The Writer's Center

10/22/2026

Let’s finish that novel you started! Work at your own pace in this 8-week online writing workshop, starting Oct 30!

Are you serious about writing a novel but struggling? This intermediate course will examine the eight fundamental elements of the novel to help you find the strengths and weaknesses of your work-in-progress. From Concept to Conclusion, we will study the key components of a novel, with generative and...

10/22/2026

Write at your own pace to discover the best voice to tell your story! 4-week online workshop starting Oct 30!

Do the multitude of Point of View options elude you? We will look at everything from the first person point of view to the editorial omniscient, as well as some of the less traditional points of view, to help you choose the best voice to tell your story.

10/21/2026

The Fiction Book Club moves online! This 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. Poetry Book Club will meet on Zoom every second Wednesday of the month with a new poet. Fiction Book Club will meet every third Sunday of the month online at The Writer's Center with a new author. Come build community and read amazing books that the Big 5 didn't have the sense to publish!
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10/21/2026

Halloween is right around the corner. Do you have your costume ready yet? Get the creative mood with this week of Workshops and Free events all at writer.org
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10/21/2026

Together, we’ll look back on our history with a building-wide scavenger hunt and a reading from each decade of the organization, featuring Richard Peabody, Rose Solari, E. Ethelbert Miller, Angie Kim, Marisa Kashino, and Xochi Quetzali Cartland. With a buffet, books, and booze, we’ll reminisce on the community that made possible our past fifty years. Register at writer.org
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10/20/2026

Create a roadmap for writing your memoir -- 4-session virtual workshop starting Oct 28 w/ memoirist Rachel Coonce!

Whether you are writing short pieces or are embarking on a full-length memoir, you need a roadmap. Over the course of four weeks, we will cover the tools you need to write a memoir from start to finish. We will discuss methods for starting a piece and getting content on the page. We’ll explore mem...

10/20/2026

Make your dialogue come alive on the page! 1-session virtual writing workshop on Oct 27!

Dialogue is essential to characterization storytelling, yet can be incredibly tricky to master. In this course, we’ll look at transcripts of conversations from life and published work to develop strategies to make your dialogue shine in your writing. Then we’ll do some targeted exercises to expl...

10/19/2026

Go beyond the basics with your narrative nonfiction! New Zoom class starting Oct 27!

This advanced class will go beyond the basics of nonfiction writing to provide an extra focus on fleshing out characters, incorporating a narrative voice, and developing more sophisticated tools for narrative storytelling.

10/18/2026

The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by author Amber Blaeser-Wardzala for a discussion of her debut novel, Another Name for Red at the End. Amber is in conversation with Amy Freeman, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center.

RSVP at writer.org
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