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The Muse Writers Center is the inclusive heart of the creative writing community in Southeastern Vir We are a sanctuary for writers. We are community builders.

We provide a sacred space for learning the craft of creative writing, sharing creative work, and fostering a nurturing environment for personal expression and development where writers come together, share ideas, and experience the power that words can hold. We are professional and compassionate teachers. Our talented and dedicated teachers are working literary artists who meet writers where they

are and help them reach their fullest potential. We are committed to diversity. We strive to create, welcome, and celebrate a diverse community of writers, highlight underrepresented voices, and embrace the power of words to offer thoughtful and provocative commentary on diversity in our society. We offer events that foster engagement, intellectual and creative stimulation, and a stronger sense of belonging. We are committed to accessibility and equity for all. We are committed to ensuring that no barriers, financial or otherwise, stand in the way of access to the literary arts. We employ innovative programming, outreach, and technology to serve communities in Hampton Roads and beyond, while constantly striving to adapt to and thrive in the rapidly changing world.

08/25/2026

🌊 The Muse Writers Conference 2026 is THIS WEEKEND! Register while there are still spots available at conference.the-muse.org.

⚡ Regular registration includes admission to the conference and a 10-minute one-on-one with an agent or publisher for pitches, query feedback, or questions.

08/24/2026

📅 Sometimes writing can seem like a solitary act - but it doesn't have to be! Join us for a writing group or writers' club this week. And celebrate, think, and share in community at The Muse Writers Conference this weekend!

08/21/2026

⚡ Author Hannah Capin will be participating in the following sessions at The Muse Writers Conference: How to Write S*x (In a Literary Way), I'm the Bad Guy: How to Write Compelling Villains, Publishing From an Author Perspective, Thrill me: Tension & Voice

🔗 Read more about the conference, the lineup of speakers, and the schedule of sessions here: conference.the-muse.org.

🌟 Hannah Capin is the author of The Dead Queens Club, Foul Is Fair (also published as Golden Boys Beware), and I Am Margaret Moore. Her novels have been included on NPR's "Best Books of the Year" lists in 2019 and 2020, featured as Indie Next picks, and optioned for film and television. In addition to thrillers, she writes for international NGOs in the global health field, striving to help save real lives while committing fictional murders. She divides her time between Tidewater Virginia and Riga, Latvia.

08/20/2026

📖 When people think of poetry, they often think of its brevity. They think of sonnets or haiku or poems contained on a single page. The long poem, though, allows the writer to introduce chaos amidst the "order" of a poem.

🔗 Try your hand at the long poem with Sara Ryan on September 12, 1-3:30pm. Register here: https://the-muse.org/classes/a0JUz00000FDhyeMAD

🌟 Tuition assistance is available.

08/19/2026

🌟 TOMORROW:

📕 The Muse Writers Center is proud to present the fifth edition of our in-house literary teen zine, Musings! Please join us in celebrating it at our Launch Party & Teen Open Mic Night!

⚡ Pick up a copy of the new zine and enjoy readings from the talented teen contributors. Regardless of your involvement with the zine, if you are a teen, we welcome you to come socialize, & join in our Open Mic! There will be refreshments and a whole lot of fun.

08/18/2026

🌟 Tim Seibles will be participating in the following sessions at The Muse Writers Conference: Almost Incognito: Writing Through the Mask in Persona Poems, Tap Dancing on Thin Ice: Creating & Sustaining Dramatic Tension in Poetry.

🔗 Read more and register for the conference at conference.the-muse.org.

⚡ Tim Seibles is the author of several books of poetry including Hurdy-Gurdy and Buffalo Head Solos, published by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center. His fifth collection, Fast Animal, published by Etruscan Press, was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award and winner of both the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and Pen Oakland Prize for Poetry. One Turn Around The Sun was published by Etruscan in 2017. As the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2016 to 2018, Seibles traveled the state as an ambassador for poetry. Voodoo Libretto, his new and selected collection, came out in 2022. With No Hat, his latest, has just been released.

08/17/2026

📅 At The Muse, we are committed to highlighting the transformative power of the literary arts. We hope you'll join us in this by coming to one of our upcoming events, writing groups, or writers' meet-ups! ⚡

08/14/2026

⚡ Check out these upcoming one-session classes led by Shawn Girvan! Both classes are "Name Your Price."

📅 "Let Comedy Be Your Writing Accountability Partner": Sun, Aug 23, 1-3:30pm, In-Person.

📅 "Your Very Own Remote Control": Sun, Aug 23, 4-6:30pm, Online.

08/12/2026

⚡ Daniele Hunter (she/her) is a q***r, chronically ill, disabled junior agent in the children's department at McIntosh & Otis. She started at McIntosh & Otis in 2016 as an intern and has been there ever since.

📖 At The Muse Writers Conference, Daniele is interested in hearing pitches including: young adult, middle grade, picture books, and adult contemporary romance or rom-com. Her top priority is contemporary, but she’s also open to contemporary fantasy, and sparingly considers genre fantasy/speculative, suspense, romance, and historical. Daniele is looking for lyrical, literary, voice-driven writing. Her top priorities are dark, issue-based books, and diverse authors and stories. For YA and MG, some areas of interest for her are: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled and/or chronically ill authors and stories, grief topics, novels-in-verse, relationship-based stories, mental health topics and neurodivergence, ghost stories, and multiple-POV or mixed-media stories. In picture books, she is also interested in these topics from fiction or nonfiction perspectives, and is sparingly open to biography as well.

🔗 Make sure you claim your spot at the conference here: https://conference.the-muse.org/

08/11/2026

📕 The Muse Writers Center is proud to present the fifth edition of our in-house literary teen zine, Musings! Please join us in celebrating it at our Launch Party & Teen Open Mic Night!

⚡ Pick up a copy of the new zine and enjoy readings from the talented teen contributors. Regardless of your involvement with the zine, if you are a teen, we welcome you to come socialize, & join in our Open Mic! There will be refreshments and a whole lot of fun.

Address

2200 Colonial Avenue, Ste 3
Norfolk, VA
23517

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 7pm
Wednesday	12pm - 7pm
Thursday	12pm - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+17578189880

Website

https://the-muse.org/

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