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June 11 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by novelist and poet Paige Lewis for a discussion of their debut novel, Canon. Paige is in conversation with Zach Powers, novelist and Executive & Artistic Director at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are […]
June 11 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Join Francisco Aragón and a constellation of DC-area poets to celebrate Handbook of Foams/Manual de espumas by Gerardo Diego, translated by Francisco Aragón. Gerardo Diego was arguably the least known of Spain’s “generation of 27,” which included Federico Garcia Lorca. Written in 1922 when the poet was 26, Handbook of Foams was one of the […]
June 13 @ 11:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
Write about mental health with intention. Along with general guidelines, examples from popular media...
June 13 @ 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes writer Abby Reid for a reading from her new book, How to Write Like a Human: Writing for Work, School, and Life—Without AI. FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. A keen editor and digital storyteller, Abby Reid derives a great deal of joy (probably too much!) from turning complex […]
June 15 - July 6
In this generative poetry course, we will immerse ourselves in the landscape of contemporary poetry ...
June 16 @ 5:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Are you a writer who identifies as LGBTQ+? Let’s hang out and talk writing! Come join us for an informal gathering at The Writer’s Center. Please bring a drink or an appetizer that serves six. You’re welcome to bring a friend, too. FREE & open to all DMV writers who identify as LGBTQ+. RSVP required […]
June 16 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
Even the most disciplined writers encounter creative stalls, moments when the page feels resistant a...
June 16 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
These days, writers increasingly are expected to be their own best publicists, which can be a challe...
June 16 @ 7:00 PM EDT - July 7 @ 9:30 PM EDT
Learn how to pack a powerful punch when writing persuasively! This four-week workshop covers the pro...
June 17 @ 6:00 PM EDT - July 8 @ 8:00 PM EDT
Stuck on where to take your short story or novel? Bored of the typical workshop critique format? In ...
June 17 @ 7:00 PM EDT - July 8 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Learn how to recognize a premise, extract the humor, and hone it into a stand-up act or funny story....
June 17 @ 7:00 PM EDT - July 15 @ 9:00 PM EDT
An introduction to narrative writing and experimentation through historical research. Learn how to w...
June 18 @ 6:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
metrobar
640 Rhode Island Avenue NE
Washington, 20002 United States
Washington, 20002 United States
Join us for cocktails and writerly conversation at metrobar! Come connect with the local writing community! Hang with staff, board, and friends of The Inner Loop, The Writer's Center, DC Writer's Room, and PEN/Faulkner, and tell us how your writing is going! Register here »
June 20 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
Ready to write that novel or memoir? Or have you started a large writing project and need some sound...
June 20 @ 10:00 AM EDT - June 27 @ 12:30 PM EDT
Through focused discussion and practical examples, participants will learn how to assess readiness, ...
June 20 @ 11:30 AM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This generative workshop invites writers to explore what becomes visible when we write toward the li...
June 21 @ 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for another date. The Writer’s Center welcomes author Lauren D. Woods, to our monthly Fiction Book Club for a discussion of her most recent novel, The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe, at The Writer’s Center! Zach is joined by Book Club Host, Hannah Grieco. We encourage […]
June 24 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
June 25 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Kay E. Bancroft to discuss their debut collection, Bloodroom. Kay is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are […]
June 27 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
Writing a novel takes commitment, but it doesn’t need to be daunting. Learn how to generate a handfu...
June 27 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
Some of your favorite poems may be villanelles, whether or not you know the form. Guided by an inter...
June 27 @ 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes writers Melanie McCabe and Brad Barkley for a reading from their respective novels, Road Longer Than Memory and The Reel Life of Zara Kegg. FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. Melanie McCabe is a writer of poems, essays, memoir, and most recently, fiction. She is a lifelong Virginian and was […]
June 28 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Join us at The Washington Writers' Publishing House's Capital Love LitFest! The Capital Love LitFest is an 8-hour literary salon of writing workshops, deep-dive literary discussions, and poetry and prose readings from the new WWPH pocket-sized anthology, Capital Love. The Capital Love LitFest, and our anthology, are dedicated to all those who believe love is the antidote to […]
June 29 @ 6:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Practice sharing your story and yourself Spend an evening practicing and learning about the art of public speaking. This in-person coaching session will give you the opportunity to bring your voice– and self– to the words you’ve written. You’ll learn how to become a more genuine and effective communicator of your work, which will in […]
July 1 @ 7:00 PM EDT - July 22 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Whether you are crafting an essay or writing a memoir, the tools of fiction can bring depth and susp...
July 2 @ 10:00 AM EDT - August 6 @ 12:30 PM EDT
Writing poems is discovery on paper, and good poems surprise and delight the poet as much as anyone....
July 6 - July 27
This six-week interactive class is designed to give you the skills to write rich descriptive sentenc...
July 6 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes the Café Muse Literary Salon for a reading featuring writers Greg Luce and Burgi Zenhaeusern. The evening begins at 7 PM with Michael Davis live on classical guitar. The readings begin at 7:30 PM with opening remarks by a Café Muse co-host. FREE & open to the public. RSVP on the […]
July 8 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
July 9 @ 1:00 PM EDT - August 20 @ 3:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This workshop studies how poems can respond to paintings, photographs, monuments, advertisements, fi...
July 9 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Jake Rose to discuss their debut collection, JOAN. Jake is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held […]
July 9 @ 7:00 PM EDT - September 10 @ 9:00 PM EDT
In this 10-week intermediate to advanced workshop, writers will complete a feature-length screenplay...
July 10 - August 28
Are you serious about writing a novel but struggling? This intermediate course will examine the eigh...
July 11 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
Where do you begin your life story and how do you guarantee it is interesting to others? With ten cr...
July 11 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
Strengthening the conflict in any type of fiction will bump up the tension and turn limp, ordinary f...
July 11 @ 10:00 AM EDT - July 25 @ 12:30 PM EDT
This workshop will cover how to research prospective funders, the elements of a good proposal, and h...
July 11 @ 11:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
We will read and then write poems and stories starting from close observation of our day, from wakin...
July 14 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prompts will spark memories, characters, and places, turning them into poems, scenes, dialogues, and...
July 16 @ 9:00 AM EDT - July 23 @ 10:30 AM EDT
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to craft a winning podcast pitch, get booked on the right shows, ...
July 16 @ 6:30 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
What if the most powerful story you ever write is also the shortest? In this workshop, we'll explore...
July 16 @ 7:00 PM EDT - July 23 @ 8:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Learn how to hook a reader in the opening pages of your book. Every week we will go over the elements of what makes a good first chapter and what you can leave out and save for the middle of the book. We'll talk tone, genre, pacing, and reader expectations. By the end of the […]
July 16 @ 7:30 PM EDT - December 10 @ 10:00 PM EST
Revise your novel in 6 months! Have you written a novel but don’t know where to begin revising? Or maybe you’re feeling stuck in the middle of drafting your novel and need help moving forward to the end? This intensive, six-month novel revision workshop is open to writers of all genres and forms of the […]
July 19 @ 2:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT
Writing can be both a creative act and a path toward healing. In this workshop, we’ll explore the pr...
July 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:30 PM EDT
Become the next David Lynch -- apply dream logic to your fiction, poetry, and hybrid work. Participa...
July 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT - August 25 @ 9:30 PM EDT
Deep reading and insightful questions are the hallmarks of this course. If you have previous worksho...
July 22 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
July 23 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Arielle Hebert to discuss her debut poetry collection, Bottom Feeders. Arielle is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events […]
July 25 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
You have a great idea for a story. Do you dive in and just begin writing, or start by drafting an ou...
July 27 @ 6:30 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
Discover the core steps of self-publishing from a 40-time bestselling author. Explore editing, writi...
July 30 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of nonfiction! We’re joined by author Haili Blassingame for a discussion of her new publication, They All Fall in Love at the End. Haili is in conversation with Amy Freeman, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below to receive login information (our […]
July 30 @ 7:00 PM EDT - August 13 @ 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
When Mary Oliver tells us to let the soft animal of love what love, we know exac...
August 2 @ 3:00 PM EDT - August 16 @ 5:00 PM EDT
Do you ever think to yourself: “Why is it so hard to get my ideas out of my head and onto the page?”...
August 3 @ 6:30 PM EDT - August 24 @ 8:30 PM EDT
This class offers the key concepts of plotting and pacing while delving into different genres. Begin...
August 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT - August 10 @ 8:30 PM EDT
This one-day, generative workshop will help you brainstorm a heist story, explore how heists immerse...
August 5 @ 1:00 PM EDT - September 9 @ 3:00 PM EDT
Inspired by Jehanne Dubrow's craft book, The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma, this ...
August 5 @ 7:00 PM EDT - August 19 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Build your literary muscles by practicing a mix of five contemporary and traditional forms: sonnets,...
August 7 - August 28
Do you have a finished draft of a novel but don’t know what to do next? This workshop will take you ...
August 9 @ 11:00 AM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT
In the Persona Poem, or Dramatic Monologue, the poet writes in the voice of another real or imagined...
August 10 @ 6:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
A broadside is an art print with text and drawings. Participants will receive printmaking paper, ste...
August 12 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
August 15 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
Writers will explore how honesty and vulnerability can strengthen personal narrative. Through guided...
August 15 @ 3:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT
When the first draft is complete, the real work begins. You should not be your only editor, but you ...
August 16 @ 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT
What does it mean to write from a wound? What does it mean to write from a scar? There are readers o...
August 20 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
Lead with the future — not background — for lead-ership, especially in a crisis. That’s the most imp...
August 20 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Our poetic inspirations are a kind of chosen family. In this workshop, we will explore the ways we c...
August 22 @ 10:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT
Your query letter is your first introduction to a potential agent--which is to say, your first intro...
August 23 @ 11:00 AM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT
To explore some of the fine points of meter, we will examine how metrical patterns can vary between ...
August 26 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
August 29 @ 1:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT
This craft talk and generative workshop examines how absence, memory, and longing operate in fiction...
September 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by author Diana Cao for a discussion of her debut poetry collection, Slipstream. Diana is in conversation with Brandon Johnson, poet and Events Director at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE […]
September 9 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
September 10 @ 7:00 PM EDT - October 1 @ 9:00 PM EDT
This course is designed to help young adult writers shape those pages into an unputdownable introduc...
September 14 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes the Café Muse Literary Salon for a reading featuring writers Luther Jett and Julia Kolchinsky. The evening begins at 7 PM with Michael Davis live on classical guitar. The readings begin at 7:30 PM with opening remarks by a Café Muse co-host. FREE & open to the public. RSVP on the […]
September 17 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by author Bret Anthony Johnston for a discussion of his new collection, Encounters with Unexpected Animals. Bret is in conversation with Varun Gauri, novelist and Board member at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are […]
September 23 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
September 24 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Aldo Amparán to discuss their new collection, THE HOUSE HAS TEETH. Aldo is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual […]
October 5 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:30 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes the Café Muse Literary Salon for a reading featuring writers Lola Haskins and Mary Sesso. The evening begins at 7 PM with Michael Davis live on classical guitar. The readings begin at 7:30 PM with opening remarks by a Café Muse co-host. FREE & open to the public. RSVP on the […]
October 14 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
October 28 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
November 11 @ 7:00 PM EST - 9:00 PM EST
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]
November 19 @ 7:00 PM EST - 8:00 PM EST
The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of nonfiction! We’re joined by author Mathangi Subramanian for a discussion of her new publication, Our Periods, Ourselves: An Empowered Teen's Guide. Mathangi is in conversation with Amy Freeman, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events […]
December 7 @ 7:00 PM EST - 8:30 PM EST
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes the Café Muse Literary Salon for a reading featuring writers from Washington Writer's Publishing House reading from the America’s Future Anthology. The evening begins at 7 PM with Michael Davis live on classical guitar. The readings begin at 7:30 PM with opening remarks by a Café Muse co-host. FREE & open […]
December 9 @ 7:00 PM EST - 9:00 PM EST
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. […]