The Writer’s Center
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Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Study and analyze great poets and poems to discover new ways to write great poems. This is a reader’s workshop, focusing on close readings of poems by two great American poets, Stanley Plumly and Natasha Trethewey, in order more deeply to enjoy their poems and to derive specific strategies and prompts for our own work. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Ever wonder who else is taking classes at The Writer’s Center? Want the chance to hear the work being made in other classes? Meet with Instructors of the coming season’s courses? We invite you to attend our first ever End of Season Celebration, a time to meet and hear work from the participants from the […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
A broadside is an art print with text and drawings. Participants will receive printmaking paper, ste...
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes three poets to discuss their use of non-English words in their English language poetry. Do they italicize? Translate? Footnote? Endnote? Through a craft discussion focused on the poem on the page, the poetry book as a whole and the ideal reader, you’ll leave the panel with some choices and directions for […]
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. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes the Capitol Hill Poetry-Group for a reading from the new poetry anthology The Other Side of the Hill: 1975 - 2025. This launch will include readings from Patricia Gray, Jean Nordhaus, Rosemary Winslow, Greg McBride, Noel Salinger, and Anne Harding Woodworth. Free and Open to the Public About The Other Side of […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes author, and Executive Director of The Writer's Center, Zach Powers, to our monthly Fiction Book Club for a discussion of his most recent novel collection, The Migraine Diaries, at The Writer's Center! Zach is joined by Book Club Host, Hannah Grieco. We encourage you to order a copy of the book […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Jumpstart your fiction or literary nonfiction with a focus on important parts and objects of your li...
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer’s Center welcomes Randall Amster, Colonel Roger Chang, Lisa Couturier and Linda Dove for a reading from the new poetry anthology Convergence: Poetry on the Environmental Impacts of War (Scarlet Tanager Books). About the Anthology Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War offers a groundbreaking and vital perspective on war’s destruction of the natural world—the creatures, […]
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. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Are you a writer who recently graduated? Join us for an informal gathering at The Writer’s Center to hang out and talk writing! 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 have recently graduated. RSVP required below. Attending? […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This course is designed to help young adult writers shape those pages into an unputdownable introduc...
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This generative poetry workshop begins with a grounding exercise that prepares participants to begin...
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
The Writer's Center welcomes novelist Caroline Bock for a reading and a wide-ranging discussion of the writing life and publishing journeys, as she celebrates the publication of her first novel for adults, The Other Beautiful People. Caroline is in conversation with Writer's Center Executive & Artistic Director Zach Powers, who will also share from his […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Spend an evening learning about and practicing the art of public speaking. This in-person coaching s...
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. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This workshop introduces the writing salon as both a format and a practice, offering writers the liv...
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This generative workshop invites writers to explore what becomes visible when we write toward the li...
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
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 you to order a copy of the book from your local, independent […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
This workshop studies how poems can respond to paintings, photographs, monuments, advertisements, fi...
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Prompts will spark memories, characters, and places, turning them into poems, scenes, dialogues, and...
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. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
When Mary Oliver tells us to let the soft animal of love what love, we know exac...
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. […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Our poetic inspirations are a kind of chosen family. In this workshop, we will explore the ways we c...
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]