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11 events,
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Zoom
Bring your novel to life with best-selling author Susan Coll! Whether you have been thinking about writing a novel for years but are not sure how to get started, or […]
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Wet Ink
Through reflection, community, and practice, you’ll awaken the artist within and build a creative life that feels aligned and alive. This year-long journey through The Artist’s Way offers a sustained […]
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$2,000.00
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Zoom
Work on your memoir with bestselling author Nicole Chung! This intensive workshop is open to writers working on a memoir or memoir-in-essays. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in lively […]
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Zoom
Jumpstart your novel and writing practice in this ten-month intensive! If you're wondering how to write a novel and sustain a writing practice in the midst of everything, Novel Club […]
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$5,400.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 6 Sessions 
Writing poems is discovery on paper, and good poems surprise and delight the poet as much as anyone....
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$295.00
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Wet Ink
Sessions: 4 Sessions 
This six-week interactive class is designed to give you the skills to write rich descriptive sentenc...
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$215.00
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The Writer’s Center
Sessions: 7 Sessions 
This workshop studies how poems can respond to paintings, photographs, monuments, advertisements, fi...
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$350.00
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Zoom
Sessions: 10 Sessions 
In this 10-week intermediate to advanced workshop, writers will complete a feature-length screenplay...
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$415.00
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Wet Ink
Sessions: 8 Sessions 
Are you serious about writing a novel but struggling? This intermediate course will examine the eigh...
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$395.00
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Zoom
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 […]
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$2,600.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 6 Sessions 
Deep reading and insightful questions are the hallmarks of this course. If you have previous worksho...
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$295.00
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12 events,Self-Publishing 101
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session
Discover the core steps of self-publishing from a 40-time bestselling author. Explore editing, writi...
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$60.00
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10 events, |
12 events,Let the Soft Animals Speak: Writing the Wild with Craft and Care
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The Writer’s Center
Sessions: 2 Sessions 
When Mary Oliver tells us to let the soft animal of love what love, we know exac...
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$100.00
Venue :
The Writer’s Center
Sessions: 2 Sessions
When Mary Oliver tells us to let the soft animal of love what love, we know exac...
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$100.00
Virtual Craft Chat w/ Author Haili Blassingame
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Zoom
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 […]
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Free
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11 events, |
11 events, |
12 events,Building a Writing Process
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 3 Sessions Do you ever think to yourself: “Why is it so hard to get my ideas out of my head and onto the page?”...
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$150.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 3 Sessions Do you ever think to yourself: “Why is it so hard to get my ideas out of my head and onto the page?”...
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$150.00
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14 events,Novel 101: How to Craft the Story
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 4 Sessions This class offers the key concepts of plotting and pacing while delving into different genres. Begin...
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$215.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 4 Sessions This class offers the key concepts of plotting and pacing while delving into different genres. Begin...
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$215.00
How to Write a Heist
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 2 Sessions 
This one-day, generative workshop will help you brainstorm a heist story, explore how heists immerse...
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$115.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 2 Sessions
This one-day, generative workshop will help you brainstorm a heist story, explore how heists immerse...
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$115.00
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16 events,Writing Poems of Trauma
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 6 Sessions
Inspired by Jehanne Dubrow's craft book, The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma, this ...
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$295.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 6 Sessions
Inspired by Jehanne Dubrow's craft book, The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma, this ...
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$295.00
Poetry Potluck: 5 Forms in 3 Weeks
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Zoom
Sessions: 3 Sessions Build your literary muscles by practicing a mix of five contemporary and traditional forms: sonnets,...
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$150.00
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 3 Sessions Build your literary muscles by practicing a mix of five contemporary and traditional forms: sonnets,...
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$150.00
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16 events, |
15 events,DIY Novel Revision
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Wet Ink
Sessions: 4 Sessions Do you have a finished draft of a novel but don’t know what to do next? This workshop will take you ...
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$215.00
Venue :
Wet Ink
Sessions: 4 Sessions Do you have a finished draft of a novel but don’t know what to do next? This workshop will take you ...
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$215.00
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15 events, |
16 events,Persona Poem Crash Course
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session In the Persona Poem, or Dramatic Monologue, the poet writes in the voice of another real or imagined...
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$60.00
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16 events,Making a Broadside
Venue :
The Writer’s Center
Sessions: 1 Session
A broadside is an art print with text and drawings. Participants will receive printmaking paper, ste...
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$60.00
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14 events, |
16 events,Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center
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The Writer’s Center
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. […]
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Free
Poetry Book Club w/ Adam Gianforcaro!
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Zoom
Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal and The Writer’s Center welcomes poet Adam Gianforcaro to our monthly Virtual Poetry Book Club for a discussion of his collection, Poems to Stage Dive to. Adam is joined by Book Club Host, Hannah Grieco. We encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local, independent […]
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Free
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15 events,Inner Loop Author’s Corner w/ Stephanie Dupal!
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Zoom
The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories 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. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public, all times […]
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Free
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14 events, |
16 events,Writing the Truth
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session Writers will explore how honesty and vulnerability can strengthen personal narrative. Through guided...
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$60.00
Polishing Your First Draft
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session When the first draft is complete, the real work begins. You should not be your only editor, but you ...
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$60.00
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15 events,Introduction to Grief Writing
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session What does it mean to write from a wound? What does it mean to write from a scar? There are readers o...
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$60.00
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13 events, |
13 events, |
14 events,Your Literary Lineage: From Beloved Work to New Poems
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The Writer’s Center
Sessions: 1 Session Our poetic inspirations are a kind of chosen family. In this workshop, we will explore the ways we c...
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$60.00
Write Like the News
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session Lead with the future — not background — for lead-ership, especially in a crisis. That’s the most imp...
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$60.00
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11 events, |
12 events,Cover Letters and Agent Queries
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Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session Your query letter is your first introduction to a potential agent--which is to say, your first intro...
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$60.00
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13 events,Subtleties of Meter
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session To explore some of the fine points of meter, we will examine how metrical patterns can vary between ...
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$60.00
Book Launch for Poet Robert Tobias
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The Writer’s Center
The Writer’s Center welcomes poet Robert Tobias for a reading from his newest collection, What Lives in Me. FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. Robert M. Tobias, a debut author at 82, completed his fourteen-year career as the General Counsel of the National Treasury Employees Union successfully suing Presidents Nixon ($533M in back […]
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Free
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11 events, |
10 events, |
10 events,Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center
Venue :
The Writer’s Center
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. […]
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Free
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9 events, |
9 events, |
8 events,The Eerie Twinship Between the Haunted and the Nostalgic
Venue :
Zoom
Sessions: 1 Session This craft talk and generative workshop examines how absence, memory, and longing operate in fiction...
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$60.00
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8 events,Virtual Craft Chat w/ Poet Diana Cao
Venue :
Zoom
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 […]
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