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SUMMARY:Honoring the Ancestors: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Take a journey inward and find connections with the ancestors that will inspire your poetry.\nThis generative poetry workshop begins with a grounding exercise that prepares participants to begin a journey inward. With this experiential starting point\, and specific writing prompts\, attendees will delve into individual\, shared and personal experiences and memories. These prompts are intended to provide the inspiration to connect with and create work that honor their ancestors. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nThis generative poetry workshop:\n\nIs an experiential journey inward\nUncovers ancestral memories\nRespects personal experiences and memories\nCreates shared experiences\nCreates work that honor the ancestors\n\nTime Requirements\n\nParticipants will need time outside each session of the workshop to polish the work they created during class. Attending The Writer’s Center Open Mic will be recommended to share their work.\n\nMaterials\n\nUnsettling America: An Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry (recommendation but not required)\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for all levels and genres.\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/honoring-the-ancestors-a-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Writers Mixer
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFREE & open to all DMV writers who identify as LGBTQ+. RSVP required below. \nAttending? We encourage you to become a member of The Writer’s Center for only $65/year »
URL:https://writer.org/event/lgbtq-writers-mixer-jun26/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Light on the Page: A Summer Solstice Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Harness the energy of the longest day of the year to uncover your authentic writing voice.\nThis generative workshop invites writers to explore what becomes visible when we write toward the light. Through guided prompts\, reflection\, and discussion\, participants will explore how internal censorship and perfectionism can obscure authentic voice and limit creative expression. By the end of the workshop\, writers will leave with new material and practical strategies for writing more freely\, with greater clarity and confidence. No preparation required. \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 learn:\n\nTechniques for quieting internal censorship while writing\nHow instinctive writing can reveal authentic voice\n\nMethods for generating surprising material through timed prompts\n\nStrategies for moving past perfectionism and self-editing\n\nHow to identify and develop the voice that already exists\n\nTime Requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for writers who want to reconnect with their highest voice on the page. It’s ideal for writers feeling blocked\, over-edited\, or stuck in perfectionism\, as well as those looking for a supportive space for self-exploration.\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/finding-your-light-on-the-page-a-summer-solstice-workshop/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Mixed Genre,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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SUMMARY:***CANCELED** Fiction Book Club w/ Lauren D. Woods!
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for another date.\nThe 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. \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online directly from the publisher» \n***The above link will give you a 22% discount and free shipping*** \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP below. \n\nLauren D. Woods\, originally from the Dallas area\, now lives and writes in Washington\, DC\, where she was a 2024-25 Washington\, DC Arts and Humanities Fellow for Fiction. Her writing has appeared as a spotlighted story in The Best Small Fictions\, as well as in The Antioch Review\, The Normal School\, Passages North\, Hayden’s Ferry Review\, Red Rock Review\, Southern Humanities Review\, and Lunch Ticket\, among others. Lauren works in consulting and lives with her husband\, four children\, two cats\, and a guinea pig. The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe is her debut collection. \n\nAbout The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe\nWinner of the 2024 Autumn House Fiction Prize\, these lyrical\, haunting stories invite us to question the stories we tell ourselves and to imagine other paths—joyful\, whimsical\, even absurd—through the world. \nA wife finds herself literally shrinking in her house\, day by day; a mother recalls the surreal day when her infant daughter survives a close encounter with a bear; and\, inside her lover’s heart\, a woman discovers a secret nightclub populated by all the women he’s loved and left. \nIn the worlds Woods conjures\, childhood memories ripple through adult lives\, and characters test the limits of their self-created realities. The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe urges us to contemplate how we can escape loneliness and heartbreak and live on our own terms. \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/lauren-woods/
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-jun2026-2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Melanie McCabe & Brad Barkley Book Launch
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP below. \n\nMelanie McCabe is a writer of poems\, essays\, memoir\, and most recently\, fiction. She is a lifelong Virginian and was a high school English and creative writing teacher in Arlington for twenty-two years. Her debut novel\, Road Longer Than Memory\, will be published by Oceanview Publishing on June 2\, 2026. Her forthcoming book of poems\, All The Signs Were There\, won the Longleaf Poetry Prize and will be out in the winter of 2026. Her memoir\, His Other Life: Searching For My Father\, His First Wife\, and Tennessee Williams\, won the 2016 University of New Orleans Publishing Lab Prize and was published in the fall of 2017. Previous books of poems include: The Night Divers (Terrapin Books)\, What The Neighbors Know (FutureCycle Press) and History of the Body (David Robert Books.) Her essays have appeared in The Washington Post\, Reader’s Digest\, Shenandoah\, Cumberland River Review\, Sweet\, Forge Literary Magazine and elsewhere. \nBrad Barkley is the author of the novels Money\, Love and Alison’s Automotive Repair Manual\, two collections of short stories\, and three YA novels with Penguin (including Scrambled Eggs at Midnight).  His work has been translated into five languages. His short stories have appeared in 40+ magazines\, including Fractured Lit\, The Southern Review\, The Virginia Quarterly Review\, Glimmer Train\, and USA Today.  He’s won numerous awards\, including Four Individual Artist Awards from the State of Maryland\, and a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\n\nAbout Road Longer Than Memory\nSometimes the road home runs through everything you tried to forget \nAfter  a failed relationship and an unsettled teaching career\, Sara Barlow  returns to her childhood home in Arlington\, Virginia\, hoping for a fresh  start. But when she applies for a job at her old high school\, a chance  glimpse into the gymnasium shakes her to the core—she spots the man she  suspects was involved in a classmate’s violent death a decade earlier. \n\nHaunted  by the past\, Sara confronts the memories she’s spent years trying to  suppress: her sister Suzanne’s fatal car crash\, her secret summer with  the reckless Devlin Barrie\, and the anonymous 911 call she made after  witnessing what she believes was a murder. As the construction of  Interstate 66 physically fractures her community\, Sara grapples with  emotional fault lines of her own—guilt\, silence\, and buried truth. \nSet against the backdrop of suburban upheaval in the 1970s and ’80s\, Road Longer Than Memory is a compelling story of memory\, reckoning\, and the cost of what we leave unsaid. \n\n\nAbout The Reel Life of Zara Kegg\nLove\, grief\, Godzilla\, and one very weird winter at the beach… \nThree years after her mother’s death\, 16-year-old Zara is still settling into life in Carolina Beach\, N.C.\, where she knows almost no one. Working as the lone projectionist at the Palace Theatre—a rundown movie house that shows only vintage ’50s sci-fi and horror flicks—Zara spends her nights in a dusty booth\, fueled by coffee\, pushups\, and the occasional existential crisis (with popcorn). \nThen she meets Zachary\, whose “Z” name feels like fate. His clothes don’t match\, his stories don’t always add up\, and he might be the most interesting person she’s ever met. As their friendship deepens into something more\, Zara learns about the struggles Zachary hides beneath his charm—and wonders if trust is possible. \nWhen her boss tasks her with organizing a Valentine’s Day Godzilla marathon—complete with 150 inflatable Godzillas on the roof—Zara must confront the chaos in her own life. Like any good Godzilla movie\, the big question remains: who will survive\, and who will be crushed? \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/mccabe-barkley/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Washington Writers' Publishing House Capital Love LitFest
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s Capital Love LitFest!\n\nThe 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 hate\, and that love is action\, intent\, healing\, and hope. \nThis event is a pay-as-you-can literary event designed to inspire and generate your writing\, deepen your craft\, introduce you to your Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s community\, and raise up our collective voices in literary solidarity. Attendance will be limited to 120 people\, which is the capacity for the theater at The Writer’s Center\, so reserve your seat now. \nWriters scheduled to appear include co-presidents Caroline Bock and Jona Colson along with legendary Grace Cavalieri and E. Ethelbert Miller\, plus\, Kim Roberts\, Bernardine ‘Dine’ Watson\, Samantha Neugebauer\, Jason Gebhardt\, Emily Holland\, and over 25 more! A dozen literary presses from across the DMV will also be there. A reception for all will culminate the day. A complete schedule of the day’s events can be found here »  \nAll monies from this pay-as-you-can donation will be shared between your WWPH and the Writer’s Center of Bethesda\, two nonprofit literary organizations dedicated to supporting the DMV literary community. The Washington Writers’ Publishing House is grateful to The Writer’s Center for their partnership and support with the Capital Love LitFest. \nThe Capital Love LitFest is made possible by generous grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.
URL:https://writer.org/event/capital-love/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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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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SUMMARY:Cafe Muse Literary Salon
DESCRIPTION: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. \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-july-26/
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-july2026-1/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poems After Art\, Media\, and Ruin
DESCRIPTION:Write poems that look hard at public images without reducing them to commentary\nThis workshop studies how poems can respond to paintings\, photographs\, monuments\, advertisements\, films\, and other public images without collapsing into summary or explanation. Each week includes a short reading\, a brief craft talk\, and a generative prompt centered on image\, stance\, and tonal control\, followed by discussion and optional sharing. By the end of the workshop\, participants will have drafted a small sequence of poems that engage visual culture with pressure\, clarity\, and formal intelligence. No preparation is required for the first class beyond bringing something to write with. \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 learn:\n\nHow to build a poem from visual material without merely describing it\nStrategies for writing ekphrastically with tension\, distance\, and authority\nWays to use public imagery as structure rather than backdrop\nTechniques for managing tone when writing toward history\, violence\, or spectacle\nRevision methods that sharpen image\, syntax\, and line-level pressure\n\nTime Requirements\n\n3 hours\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is for poets and hybrid writers who are drawn to art\, film\, photography\, archives\, and public culture\, and who want to turn visual encounter into serious poetic material. It will suit both emerging and experienced writers who want to deepen their control of image\, tone\, and composition.\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/poems-after-art-media-and-ruin/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:UnClogging Your Brain
DESCRIPTION:Improvisation fearlessly puts you directly into the heart of the moment allowing your creative genius to ‘script’ on the spot in a judgement free zone.\nPrompts will spark memories\, characters\, and places\, turning them into poems\, scenes\, dialogues\, and stories. During ‘UnClogging’ you will likely come up with an ‘idea’ that you feel compelled to expand on\, or perhaps be re-inspired to continue an unfinished work later. Find new perspective and confidence! \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nTime Requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\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/unclogging-your-brain-8/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Mixed Genre,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T203000
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UID:10005299-1784228400-1784838600@writer.org
SUMMARY:Chapter One Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to hook a reader in the opening pages of your book. \nEvery week we will go over the elements of what makes a good first chapter and what you can leave out and save for the middle of the book. We’ll talk tone\, genre\, pacing\, and reader expectations. By the end of the workshop\, you should have the skills to write a first chapter that will have readers eager for more. Participants can come to class with a finished first chapter (or the first 2000 words of one) to be critiqued\, but it’s not necessary. \n  \n• Hook the reader: How to grab the reader’s attention by starting in the middle of a high-stakes situation.\n• Introduce your Main Character: Give your reader a protagonist they can root for or identify with right away and clarify the point-of-view.\n• Establish Setting: Make sure the physical space your character is in sets the tone\, heightens tension\, underscores the mood\, and adds to the story.\n• Conflict: Set up a problem or dilemma early on that fits within your genre’s expectations.\n• Learn What to Avoid: Starting the story too early\, information dumping (too much backstory too soon)\, too many characters to keep track of\, and rushing into action without establishing who your protagonist is and why we should care.\n \n  \nParticipants are welcome to bring in a first chapter (up to 2000 words) for critique. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \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/chapter-one-workshop/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:2 Sessions,Beginner Level,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Fiction,Intermediate Level,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
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UID:10005128-1784746800-1784754000@writer.org
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-july2026-2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20260427T234905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T172619Z
UID:10005269-1785438000-1786654800@writer.org
SUMMARY:Let the Soft Animals Speak: Writing the Wild with Craft and Care
DESCRIPTION:Explore the essence of unexpected characters across genres\nWhen Mary Oliver tells us to let the soft animal of [our bodies] love what [they] love\, we know exactly what she means. But how does she engage the natural world to create pieces that linger on our tongues and in our hearts\, and how can we endeavor to do the same? In this workshop\, our goal is to learn how to enter the diverse topographies and umwelts around us and represent them authentically on the page. We will begin by examining exemplary works in a discussion of how to navigate and move beyond “othering” in human relationships with animals and nature. Following our critique\, together we will explore the art of “noticing” and — through our own on-the-spot attempts — see how the practice can open up opportunities to use places\, natural elements\, and animals as compelling characters and structural guides in our writing. \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\nExplore the unique essence animals and nature as critical story elements\nUnderstand the value of non-traditional characters\nWriting outside of your comfort zone\nCreatively incorporating science in writing\n\nTime Requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis is workshop is designed for multi-genre writers interested in exploring new ways of “seeing” the world around them and representing it on the page — through the eyes and senses of non-traditional (and non-human) characters.\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/let-the-soft-animals-speak-writing-the-wild-with-craft-and-care-2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:3 Sessions,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Poetry,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T193000
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SUMMARY:Making a Broadside
DESCRIPTION:Create a broadside of your poetry.\nA broadside is an art print with text and drawings. Participants will receive printmaking paper\, stencils\, stamps\, and a surprise material based on the venue or setting to create a broadside. Generative writing exercises will be interwoven with examples of historically-revered posters\, visual art pieces\, and literary works printed by letterpresses. The broadside continues to transform over time while telling our stories as a form of literary artifact. This workshop offers the opportunity to write poems\, or literary works\, and receive editorial feedback. Participants will receive printmaking paper and stamps to create their own broadside. \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 learn:\n\nEkphrasis\nRhetoric\nElegy\n\nTime Requirements\n\n1 hour\n\nMaterials\n\nKingdom Animalia by Aracelis Girmay\nCitizen Printer by Amos Paul Kennedy\, Jr.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for advanced and early writers\, alike.
URL:https://writer.org/event/making-a-broadside/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Poetry,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T170026Z
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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-aug2026-1/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T220000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20260427T234907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T234907Z
UID:10005272-1787252400-1787263200@writer.org
SUMMARY:Your Literary Lineage: From Beloved Work to New Poems
DESCRIPTION:Our poetic inspirations are a kind of chosen family. In this workshop\, we will explore the ways we can ethically be inspired by and pay homage to the writers we align with\, the ones who form our “literary lineage.” Choosing from both existing prose and poetry\, participants will generate new work. We will explore strategies and forms including allusions\, found verse\, ekphrastic\, centos and golden shovels.
URL:https://writer.org/event/your-literary-lineage-from-beloved-work-to-new-poems/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Poetry,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20251216T170216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T170216Z
UID:10005130-1787770800-1787778000@writer.org
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-aug2026-2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20251216T170517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T170517Z
UID:10005131-1788980400-1788987600@writer.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T203000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20260105T201822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T201822Z
UID:10005144-1789412400-1789417800@writer.org
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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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20251216T171043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T171043Z
UID:10005132-1790190000-1790197200@writer.org
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:20261005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T203000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20260105T201930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T182414Z
UID:10005145-1791226800-1791232200@writer.org
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/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20251216T171507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T171507Z
UID:10005133-1792004400-1792011600@writer.org
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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20251216T171644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T171644Z
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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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T171816Z
UID:10005135-1794423600-1794430800@writer.org
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
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260615T054038
CREATED:20260105T202101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T202101Z
UID:10005146-1796670000-1796675400@writer.org
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/
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-dec2026/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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