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Online Classes Meeting This Week (and next)
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Spring Seminar Sale (All 1-Meeting Craft Seminars Only $30)
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Writers Craft
- The Snowflake Plotting Method: Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Rick Eley. 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
- Creating a Web Presence and Blog: 3-meeting class that begins Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instructor: Belinda Elliott. More information
- How to Self-Publish Your Book: Sunday, March 28, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Lisa Ray. 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
Writers Research
- The Worlds Next Door: A Grand Tour of Our Solar System: Sunday, March 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: John Aguiar. More information
Visual Journaling
- Visual Journaling 1: 3-meeting class that begins Saturday, March 27, 1-3:30 p.m. Instructor: Christine Rucker. More information
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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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Writers Happy Hour (Online)
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.
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Sheri Reynolds Book Launch and Q&A
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.
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20/30 Writers Club
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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Write Now! with The Muse & Slover Library for Adults
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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Show & Grow Your Prose
Hampton Roads Writers and The Muse present Show and Grow your Prose with Professional Critiques. Short oral prose readings followed by brief critiques by Lauran Strait and Michael Khandelwal. Pre-registration for readers required. Everyone is welcome to listen to the readings and critiques, but you must request a zoom link prior to the event.
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Creative Writing INDOC: Putting Military Stories on the Page
Hampton Roads Writers and The Muse present Show and Grow your Prose with Professional Critiques. Short oral prose readings followed by brief critiques by Lauran Strait and Michael Khandelwal. Pre-registration for readers required. Everyone is welcome to listen to the readings and critiques, but you must request a zoom link prior to the event.
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2021 Virginia Festival of the Book
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The Muse is proud to be a community partner for the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book. For more information and the full festival schedule, visit VaBook.org or see our event calendar.
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- Writing Women, Writing Resilience: March 19, 4-5 p.m., featuring Susan Abulhawa, Peace Adzo Medie, and Muse teacher Diane Zinna
- Be Holding: with Ross Gay: March 20, 2-2:45 p.m.
- Indigenous Poetry: Language as a Map Home: March 21, 7-7:45 p.m., featuring Virginia Poet Laureate & Muse teacher, Luisa A. Igloria and Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
- O Wondrous World! Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil in Conversation: March 22, 12-12:45 p.m.
- The Art of the Short Story: John Lanchester & Te-Ping Chen: March 22, 7-7:45 p.m.
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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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