person sometime in late 2021, but for now, to ensure everyone's health and safety, we are staying online this winter/spring. To participate, students must have a stable internet connection with a computer or device with a webcam and microphone.
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Write Now! with The Muse & Slover Library for Kids & Teens

Tuesday, March 9, 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.

Projects, Passions, and Possibilities Writing Group

Saturday, March 13, 1-3 p.m., Online, More information
A roundtable discussion open to all writers and generated by the interests of the participants to exchange and spread information. Free registration required. Hosted by author, Fran Ward

Anne Meek: Tree Full of Stars Book Launch

Sunday, March 14, 2-3 p.m., Online, More information
Join us for a launch and celebration of Tree Full of Stars, Anne Meek's collected poems, with poems read aloud by the poet and her close family and friends. The free event will be livestreamed on the event page on our website.

Writers Happy Hour (Online)

Wednesday, March 17, 5-6:30 p.m., Online, More information
Writers Happy Hour is Back and Online! Join us virtually for an informal get-together where area writers and Muse teachers, students, and friends enjoy conversation, camaraderie, and drinks. Free registration required.

Sheri Reynolds Book Launch and Q&A

Thursday, March 18, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Online, More information
Join us for a reading by Sheri Reynolds from her latest novel, The Tender Grave. The reading will be followed by a Q&A. Attendees who join the Zoom webinar will be able to interact and ask the author questions. The free event will also be streamed live and a recording will be available.

20/30 Writers Club

Saturday, March 20, 1-3 p.m., Online, More information
The 20/30 Writers Group is a monthly writing group for young adults. Each monthly meeting has a Question and Answer session with a guest writer. Join us as we improve our writing skills while building connections with each other. Free registration required. Hosted by Derek Spohn.
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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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