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IN-GALLERY | Writing Workshop Inspired by 20th Century Americans

Wed, Sep 18, 5:00 PM

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

#DoTheWRITEThing Writing Camp for Girls

Sat, Oct 5, 11:00 AM

Creative Suitland Arts Center

IN-GALLERY | Writing Workshop: the Literary Paris of Brilliant Exiles

Sat, Oct 12, 10:00 AM

Business Writing 1 Day workshop

Fri, Sep 27, 9:00 AM + 3 more

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Collaging Memory: A Reflective Writing Workshop on Grief and Remembrance

Sun, Sep 29, 6:30 PM

Congressional Cemetery, E Street Southeast, Washington, DC, USA

Business Writing 1 Day Workshop in Alexandria, VA

Mon, Sep 9, 9:00 AM + 3 more

Unlock Your Creative Potential: Affirmation Card Workshop

Sat, Nov 2, 10:00 AM

Del Ray Artisans

A Day of Belonging (2024)

Sat, Sep 14, 9:00 AM

The Mansion At Strathmore

Writing a CV 1 Day Workshop

Sketch Comedy 101 Master Class

Sun, Sep 29, 11:00 AM

Business Case Writing 1 Day workshop

Business Case Writing 1 Day Workshop in Alexandria, VA

IN-GALLERY | Writing Workshop Inspired by Felix Gonzalez–Torres

Mon, Nov 18, 5:00 PM

Reflective Journaling w/TheWriteAlong

Sat, Sep 14, 3:00 PM

Shop Made in Maryland - College Park

WRITE LIKE A WOMAN NETWORKING WORKSHOP

Sat, Sep 21, 1:00 PM

CIVILITIES - devised and directed by Holly Bass

Thu, Oct 31, 7:30 PM + 3 more

Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre

Artful Activism

Sun, Oct 6, 4:00 PM

2nd Thursday Open Mic Night | Hyattsville |Miss Kiane Ink

Thu, Sep 12, 8:00 PM + 3 more

Busboys and Poets

Proposal Writing 1 Day Training

The Summer Dance Workshop

Saturday at 10:00 AM

3415 8th St NE

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The summer is an exciting time at Writopia Lab! We offer Half-Day and Full-Day programs that meet Monday through Friday. Our workshops are warmer and more productive than typical writing classes and courses offered for kids and teens online and in person.

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Half-Day Workshops (In-Person and Online)

In both multi-genre and themed workshops, writers in age-based groups work with a published author or produced playwright (highly trained in teaching the form, genre, or topic). Participants discuss, share, develop, and complete their own original works.

Half-Day workshops meet Monday-Friday for three hours per day. Workshops are age-based and enroll a maximum of eight writers. Offerings include Creative Writing , Essay Writing , College Essay , Language Play (for ages 4-6), Screenwriting , Dungeons and Dragons , and more!

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Full-Day Camps (In-Person)

Full-Day Camps are in-person programs that include a three-hour morning workshop, an hour-long lunch break, and a three-hour block of electives or specialized activities. 

Fiction & Fun

In the mornings, writers work with a published author or produced playwright on developing and completing a piece of writing of their choosing, such as a short story, personal essay, poetry collection, or a one-act play. After the morning workshop, writers will head to a nearby park for lunch and fun outdoor activities.

In the afternoon, writers participate in two electives of their choice, ranging from filmmaking, songwriting, Dungeons and Dragons, zinemaking, worldbuilding, graphic novels, and more!

Playwriting & Performance

Young playwrights spend the mornings developing brand new plays or musicals under the guidance of a professional playwright. In the afternoons, they dive into the world of performance, with mini-workshops in character creation, theatrical design, voice and speech, and a look at acting fundamentals as they take on roles in their peers’ plays. The week will culminate in a live performance (that family and friends can watch) of original one-act plays written and performed by these young dramatists of tomorrow.

Sports Writing

Writers spend the morning in a sports-themed writing workshop where they can explore and write every form of sports writing, from reviews, to features, op-eds, and personal essays. In the afternoon, camper eat lunch in the park, participate sports and active electives, and join creative arts electives with our Fiction & Fun campers. There will also be opportunities to go on field trips to live sports events, interview athletes, and meet professional sports editors and writers.

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Advanced Writing Seminar (In-Person and Online)

Advanced Writing Seminar sessions are immersive, application-only programs for dedicated rising juniors, seniors, and college freshmen. Workshops are led by professional published writers and include master classes with guest instructors who are experts in their specialized field. This program is designed for teens to build up their writing portfolios and/or complete long-form projects such as novels.

Half-Day Sessions (Online)

Online half-day sessions are two-week programs that specialize in either portfolio-building or outlining and completing novels.

Full-Day Sessions (In-Person)

Full-Day sessions are one-week programs that focus on helping teens expand their writing portfolios.

The Residency in NYC

Advanced Writing Seminar: The Residency in NYC is an immersive pre-college program in partnership with Pratt Institute. Teen writers will spend the mornings in writing workshops, the afternoons in Master Classes, and the evenings in excursions and activities around New York City!

Click here to learn more about Advanced Writing Seminar!

WriCampia is our annual two-week sleepaway camp in the Berkshires. At WriCampia, writers spend their mornings in intimate writing workshops led by published authors and produced playwrights, their afternoons participating in their choice of over 20 artistic and active electives, and their evenings at campfires, scavenger hunts, readings, and more.

Click here to learn more about WriCampia!

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The summer is an exciting time at Writopia Lab! We offer full programs that meet Monday through Friday. Students sign up by week, and many students choose to attend for multiple weeks. Our workshops are warmer and more productive than typical writing classes and courses offered for kids and teens online and in-person.

Schedule and Registration

Half-Day workshops meet Monday-Friday for 3-hours per day. Workshops are age-based and enroll a maximum of eight writers. Offerings include Creative Writing, Essay Writing, Comedy, Screenwriting, Dungeons and Dragons, and more!

Full-Day camps are offered in-person at our Manhattan, Brooklyn, and DC labs.

In the mornings, writers ages 9 to 16 work in age-based groups with a published author or produced playwright on developing and completing a short story, poetry collection, or a one-act play. After the morning workshop, writers will head to a nearby park for lunch and fun outdoor activities.

Writers will spend the afternoon in two exciting electives of their choice, ranging from filmmaking, songwriting, sketch comedy, zinemaking, worldbuilding, poetry, photo journalism, graphic novels, and more!

In age-based groups, young playwrights spend the mornings developing brand new plays or musicals under the guidance of a professional playwright. In the afternoons, they dive into the world of performance, with mini-workshops in character creation, theatrical design, voice and speech, and a look at acting fundamentals as they take on roles in their peers’ plays. The week will culminate in a live performance (that family and friends can watch over Zoom) of original one-act plays written and performed by these young dramatists of tomorrow.

Schedule and Application

Advanced Writing Seminar sessions are immersive-two-week experiences for dedicated rising juniors, seniors, and college freshmen.

Writers will delve into their craft with published authors, and will meet and share their work with literary agents and editors. Each day will begin with a small author-led fiction workshop (8-10 participants) from 10 AM to 1 PM Eastern Time. During workshop, writers will have time to develop their own creative pieces, participate in creative writing exercises, and receive feedback on their work from the instructor and their peers. In the afternoons, writers will have the opportunity to take electives in poetry, memoir, ekphrastic writing, and more. Writers will also take part in evening readings, salons, and craft talks, as well as unstructured time to connect as a community of writers.

Advanced Writing Seminar sessions are offered online, in-person at our Manhattan and DC labs, and one special session will be offered as an overnight camp in NYC .

The summer is an exciting time at Writopia Lab! We offer full programs that meet Monday through Friday. Students sign up by week, and many students choose to attend for multiple weeks.

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Creative Writing Club

The creative writing club is for any student who enjoys creating through words. Every Tuesday, the creative writing club meets during CC-Support. We have time to write together, share ideas, and participate in contests.  Students are welcome to work on poetry, novels, short stories, screenplays, fan fiction, or memoirs. Published work coming soon! Contact Ms. Graham-McFarlane for more information.

The Creative Writing Club meets on Tuesdays during CC Support.

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Sketch Writing

This six-week class meets on Sundays: September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, and 20 (skip October 13). Unleash your inner SNL writer by learning the basics of writing sketch […]

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This six-week class meets on Tuesdays: September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15. Each session is 3 hours. In this six-week class you are afforded the opportunity to develop […]

Ekphrastic Poetry

Ekphrasis is a device whereby poems are inspired by Visual Art: paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc. Poems can be descriptive or take more figurative forms. Join Kari Martindale, who has participated […]

Write that play!

This six-week class meets on Mondays: September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, and 21. Each session is 2.5 hours. Playwriting allows writers to tell stories using a unique medium–live […]

Getting It Down: Words on the Page

For those who want to write a novel, screenplay, short story—anything at all, the first step is to start writing. This lively and inspiring workshop will show you how to […]

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Established in November 2007, the Northern Virginia Writers Club is a chapter of the Virginia Writers Club serving aspiring and published authors alike in the northern Virginia region. Currently, meetings are hybrid or entirely virtual, usually on the third or fourth Saturday of every month.

The club offers workshops, panel discussions, and expert speakers designed to assist members in the art and craft of writing, as well as to support members with the business side of writing. Club meetings and a members-only Facebook Group offer members the opportunity to exchange ideas and establish contact with other writers having similar interests. We also have a critique group and beta readers.

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Bylaw Update

Feb 5, 2024

Members, please review the updated bylaws. We will be voting to approve these at the February...

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Members, please review the January minutes for approval during the February meeting. Northern...

February Meeting – Book Design

Feb 4, 2024

Book design encompasses the visual aspects of a book such as font, layout, and paper choice....

Annual Meeting 2024

Jan 16, 2024

January 20th is our annual meeting. We will elect new officers, recruit volunteers, and talk about...

November 16th -Jason E. Maddux – Publication of We’re Here to Help…Ourselves

Nov 16, 2023

VP Jason E. Maddux will be publishing his anthology of short stories, LIVE in our next meeting. If...

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Nov 5, 2023

Members, please review the October minutes for approval during the November meeting.  ...

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Oct 7, 2023

Members, please review the September minutes for approval during the October meeting.  ...

September 16-A Little Weird Can Go a Long Way: Generating New Stories

Sep 5, 2023

Writing compelling speculative fiction doesn’t always require the creation of a whole new world—a...

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Symposium and Journal

Aug 7, 2023

The Northern Virginia Writers Club had a good showing at the Virginia Writers Club Symposium this...

August 26th: PRO PROSE: TIPS FOR TIGHTENING YOURS

On August 26th, Art Taylor will speak to us about PRO PROSE: TIPS FOR TIGHTENING YOURS.With an eye...

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Jul 8, 2023

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Jun 6, 2023

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May 20th: Catch Fire: Getting Noticed

May 7, 2023

On May 20th, Ralph Peluso will speak with us about Tips and Techniques for a Successful Interview....

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April 15th: Self-Publishing Scams, Pitfalls, and Biggest Boo-Boos

Apr 3, 2023

Polly Letofsky will talk on scene building, from 1-3pm, virtually on Zoom. This meeting will be...

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Lighthouse's Young Writers Workshops are designed to foster creativity, self-expression, and excitement about writing. There are no grades here, just the stories. We offer workshops at Lighthouse including afterschool and weekend workshops, the Young Authors Collective, and summer camps, as well as youth outreach in schools, at juvenile residential treatment centers, and in collaboration with other arts organizations.

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Lighthouse connects kids and teens to words, new friends, and a writing community. We offer workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and many other genres and topics. Our classes are taught by published authors and are designed to foster creativity, self-expression, and excitement about writing.

Summer Writing Camps

Lighthouse's Young Writers Camps are led by published and award-winning writers, and each workshop is designed to foster creativity, self-expression, and excitement about writing in young writers aged 8 to 18. Registration for half-day camp and applications for full-day camp will open on January 1, 2019.

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The Young Writers Program offers creative writing workshops in public and private schools as well as juvenile residential treatment centers throughout the Denver metro area. Led by working, published writers with a passion for sharing their craft, our outreach workshops provide access to our innovative creative writing programming for young people who cannot come to Lighthouse.

The Young Authors Collective, or YAC, is a group of talented, word-obsessed high school writers dedicated to experimenting with new creative forms, collaborating with other arts organizations, and writing a ton. We meet once a week at Lighthouse to generate new pieces, give friendly feedback, and work towards publication.

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Our Future Scribes Depend on Your Support. Nearly all of the workshops and projects that will engage 2,300 students this year are free to attend, and for the sessions that do have tuition, such as summer writing camp, financial aid is available for any student who needs it. We want all young people who want to write to be able to do so and for them to be nurtured by the best instructors and mentors available. This only happens with the support of generous donors like you.

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Write, share, discuss, and revise your own short stories, poems, articles, and personal essays about topics that are interesting to you.

This course provides middle school students with intensive practice in writing. Classes are small group seminars.

Students learn the entire writing process including brainstorming, outlining, composing, editing, and revising.

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The Muse Writers Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your tax-deductible donation will help us continue to grow and serve the Hampton Roads literary community, including offering scholarships and tuition help as well as through our outreach programs to youth, seniors, and the military community.

The Muse Writers Center celebrates creative writing and the literary arts throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia, the nation, and beyond. We offer in-person, online, and hybrid creative writing classes, workshops, and seminars in every genre (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, songwriting, and comic book writing, as well as craft and professional development) for beginning and experienced writers--whether they be adults, children, or teens. In our Norfolk literary center, we house a library and space for writers to work and meet. We host diverse and culturally relevant literary events, readings, open mics, and special events at The Muse, around the region, and online for every audience. We never turn anyone away from a class because of their financial situation and have provided tuition help and scholarships to more than 4,000 people. Our engaging and creative outreach to youth and schools, senior living communities, and the military community is always expanding.  More about us →

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I think the Muse is brilliant and that Norfolk/Hampton Roads is unbelievably fortunate to have this resource. And that I am beyond fortunate to have the opportunity to be part of it, for which I am incredibly grateful for the Muse’s generosity in allowing me to participate in spite of my current state of very limited income.

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The Muse is the place where I can open my mind and let my thoughts out, since I can’t do that anywhere else, like in school. It’s more of a creative place where there are other people like me, and I can share my opinions and views and get feedback as well. I have definitely improved my poetry, and also I have started getting into screenwriting, and the classes give me short story ideas. I want a career as a writer; I aspire to be a professional author and poet.

Thanks for creating an outlet and community for something I’ve always wanted to do. I especially appreciate the rigor that The Muse provides. I’m always impressed by the caliber of the instructors and my fellow students. Keep up the good work!

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