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SUMMARY:The Novel Year w/ Susan Coll
DESCRIPTION:Bring your novel to life with best-selling author Susan Coll!\nWhether you have been thinking about writing a novel for years but are not sure how to get started\, or are already published but embarking on a new project\, this year-long workshop is intended to help get the next book off the ground. \n\nWatch the Virtual Info Session\nMeet Susan Coll\, instructor for our Novel Year workshop\, and have all your questions about the program answered! \nWATCH NOW >>>\n\nOver the course of twenty sessions\, we will:\n\ncreate a fun\, warm\, and supportive writing community\ndiscuss and engage in exercises focused on various aspects of craft including dialogue\, setting\, plot\, point of view\, character development\, tense\, and much more\nworkshop one hundred pages per student\, broken into four submissions of 25 pages each (*students are also welcome to use their allotted workshop time to discuss their work and/or writing dilemmas rather than submit pages).\ndiscuss publishing\, including drafting sample query letters and elevator pitches\nhear from guest speakers including published novelists and industry experts\nread two novels (tbd) to discuss and deconstruct as a group with an eye toward both craft and publishing trends\nthe instructor is happy to schedule individual follow up sessions as requested following critique sessions\, as well as a six-month or one-year check in after the class concludes.\n\n*Students should be prepared to read and offer comments on the work of other participants. Detailed guidance will be provided at the first class about how this process will work. \n\nSchedule\nThis class will meet virtually every other Tuesday\, with a two-month reading and writing break over the summer.  Workshop dates run from January 20\, 2026 – December 1\, 2026\, 7–9:30pm ET\, with a month-long break over the summer for students to focus on writing.  \nJan. 20\nFeb. 3\nFeb. 17\nMarch 3\nMarch 17\nMarch 31\nApril 14\nApril 28\nMay 12\nMay 26\nJune 9\nJune 23 \nSUMMER BREAK \nAugust 25\nSept. 8\nSept. 22\nOct. 6\nOct. 20\nNov. 3\nNov. 17\nDec. 1 \n\n1:1 Mentoring\nAll workshops will be held over Zoom\, with additional opportunities to meet 1:1 with Susan upon request. All enrolled students will have the option to schedule an individual follow-up meeting (1 hour) with Susan approximately 6 months after the conclusion of the workshop.\n \n\nTo Apply\nApplication Deadline: Friday\, January 9\, 2026 \nTo apply\, please submit a cover letter describing your background and the project that you have in mind. The first five pages of the novel you will be working on are welcome as part of the application\, but not required. The class will be limited to ten students. Send your submission to emily.holland@writer.org by Friday\, January 9th\, 2026. Admissions will be on a rolling basis so participants are encouraged to submit early. \nAcceptance into the workshop is required before registering. \n\nAbout Book Farm @ The Writer’s Center\nThe Writer’s Center hosts a series of workshops for serious writers to complete book-length projects\, generate new work for publication\, or master the elements of craft within a specific genre. You’ll work with an acclaimed author\, guiding you through 4-12 months of lessons\, workshops\, and revisions. Our instructors are all accomplished educators with a track record of student success. Limited enrollment with rolling admission up to the application deadline\, so apply right away to secure your spot! \nAll Book Farm participants receive an exclusive tote bag\, a craft book recommended by the instructor\, and a $100 gift certificate good toward future TWC workshops. Participants also receive exclusive access to The Writer’s Center staff\, all of whom are accomplished writers with extensive experience in editing and publishing.
URL:https://writer.org/event/novel-year/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Master Level,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Artist's Way: A Year of Creative Reawakening w/ Lindsey Van Wagner
DESCRIPTION:Through reflection\, community\, and practice\, you’ll awaken the artist within and build a creative life that feels aligned and alive.\nThis year-long journey through The Artist’s Way offers a sustained path for creative reawakening and artistic growth. Writers\, artists\, and creative seekers will move chapter by chapter through Julia Cameron’s classic text\, reconnecting with their sense of purpose and play. The course offers the freedom to move at your own pace on Wet Ink\, while regular virtual gatherings provide structure\, engagement\, and a sense of shared creative energy. Participants will receive guidance\, accountability\, and community support as you nurture your creative practices. Each session weaves reflection\, discussion\, and inspiration to help build consistency\, courage\, and joy in your work. \n\nWatch the Virtual Info Session\nMeet Lindsey Van Wagner\, instructor for The Artist’s Way: A Year of Creative Reawakening\, and have all your questions about the program answered! \nWATCH NOW >>>\n\nFormat\n\nZoom sessions every month (11 total) for guided discussion and exercises. Full schedule for meetings TBD.\nWeekly engagement on Wet Ink through prompts\, reflections\, and peer feedback.\nOptional “Creative Partner” pairings for accountability.\nMonthly themes (e.g.\, Courage\, Flow\, Abundance\, Trust) to anchor growth.\nYear-end community celebration and sharing of work.\n\nParticipants should plan to spend 1–2 hours per week on reading\, journaling\, and completing creative exercises from The Artist’s Way. Engagement on Wet Ink will support this rhythm through short reflections\, prompts\, and check-ins. Because the course combines self-paced work with monthly live meetings\, students will benefit from both flexibility and community accountability. \nThis workshop is designed for writers\, artists\, and creative seekers at any stage who want to rekindle inspiration\, develop consistency\, and strengthen trust in their creative process. It’s especially well-suited for those feeling creatively blocked\, in transition\, or craving a supportive community to hold them throughout the year. Whether you’re returning to your art after time away or seeking to deepen your connection to your voice\, this journey offers both structure and spaciousness to help you rediscover your creative rhythm. \nRequired text: The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron \n\nStudents Can Expect To:\n\nComplete The Artist’s Way with structured accountability and community support.\nReconnect with creative intuition\, curiosity\, and confidence.\nDevelop sustainable creative habits and rituals.\nBuild lasting connections with fellow artists and writers.\nLeave with tangible work—such as written reflections\, short pieces\, a portfolio\, and a Creative Manifesto—that embodies your year of transformation.\n\n\nTo Apply\nApplication Deadline: Sunday\, January 11\, 2026 \nPlease submit responses to the application questionnaire via this Google Form. We accept students on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply early! If you do not hear back from us with a confirmation that we received your application or you have any questions\, please reach out to Emily Holland at emily.holland@writer.org. \nAPPLY HERE >>>\nAcceptance into the workshop is required before registering. \n\nAbout Book Farm @ The Writer’s Center\nThe Writer’s Center hosts a series of workshops for serious writers to complete book-length projects\, generate new work for publication\, or master the elements of craft within a specific genre. You’ll work with an acclaimed author\, guiding you through 4-12 months of lessons\, workshops\, and revisions. Our instructors are all accomplished educators with a track record of student success. Limited enrollment with rolling admission up to the application deadline\, so apply right away to secure your spot! \nAll Book Farm participants receive an exclusive tote bag\, a craft book recommended by the instructor\, and a $100 gift certificate good toward future TWC workshops. Participants also receive exclusive access to The Writer’s Center staff\, all of whom are accomplished writers with extensive experience in editing and publishing.
URL:https://writer.org/event/the-artists-way/
LOCATION:Wet Ink
CATEGORIES:All Levels,Mixed Genre,Wet Ink,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Memoir Year w/ Nicole Chung
DESCRIPTION:Work on your memoir with bestselling author Nicole Chung!\nThis intensive workshop is open to writers working on a memoir or memoir-in-essays. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in lively craft discussions\, generative exercises\, and in-depth workshops designed to help you identify and hone your strengths as a writer. If you have an idea for a memoir and are looking to jumpstart it—or are already underway\, but want some help to maintain your momentum—this class will help you take concrete next steps and deepen your craft in a supportive community. \n\nWatch the Virtual Info Session\nMeet Nicole Chung\, instructor for our Memoir Year workshop\, and have all your questions about the program answered! \nWATCH NOW >>>\n\nFormat\nThrough in-class readings\, craft talks\, and guided writing prompts\, we’ll explore book openings\, plot structure\, characterization\, setting\, writing the self\, and more. We’ll spend time reflecting and brainstorming\, learning how to identify and pursue the stories that matter most to you. You will have the opportunity to generate new pages throughout the course and have at least two memoir excerpts (10 – 20 pages each) workshopped by your instructor and peers. \nWe’ll discuss the different types of memories\, the role imagination can play in personal storytelling\, and whether and how to bring research and reportage into your memoir. We’ll read excerpts from both classic and recent memoirs\, examining how other writers have organized and explored their personal stories. We’ll consider the ethics of writing about real people and events\, and how to establish the boundaries you may need. We’ll address your questions about book proposals\, pitching\, and the publishing industry. We’ll hear from visiting authors and literary agents who will share tips and talk about the writing and publication processes.  \nThis course will allow you to focus on and grow in your craft in community with your fellow writers\, helping you build the sustainable writing practice you want—one that will allow you to continue showing up for your work\, and telling the stories you need to tell\, long after our workshop ends. \nWriters are expected to read and respond to their peers’ work outside of class\, and generate new writing at their own pace.  \n\nSchedule\nThis class will typically meet twice per month from February 3\, 2026 – November 17\, 2026\, 7–9pm ET\, although there may be one or two longer breaks over the summer for students to focus on writing. Full schedule TBD. \n\n1:1 Mentoring\nAll workshops will be held over Zoom\, with additional opportunities to meet 1:1 with Nicole upon request. All enrolled students will have the option to schedule an individual follow-up meeting (1 hour) with Nicole during the first quarter of 2027.\n \n\nTo Apply\nApplication Deadline: Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 \nPlease share 1-2 paragraphs detailing your writing goals and/or intentions and a writing sample of 10-20 pages (double-spaced). You may also choose to include a one-page résumé or CV. Send your submission to emily.holland@writer.org by Saturday\, January 24th\, 2026. Admissions will be on a rolling basis so participants are encouraged to submit early. \nAcceptance into the workshop is required before registering. \n\nStudent Testimonials\n“Working with Nicole was like getting an ultra-engaged MFA professor\, an eagle-eyed editor\, and an ever-supportive writing coach all in one. I am a much better writer (not to mention critical reader!) as a result of her teaching\, and I would absolutely recommend her to any writer who’s seeking to take their work and creative journey to the next level.” —Nik Chang Hoon \n“Nicole is an exceptional teacher whose superpower is nurturing her students’ creativity\, empowering their growth\, and building community. Through craft talks\, readings\, writing prompts\, and insightful comments\, she supports each student in finding their stories and bringing them to life.” —Enid K. \n“Nicole’s class was one of the first I took after spending more than 10 years away from creative writing. I felt like she opened this whole world up to me by sharing her expertise not only on the craft of writing but also on the business of publishing. The lessons I learned in her class have paid immense dividends for me—I would not have the writing community and career that I have today without learning from her example. I consider Nicole a role model for her generosity toward her students and fellow writers in general\, and I couldn’t recommend her classes more enthusiastically!” —Hannah Bae \n“Nicole’s class is terrific for both novices to the genre and experienced writers. She creates an ideal mix of workshops\, craft lectures\, and guest speakers that teaches students new skills and keeps them inspired about their own work. Nicole is also warm\, supportive\, and brings out the best in her students. She curates a supportive cohort of students who strive to bring out the best in each other. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate!” —Anne Kim \n“It was truly a life-changing experience getting the opportunity to learn about memoir writing under the guidance of Nicole Chung. She was so thoughtful and generous with her enlightening ideas and exercises\, as well as feedback on my writing. The boundless empathy and encouragement she showed her students brought us all closer together as a cohort\, where we felt free to truly express ourselves and grow as writers and people in the process. I highly recommend Nicole’s workshops to anyone looking to evolve in their writing craft.” —Jean Trinh \n“I feel very fortunate to have taken Nicole’s memoir class. She offers the perfect blend of workshopping opportunities\, craft discussions\, and guest author/agent appearances\, all while coaching\, cheering\, and nudging participants along in a low-key but highly effective manner. Perhaps what I appreciate most about Nicole is the great care she takes with each participant’s story. Her class has been transformational for my writing.” —Ruth Berg \n“Nicole is a thoughtful and skilled facilitator. I love that she uses a clear and consistent strengths-based philosophy. Working from strengths creates an environment of safety for memoirists to share\, critique\, and revise our most personal stories. In our memoir workshop\, Nicole facilitates skillfully to bring out the shared wisdom of the group and ensure that writers feel empowered to generate and revise our work. Highly recommend working with her if you have the chance!” —Alex Shevrin Venet \n\nAbout Book Farm @ The Writer’s Center\nThe Writer’s Center hosts a series of workshops for serious writers to complete book-length projects\, generate new work for publication\, or master the elements of craft within a specific genre. You’ll work with an acclaimed author\, guiding you through 4-12 months of lessons\, workshops\, and revisions. Our instructors are all accomplished educators with a track record of student success. Limited enrollment with rolling admission up to the application deadline\, so apply right away to secure your spot! \nAll Book Farm participants receive an exclusive tote bag\, a craft book recommended by the instructor\, and a $100 gift certificate good toward future TWC workshops. Participants also receive exclusive access to The Writer’s Center staff\, all of whom are accomplished writers with extensive experience in editing and publishing.
URL:https://writer.org/event/memoir-year/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Master Level,Nonfiction,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Novel Club w/ Lisa Ko
DESCRIPTION:Jumpstart your novel and writing practice in this ten-month intensive!\nIf you’re wondering how to write a novel and sustain a writing practice in the midst of everything\, Novel Club is for you. Together\, with the guidance of an experienced mentor and author and the camaraderie of your Novel Club cohort\, this is the year we will write and revise our novels. Through craft talks\, workshops\, and generative exercises\, you’ll experiment\, look at your blocks\, and define your creative process\, building a regular writing practice that works for your project and busy life. You’ll find a clear path forward for your manuscript and actionable next steps. \n\nWatch the Virtual Info Session\nMeet Lisa Ko\, instructor for our Novel Year workshop\, and have all your questions about the program answered! \nWATCH NOW >>>\n\nOver these ten months\, you will learn:\n\nStorytelling techniques and craft strategies and how to apply them: building scenes; developing characters; and elements of structure\, plot\, dialogue\, voice\, and perspective\nUncover what your novel is about\, clarify your writing intentions\, and develop a plan for how to achieve them\nOpportunities to workshop and thoughtfully engage with each other’s novels in progress in a supportive environment\nPractical skills for the writing life and demystifying the publication process\n\nStudents may read and prepare written comments on up to 50 pages of their peers’ writing for each class meeting. You may also read an excerpt of published work in preparation for craft discussions. \n\nYou should take this workshop if:\n\nYou have a story you want to tell\, but don’t know where to start\nYou’re at the beginning stages of writing a novel and unsure of how to proceed\nYou’ve started writing a novel\, but need a road map and more consistent structure to get to the finish line\nYou’re a serious writer who is open to rigor and play and ready to show up with curiosity and consistency\n\n\nSchedule\nThis class will meet virtually every other Wednesday\, with 20 total sessions. Workshop dates run from March 4\, 2026 – December 30\, 2026\, 8 – 10 pm ET. Full dates TBD. \n\n1:1 Mentoring\nAll workshops will be held over Zoom\, with additional opportunities to meet 1:1 with Lisa upon request. All enrolled students will have the option to schedule an individual follow-up meeting (1 hour) with Lisa approximately 6 months after the conclusion of the workshop.\n \n\nTo Apply\nApplication Deadline: Monday\, February 16\, 2026 \nTo apply\, send a brief cover letter explaining why you want to take this class and\, if applicable\, what your book in progress is about and where you are in your project (e.g.\, in the beginning/brainstorming stages\, in the middle of writing a first draft\, on your second round of revisions). A 5-10 page writing sample is encouraged\, but not required. Send your submission to emily.holland@writer.org by Monday\, February 16th\, 2026. Admissions will be on a rolling basis so participants are encouraged to submit early. \nAcceptance into the workshop is required before registering. \n\nAbout Book Farm @ The Writer’s Center\nThe Writer’s Center hosts a series of workshops for serious writers to complete book-length projects\, generate new work for publication\, or master the elements of craft within a specific genre. You’ll work with an acclaimed author\, guiding you through 4-12 months of lessons\, workshops\, and revisions. Our instructors are all accomplished educators with a track record of student success. Limited enrollment with rolling admission up to the application deadline\, so apply right away to secure your spot! \nAll Book Farm participants receive an exclusive tote bag\, a craft book recommended by the instructor\, and a $100 gift certificate good toward future TWC workshops. Participants also receive exclusive access to The Writer’s Center staff\, all of whom are accomplished writers with extensive experience in editing and publishing.
URL:https://writer.org/event/novel-club-w-lisa-ko/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Master Level,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writing the Feature-length Screenplay
DESCRIPTION:Write a feature-length screenplay from idea to first draft in this supportive workshop that teaches the essential principles of story structure\, character goals\, and meaningful conflict while guiding you step by step through drafting and workshopping your script.\nIn this 10-week intermediate to advanced workshop\, writers will complete a feature-length screenplay from outline to first draft. Participants are expected to arrive with a developed idea they are ready to write. The course begins with a brief review of key screenwriting principles—premise questions\, structure\, and character—before quickly moving into reviewing written pages the second week. Writers will be expected to generate approximately 10 pages per week\, building toward a complete 90-page screenplay by the end of the course. Class sessions will focus on reading and discussing student work\, with guided feedback designed to strengthen narrative momentum\, deepen character arcs\, and support each writer through the challenges of finishing a full draft. By the end of the workshop\, participants will have a completed feature-length screenplay and a clearer understanding of how to sustain and execute a cohesive cinematic story. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nScreenplay Structure & Plot Points – Learn the foundational structure of a feature-length screenplay and how to build a story that sustains audience engagement.\nProtagonist Goals & Character Development – Create compelling protagonists with clear motivations\, obstacles\, and character arcs.\nMeaningful Conflict – Develop conflict that naturally arises from your character’s goals and the pressures they face.\nScene Construction & Visual Storytelling – Write cinematic scenes that move the story forward through action\, dialogue\, and visual detail.\nWorkshopping & Revision Techniques – Receive guided feedback and learn how to revise pages to strengthen clarity\, pacing\, and emotional impact.\n\nTime requirements\n\n5-8 hours per week writing outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nThe Secret of Life Through Screenwriting by Joy Cheriel Brown\nWriting for Emotional Impact by Karl Iglesias\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for beginning writers who want to learn the fundamentals of screenwriting and develop their first feature-length screenplay. It is ideal for writers who have an idea for a film but need guidance on story structure\, character goals\, and conflict\, as well as those interested in learning the craft of cinematic storytelling.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-the-feature-length-screenplay/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:10 Sessions,Intermediate/Advanced Level,Stage and Screen,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Novel Overhauler w/ Lacey N. Dunham
DESCRIPTION:Revise your novel in 6 months!\nHave 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 novel. In a supportive workshop atmosphere\, writers will workshop their novel three times alongside a group of dedicated peers.  \nThe revision workshop will be broken into three primary phases: understanding your project’s core; conducting an assessment of where to lean in and where to let go; and using exploratory and generative exercises to either help you keep going to the end or to augment existing scene work\, character work\, and narrative movement/plot. Craft topics covered will include: revising beginnings and sorting through the muck of the middle (a challenge for all writers!); setting as a function of plot and a tool for characterization; the use of secondary and tertiary characters to further plot/narrative movement; narrative structure\, novel shapes\, and story containers; utilizing scenes\, white space\, and chapter breaks; line-level polish; how narrative repetitions and beats show up in our work.  \nIn addition to craft discussions\, writers will engage in peer workshops\, receive instructor feedback\, set goals and measure their progress\, meet deadlines\, share strategies and ideas for balancing writing with life commitments\, and receive support for the challenging commitment required for a novel-length work. For writers who are considering pursuing publication\, we’ll also touch on publishing\, including query letters and submission strategies.  \nBy the end of the six months\, writers will have workshopped up to 250 pages of their novel\, and will have likewise read and provided feedback to their fellow writers. Students will also have a one-on-one meeting with the instructor during the workshop and an optional post-workshop meeting to be scheduled approximately four to six months after the workshop’s completion.  \nWhether you’ve made it to the end of your draft or are muddling through the middle\, this six-month workshop will help you reconnect with your project so you can finish your draft and polish your book. \nThe max. enrollment for this workshop is 9 students.  \n\nWatch the Virtual Info Session\nMeet Lacey N. Dunham\, instructor for our Novel Overhauler workshop\, and have all your questions about the program answered! \n \n\nOther Class Info\nThis intensive workshop is for writers who have completed a novel draft or who have written a significant chunk (at least half\, or approximately 35\,000 words) of a novel-in-progress\, and who are ready to make a strong commitment to their work. Writers must be willing to make the time to read and provide feedback on their peers’ novels. Almost every class will include a reading assignment to be completed ahead of time\, and students will be expected to arrive to class prepared. In order to build a supportive and trusting community\, students will be expected to participate in the entire program on all dates\, and to participate fully in each workshop. \nWriters will have the opportunity to workshop their novel three times\, providing up to 50 pages in the first workshop; up to 125 pages in their second workshop; and up to 75 pages in the third workshop.  \nTHE USE OF GENERATIVE AI IN THIS WORKSHOP IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED. If you have used AI to “write” your novel\, do not apply to this workshop. AI uses stolen labor from working artists and undermines a thriving literary ecosystem. The instructor has a zero tolerance policy for the use of AI at any stage of the writing process (whether prior to the workshop or during it). If you are found to have used / to be using AI\, you will be removed from further participation in the workshop without a refund. \n\nWho is this class for?\n\nThis class is best for students who have a completed novel draft or who have made substantial progress towards a complete draft but find themselves flailing in the middle.\nThis class will also serve writers who have completed the year-long writing intensive and are looking for additional post-intensive support revising their novel.\n\n\nSchedule\nThis class will meet virtually every other Thursday\, with 12 total sessions. Workshop dates run from July 16\, 2026 – December 10\, 2026\, 7:30 – 10 pm ET.  \nJuly 16\, 30\nAugust 13\, 27\nSeptember 10\, 24\nOctober 8\, 22\nNovember 5\, 19\nDecember 3\, 10* \n*please note the December dates fall on consecutive weeks \n\n1:1 Mentoring\nAll workshops will be held over Zoom\, with additional opportunities to meet 1:1 with Lacey upon request. All enrolled students will have the option to schedule an individual follow-up meeting (1 hour) with Lacey approximately 6 months after the conclusion of the workshop.\n \n\nTo Apply\nApplication Deadline: Monday\, June 15\, 2026 \nTo apply\, submit the following materials via this GOOGLE FORM or directly via email to emily.holland@writer.org: \n\nThe first 10-12 pages of the novel you would be revising during the workshop\nResponses to the following questions (required):\n\nDescribe the project you’ll be revising. Please include genre (e.g. literary fiction\, mystery/thriller\, young adult\, etc.) and number of drafted pages you currently have. (Please respond in 100 words or less)\nWhere are you in the writing/revision process? (e.g. struggling with the middle; have revised several times but feel it still needs work; recently finished a complete draft and have no idea where to start with revising\, etc.)\nHow do you envision this workshop helping you? (Please respond in 500 words or less)\nWhat excites you the most about the opportunity to revise with a cohort of peers? What scares or intimidates you\, if anything? (Please respond in 500 words or less)\nWhat are your primary concrete goals for this program? (Please respond in 250 words or less)\nI confirm that I have not used nor will I use generative AI at any stage in the brainstorming\, drafting\, writing\, or editing/revision of my manuscript. (Yes or No)\nI confirm that I am able to attend all of the workshop dates listed above for the full length of time. (Yes or No)\nIf you replied No\, please provide dates you cannot attend with a brief explanation as to why.\n\n\n\nAcceptance into the workshop is required before registering. \n\nAbout Book Farm @ The Writer’s Center\nThe Writer’s Center hosts a series of workshops for serious writers to complete book-length projects\, generate new work for publication\, or master the elements of craft within a specific genre. You’ll work with an acclaimed author\, guiding you through 4-12 months of lessons\, workshops\, and revisions. Our instructors are all accomplished educators with a track record of student success. Limited enrollment with rolling admission up to the application deadline\, so apply right away to secure your spot! \nAll Book Farm participants receive an exclusive tote bag\, a craft book recommended by the instructor\, and a $100 gift certificate good toward future TWC workshops. Participants also receive exclusive access to The Writer’s Center staff\, all of whom are accomplished writers with extensive experience in editing and publishing.
URL:https://writer.org/event/novel-overhauler/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Master Level,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writing Poems of Trauma
DESCRIPTION:Craft-based lessons for transforming trauma into poetry.\nInspired by Jehanne Dubrow’s craft book\, The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma\, this workshop will provide both new and experienced poets with practical strategies for representing and exploring pain on the page. Each week\, we’ll discuss best practices for writing about trauma\, study poems that can serve as role models for our work\, and draft new pieces based on generative writing prompts\, looking at approaches such as list-making\, surrealism\, and nonlinear storytelling. By the end of the workshop\, participants will have written at least three poems inspired by different craft-based techniques and will have a range of additional strategies to take with them. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nForm & Content\nImage-making\nUse of sensory details\nLyric & Narrative\n\nTime requirements\n\nAlmost no advance preparation will be necessary. For most of the sessions\, we will read “role-model poems” in class\, and work on the writing prompts in class as well. On the final class days (and depending on the number of people who register)\, we will workshop revisions of poems that each person has written during the course of the class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided (although participants are encouraged to buy The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma).\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is for both new and experienced poets who are interesting in learning how to write compelling\, artful poems that engage with trauma.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-poems-of-trauma/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:6 Sessions,All Levels,Poetry,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Virtual Craft Chat w/ Poet Diana Cao
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or directly from the publisher \n\nDiana Cao is the author of the chapbook Relational. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Kenyon Review\, The Yale Review\, The Threepenny Review\, and elsewhere. She has received support from MacDowell\, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, and the Just Buffalo Literary Center. \n\nAbout Slipstream\nThe poems in Slipstream deal with the slippery concept of home\, with robots and the internet and other human inventions\, and with what we can learn from the natural world around us.  \nWinner of the Berkshire Prize\, Slipstream is a bracing\, intimate\, and formally adventurous debut that moves with equal grace through personal memory\, inherited history\, myth\, and the ambient technologies of contemporary life. Diana Cao’s poems braid ancient Chinese legend\, family migration\, illness\, love\, and grief with moon landers\, algorithms\, privacy policies\, and online ritual\, creating a lyric field where the ancestral and the digital speak fluently to one another. The book is formally restless and assured. Sonnets\, sestinas\, villanelles\, fables\, and linked sequences feel conversational rather than ornate\, their intelligence worn lightly\, their music precise and unforced. Throughout\, Cao writes with a clarity that never flattens complexity: humor and vulnerability coexist with philosophical rigor. Tenderness is sharpened\, not softened\, by attention to politics\, history\, and care. \nWhat emerges is a voice attuned to relational life in all its registers—daughterhood\, friendship\, desire\, citizenship\, species—asking how to live\, love\, and remain lucid inside systems that both sustain and estrange us. Slipstream is a book of uncommon range and emotional intelligence\, one that feels fully of this moment while remaining in deep\, living conversation with the past. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/diana-cao/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T200000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Book Club w/ Chet'la Sebree!
DESCRIPTION:Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry journal and The Writer’s Center welcomes poet Chet’la Sebree to our monthly Virtual Poetry Book Club for a discussion of her collection\, Blue Opening. Chet’la is joined by Book Club Host\, Hannah Grieco. \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online »  directly from the publisher\, Zando. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP below. \n\nAn essayist and poet from the Mid-Atlantic\, Chet’la Sebree is the author of the debut essay collection TURN (W)HERE: A Geography of Home as well the poetry collections Blue Opening\, longlisted for PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry and a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry; Field Study\, winner of the 2020 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets; and Mistress\, nominated for an NAACP Image Award. She’s an assistant professor at the George Washington University and serves as a faculty mentor in Randolph College’s MFA in Creative Writing program. \n\nAbout Blue Opening\n“A profound poetic talent.”—Ada Limón \nBlue Opening\, Chet’la Sebree’s brilliant\, illuminating poetry collection\, grapples with origins—of illness\, of language\, of the universe—as the speaker contemplates whether she\, too\, can be a site of origin through motherhood. Navigating chronic health challenges alongside grief and questions about the nature of knowledge and religion\, she searches personal history and the cosmos for answers to the unknowable. \nWith startling clarity and vivid tenderness\, Blue Opening calls into question not only where to begin\, but how to create\, across thirty-two poems that press the fluid boundaries of form through sonnets\, prose poems\, odes\, and two unforgettable poetic sequences. As the speaker traverses loss\, possibility\, and the choice\, or often the lack of choice\, in the direction of her future\, she determines to press forward even as she is “unsure of what shape this language should take / and hulling\, from blue rock\, faith.” \n\nAbout Book Club\nThis is no run-of-the-mill book club. Visiting writers will read excerpts\, join the discussion\, and answer your questions about craft\, process\, the publishing industry\, and getting advice for our own writing! We’ll hang and eat snacks with the authors and escape your doomscrolling. \nPoetry Book Club will meet on Zoom every second Wednesday of the month with a new poet. \nFiction Book Club will meet every third Sunday of the month in person at The Writer’s Center with a new author. \nCome build community and read amazing books that the Big 5 didn’t have the sense to publish! \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/poetry-book-club-w-chetla-sebree/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T210000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nSign-up starts at 6:45pm\, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.\nLimited to 20 readers\, so arrive early if you plan to read.\n\nSponsored by Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry magazine. \nFREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/open-mic-sep2026-1/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T200000
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SUMMARY:Inner Loop Author's Corner w/ Hasan Dudar!
DESCRIPTION:Carryout is The Inner Loop’s Author’s Corner spotlight. The Inner Loop cultivates and promotes the distinctive literary culture of Washington\, DC. Author’s Corner supports local authors’ independently published books by spotlighting them in community programming and collaborations. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org » \n\nHasan Dudar is the author of Carryout\, a short story collection out with the University of Iowa Press in May 2026. He is originally from Toledo\, Ohio\, and currently lives in Washington\, DC.\n \n\nAbout Carryout \nIn the late 1970s\, Ziad Idilbi\, a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon\, marries Salma\, a Lebanese refugee escaping the war in Beirut. Resolving to start over for the very last time\, the couple opens a corner store in Toledo\, Ohio\, across from the General Motors factory\, where Toledo’s Arab community intermingles with the working class. Over the decades\, whether it’s bigotry (pre- and post-9/11)\, financial ruin\, or terminal illness\, the Idilbis find themselves on life’s outskirts\, attempting to build something new. \nAchingly poignant and slyly funny\, the linked stories in Carryout follow the Idilbis and their children as they teeter on the brink of catastrophe. Walid\, the youngest child of Ziad and Salma\, navigates the heartbreaks of youth as well as the colorful characters who haunt his parents’ corner store. As he grows up into a writer\, Walid’s gaze fixes on his father and the long shadow of displacement and occupation. Mustafa\, the eldest son\, is forever trying to outrun the disasters that seem to seek him out\, while Nawal\, the only daughter\, is dumped by a friend and hatches a scheme to win her back. Unsure whether to run toward each other or away from each other\, the characters in Dudar’s exquisite debut suffer the absurdities and indignities of life in America with wry obstinance and striking wisdom. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/inner-loop-hasan-dudar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T210000
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SUMMARY:The First 50 Pages: Craft a Submission-Ready Opening
DESCRIPTION:The first fifty pages of a manuscript can make or break your book’s success on submission!\nThis course is designed to help writers shape those YA Novel pages into an unputdownable introduction that is ready for consideration by industry professionals. Over four weeks\, participants will focus on the essential elements that make for strong opening pages\, including narrative momentum\, character and voice\, and line-level clarity—with each session combining craft discussion and targeted revision strategies. The final session will function as a guided workshop in which participants exchange and discuss their first ten pages\, applying the tools from earlier sessions while learning how to give and receive productive\, professional feedback. By the end of the course\, each writer will have a stronger\, more polished opening and a clear understanding of how to continue refining their manuscript for submission. To effectively participate in this course\, writers should have already written at least fifty pages of their manuscript and be ready to begin working with those pages on day one. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nIn this workshop you’ll:\n\nShape an opening that establishes momentum\, stakes\, and narrative direction\nDevelop compelling character presence and a distinctive\, consistent voice\nIdentify and strengthen the key structural elements expected in the first 50 pages\nApply line-level revision techniques to produce clear\, polished\, submission-ready prose\nGive and receive focused\, constructive feedback in a professional workshop setting\n\nTime Requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis course is ideal for young adult writers preparing a novel or book-length manuscript who want to strengthen\, refine\, and polish their opening pages for agent submission\, publisher consideration\, or other forms of professional review.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/the-first-50-pages-craft-a-submission-ready-opening/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:4 Sessions,All Levels,Kid Lit,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T153000
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SUMMARY:Hunger Action Month Reading
DESCRIPTION:EC Poetry and Prose\, The Writer’s Center\, Poet Lore\, and Poetry x Hunger are partnering to raise funds in honor of Hunger Action Month! \nEach September\, Hunger Action Month unites millions to raise awareness and provide nutritious food to neighbors facing hunger. Join us at The Writer’s Center on September 12th\, 2026 at 2pm for a reading of writers against hunger. \n100% of your donation goes directly to the Maryland Food Bank helping hungry children\, working families\, older adults\, and Maryland’s Under-resourced Communities throughout the state. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP below.  \nDonate in advance of the event using this link>>> \n\nAbout Poetry X Hunger\nPoetry X Hunger is bringing a world of poets and their poems to the anti-hunger cause. We are using poetry to raise awareness\, compassion and funding. And\, speaking of funding\, by holding poetry fundraisers\, we magically turn poetry into food. In recent years\, we’ve raised thousands of US dollars for anti-hunger organizations. \nAbout EC Poetry & Prose\nWe are a collective of poets and writers who believe in the power of language to convey truth and promote peace. Our members are spoken word artists\, published authors\, and new and emerging writers. Our founder and partners are from Howard\, Anne Arundel\, and Frederick Counties; members and friends of the collective come from across Maryland. We perform live in the Maryland\, greater Washington\, D.C area and by remote anywhere. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/hunger-action-month/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T203000
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SUMMARY:Cafe Muse Literary Salon
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP on the Cafe Muse Website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/cafe-muse-literary-salon-sep-26/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260319T145131Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Craft Chat on Fiction w/ Bret Anthony Johnston
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org » \n\nBret Anthony Johnston is the author of the bestselling novels We Burn Daylight and Remember Me Like This\, the award-winning Corpus Christi: Stories\, and the editor of Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer. His work has appeared in The New Yorker\, Esquire\, The Paris Review\, Thrasher Magazine\, The Best American Short Stories\, and elsewhere. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship and the Sunday Times Short Story Award\, he was born and raised in Texas and is the director of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. \n\nAbout Encounters with Unexpected Animals\nAn imaginative\, moving collection of stories infused with the magic and enigma of the human condition and drenched in Texas heat\, from the best-selling author of We Burn Daylight. \nEncounters with Unexpected Animals takes readers deep into the heart of bestselling author Bret Anthony Johnston’s home state of Texas\, where teenagers search for love\, parents grasp at connections with their children\, and animals—real or imagined\, familiar or unexpected—are reminders of the mystery\, danger\, and beauty of being alive. \nIn “Caiman\,” a father buys a baby alligator in hopes of keeping his family safe. In “Soldier of Fortune\,” a teenage boy dog-sits for his neighbors after tragedy strikes\, and his innocent snooping uncovers the family’s most guarded secret. And in the luminous “Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses\,” an elderly man’s heart is laid bare with the raw and breathtaking power of wild horses. \nJohnston’s humor\, empathy\, and mastery of prose ring out through each story\, bringing every finely-drawn character to radiant life. Individually\, the stories are by turns suspenseful\, poignant and exhilarating. Taken together\, they reveal the abiding connections that lead us from sorrow and impermanence back to ourselves and\, ultimately\, to each other. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/bret-anthony-johnston/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T210000
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SUMMARY:Reading Your Work Out Loud with Jennifer Hamady
DESCRIPTION:Practice sharing your story and yourself\nSpend 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 turn fuel a more authentic writing process and outcome. You’ll leave the workshop with an experience of camaraderie\, community\, and a more deeply rooted sense of your creative and expressive self. Please have on hand a number of pieces you’d be comfortable sharing during the meeting. There will be a break; please also bring a snack and water.
URL:https://writer.org/event/out-loud-with-jennifer-hamady/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Fiction,Mixed Genre,Nonfiction,Poetry,Professional Writing,Stage and Screen,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T210000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nSign-up starts at 6:45pm\, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.\nLimited to 20 readers\, so arrive early if you plan to read.\n\nSponsored by Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry magazine. \nFREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/open-mic-sep2026-2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T200000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Craft Chat w/ Poet Aldo Amparán
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern. \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from the publisher » \n\nAldo Amparán is the author of Brother Sleep\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry in 2023. They have received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts & CantoMundo. Born & raised in the border cities of El Paso\, TX\, USA\, & Ciudad Juárez\, CHIH\, Mexico\, Amparán’s work has been featured in the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day\, Best New Poets\, Gulf Coast\, Kenyon Review Online\, New England Review\, Ploughshares\, Poetry Magazine\, & elsewhere. \n\nAbout THE HOUSE HAS TEETH\nAldo Amparán returns with a collection of surreal borderland poems about the queer and Latinx body as a site of politicization. Haunted by the author’s personal ghosts of violent trauma and the insidious pain of refusing to heal\, THE HOUSE HAS TEETH (September 2026\, Alice James Books) asks whether it’s possible to unknow—and transcend—the nightmares that creep around the edges of our adult psyches. Amparán writes with tenderness and impressive vulnerability about unlearning gendered cultural expectations of cruelty and brutality in order to break patterns of aggression and finally heal the shattered self. \nInfluenced by horror films\, ghost stories\, and the fever dream of violence on TV screens and in the media\, THE HOUSE HAS TEETH is a poetic haunting about how to survive childhood assault in order to embrace love. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/aldo-amparan/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T200000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Craft Chat w/ Author Rebecca Lee
DESCRIPTION:The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of nonfiction! We’re joined by author Rebecca Lee for a discussion of her new publication\, Rogues\, Widows and Orphans: Mischief and Misadventures in the World of Books. Rebecca is in conversation with Amy Freeman\, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or directly from the publisher>> \n\nRebecca Lee is a senior editorial manager at Penguin Random House\, and the author of How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book and Rogues\, Widows and Orphans: Mischief and Misadventure in the World of Books. She’s spent twenty-five years managing hundreds of high-profile books from delivery of manuscript to finished copies\, signing off millions of words as fit to go to print with only the occasional regret. \n\nAbout Rogues\, Widows and Orphans\nA publishing industry insider reveals the hilarious and fascinating mishaps\, hoaxes\, and gaffes behind your favorite books. \nIt’s a long journey from a writer’s mind to a finished book\, and a lot needs to go right along the way. But isn’t it more interesting when things go wrong? \nRebecca Lee\, a senior editorial manager at Penguin Random House\, guides readers through the secrets of the book industry\, a world fizzing with scandals\, rivalries\, catastrophes\, and con jobs. Lee demonstrates how the tiniest of typos can have oversized consequences\, unearths horrifying examples of bad taste and worse style\, and peeks into tales of forgeries and feuds as dramatic as any thriller. She unredacts the most egregious cases of censorship\, exposes hoarders and thieves\, and asks whether AI is really an existential threat to the literary universe—or if we are our own worst enemies. \nAn irresistible tour of mistakes and misbehavior\, Rogues\, Widows and Orphans will make you cringe\, crack you up\, and renew your appreciation for the hard work of making books—and all the ways it can go sidewise. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
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SUMMARY:Cafe Muse Literary Salon
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP on the Cafe Muse Website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/cafe-muse-literary-salon-oct-26/
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SUMMARY:Inner Loop Author's Corner w/ Lenna Jawdat!
DESCRIPTION:70\,000 is The Inner Loop’s Author’s Corner spotlight. The Inner Loop cultivates and promotes the distinctive literary culture of Washington\, DC. Author’s Corner supports local authors’ independently published books by spotlighting them in community programming and collaborations. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org » \n\nLenna Jawdat is a poet\, writer\, professor\, and psychotherapist of Palestinian and Iraqi descent. Her writing\, which explores trauma\, identity and resilience\, has appeared in journals such as Poet Lore\, The Margins\, Passenger’s Journal\, Rogue Agent\, among others\, and in the 2025 Haymarket Anthology Heaven Looks Like Us. She was a 2021 Best of the Net nominee for her poem “Ode to the Psoas\,” a 2022 Sundress Academy for the Arts summer resident\, and has attended Tin House Workshop for poetry and creative nonfiction. She is also co-organizer of the poetry vigil series In Water and Light. Lenna received her MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts in May 2024. She lives in DC with her partner and two cats. \n\nAbout 70\,000\nA powerful act of remembrance and resistance\, 70\,000 transforms cultural erasure into a living\, breathing archive of grief\, memory\, and hope. \n70\,000 is a visceral and inventive poetry collection inspired by the removal of approximately 70\,000 books from Palestinian homes and private libraries before and during the events of 1948. Of those books\, most have not been returned; about 6\,000 remain housed in Israeli national collections\, where they are largely inaccessible to Palestinians. \nIn response to this loss of cultural and intellectual heritage\, Lenna Jawdat began handwriting the numbers one to 70\,000\, choosing to imagine each number as a book. Trained as a trauma therapist\, she documented the emotional and physical experience of this ritual\, tracing the grief\, reverence\, and endurance that surfaced through the process. This full-color book unfolds through three interwoven threads: the numbers themselves\, reflections on the act of writing\, and a personal and familial poetic narrative expressed in both image and verse. Together\, they form a fragmented yet powerful archive—blending poetry\, memoir\, maps\, documents\, and collage. \n70\,000 is an embodied meditation on cultural displacement\, memory\, and resilience. What begins as a personal act of witnessing becomes a collective gesture toward remembrance\, continuity\, and the possibility of healing. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/inner-loop-lenna-jawdat/
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SUMMARY:Poetry Book Club w/ Taylor Byas!
DESCRIPTION:Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry journal and The Writer’s Center welcomes poet Taylor Byas to our monthly Virtual Poetry Book Club for a discussion of her collection\, Resting Bitch Face. Taylor is joined by Book Club Host\, Hannah Grieco. \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online »  directly from the publisher\, Soft Skull Press. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP below. \n\nDr. Taylor Byas\, Ph.D. is a Black Chicago native currently living in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, where she is a Features Editor for The Rumpus\, an Editorial Advisor for Jackleg Press\, a member of the Beloit Poetry Journal Editorial Board\, and a Poetry Editor-at-Large for Texas Review Press. Her debut full-length\, I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times from Soft Skull Press\, won the 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award\, the 2023 Chicago Review of Books Award in Poetry\, and the 2024 Ohioana Book Award in Poetry. Her second full-length\, Resting Bitch Face (2025)\, was a September 2025 pick for Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club\, and was named a Top 5 Poetry Collection of the Year by Electric Literature. She is also a coeditor of The Southern Poetry Anthology\, Vol X: Alabama\, from Texas Review Press\, and Poemhood: Our Black Revival\, a YA anthology from HarperCollins. She is represented by Noah Grey Rosenzweig at Triangle House Literary. \n\nAbout Resting Bitch Face\nThe author of the award-winning national bestseller I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times returns with a poetry collection that transforms the Black female speaker from object\, artistic muse\, and victim to subject\, critic\, and master of her story \nResting Bitch Face is a book for women\, for Black women\, for lovers of art and film criticism\, and for writers interested in work that finds a middle ground between poetry and prose. Taylor Byas uses some of our most common ways of “watching” throughout history (painting\, films\, sculpture\, and photographs) to explore how these mediums shape Black female subjectivity. \nFrom the examination of artwork by Picasso\, Gauguin\, Sally Mann\, and Nan Goldin\, Byas displays her mastery of the poetic form by engaging in intimate and inventive writing. Fluctuating between watcher and watched\, the speaker of these poems uses mirrors and reflections to flip the script and talk back to histories of art\, text\, photography\, relationships\, and men. From Polaroids to gesso primer to sculpture\, Byas creates a world in which the artist calls out and the muse responds. For not only does she enter the world of the long-revered classic artist\, but she also infuses her poems with such iconic pop culture works as The Joker\, WandaVision\, and Last Tango in Paris. \n\nAbout Book Club\nThis is no run-of-the-mill book club. Visiting writers will read excerpts\, join the discussion\, and answer your questions about craft\, process\, the publishing industry\, and getting advice for our own writing! We’ll hang and eat snacks with the authors and escape your doomscrolling. \nPoetry Book Club will meet on Zoom every second Wednesday of the month with a new poet. \nFiction Book Club will meet every third Sunday of the month in person at The Writer’s Center with a new author. \nCome build community and read amazing books that the Big 5 didn’t have the sense to publish! \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/poetry-book-club-w-taylor-byas/
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nSign-up starts at 6:45pm\, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.\nLimited to 20 readers\, so arrive early if you plan to read.\n\nSponsored by Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry magazine. \nFREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/open-mic-oct2026-1/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nSign-up starts at 6:45pm\, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.\nLimited to 20 readers\, so arrive early if you plan to read.\n\nSponsored by Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry magazine. \nFREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/open-mic-oct2026-2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nSign-up starts at 6:45pm\, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.\nLimited to 20 readers\, so arrive early if you plan to read.\n\nSponsored by Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry magazine. \nFREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/open-mic-nov2026/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Inner Loop Author's Corner w/ Shelagh Johnson!
DESCRIPTION:A History of Existing Life is The Inner Loop’s Author’s Corner spotlight. The Inner Loop cultivates and promotes the distinctive literary culture of Washington\, DC. Author’s Corner supports local authors’ independently published books by spotlighting them in community programming and collaborations. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org » \n\nShelagh Powers Johnson teaches English and Creative Writing at Bowie State University and is the faculty editor of the university’s literary magazine\, The Torch. She received her MFA in Fiction from American University and is currently working on a PhD in English and Creative Writing. Her work has previously appeared in the Portland Review\, Night Train\, the Grace and Gravity Anthologies\, and Ghost Parachute\, among others. Her debut short story collection\, A History of Existing Life\, is coming out this August. You can view her TEDxTalk\, “Creative Writing: A Transformational Practice\,” on YouTube and find her at www.shelaghjohnson.com. \n\nAbout A History of Existing Life\n“The language in Shelagh Powers Johnson’s debut collection strikes the rare and perfect balance between understated and surprising. The characters in these stories span time periods and geographic location but are united by Johnson’s astute observation of brutality and heartbreak- but also the beauty and redemption-of the every day.” -Amanda Parrish Morgan\, author of Stroller\, named one of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2022 \n“A History of Existing Life is filled with lush\, dark\, haunting\, and intricate prose and piercing observations. Old lovers briefly reunite. A woman’s paintings transform into a living dreamscape. Everyone reckons with their past. Johnson’s exquisite stories probe into the inner workings of relationships\, of parents who love and who betray and disappoint. Let this collection surprise and envelop you.” -Lauren D. Woods\, author of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe\, winner of the Autumn House Press 2024 Fiction Prize \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/inner-loop-shelagh-johnson/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Virtual Craft Chat w/ Author Mathangi Subramanian
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all times Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org » \n\nMathangi Subramanian\, EdD\, is an award winning neurodiverse\, South Asian American author\, educator\, and advocate who has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award\, longlisted for the Pen/Faulkner Prize\, and a winner of the South Asia Book Award. She is the founder of Moon Rabbit Writing Studio\, an online writing workshop that supports socially conscious authors with seriously busy lives\, and serves on the Denver Library Commission. She currently lives in Denver with her child\, a gerbil named Ham\, and way too many picture books. \n\nAbout Our Periods\, Ourselves: An Empowered Teen’s Guide\nAn inclusive guide to menstruation and what makes everyone’s experience unique \nDespite what you might have been taught\, periods do not happen in a vacuum. While it’s important to know the facts of menstruation\, it’s just as important to take a holistic\, inclusive\, and deeper look into the ways in which everything around us—from our genetics and culture to religion and society—influenceshow we each experience our periods. \nIn Our Periods\, Ourselves\, Mathangi Subramanian covers how society shapes our monthly cycles just as much as science. She discusses how neurodiversity\, disability\, gender\, adoption status\, and immigration status can impact our periods while offering healthy\, concrete recommendations forcoping with these realities. Subramanian additionally examines how important issues such asreproductive rights\, culture and religion\, capitalism\, and climate change affect access to the information and resources menstruators need to manage their physical and mental health. \nOur Periods\, Ourselves is an empowering resource for every body. It provides the information\, encouragement\, and support menstruators need to make informed decisions about their periods\, and reminds us that ourbodies and our identities are sources of power and strength. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/mathangi-subramanian/
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SUMMARY:Cafe Muse Literary Salon
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP on the Cafe Muse Website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/cafe-muse-literary-salon-dec-26/
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SUMMARY:Open Mic @ The Writer's Center
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nSign-up starts at 6:45pm\, and readings begin promptly at 7pm.\nLimited to 20 readers\, so arrive early if you plan to read.\n\nSponsored by Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry magazine. \nFREE and open to the public. Please note that we no longer offer advance sign-up. \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation »
URL:https://writer.org/event/open-mic-dec2026/
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