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The Writer’s Center offers hundreds of writing workshops, hosts dozens of free events, and fosters a community of writers, virtually and in-person.

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11 events,

Memoir Maker w/ Diane Zinna
Memoir Maker w/ Diane Zinna
Register $5,400.00
Novel Mill w/ Kristen Arnett
Novel Mill w/ Kristen Arnett
Register $5,400.00
The Artist’s Way: A Year of Creative Reawakening w/ Lindsey Van Wagner
The Artist’s Way: A Year of Creative Reawakening w/ Lindsey Van Wagner
Register $2,000.00
Memoir Year w/ Nicole Chung
Memoir Year w/ Nicole Chung
Register
Novel Club w/ Lisa Ko
Novel Club w/ Lisa Ko
Register $5,400.00

8 events,

7 events,

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Creating Novel Characters

Register $215.00
Creating Novel Characters
Creating Novel Characters
Register $215.00

7 events,

Reading Poems to Write Poems

Register $60.00

7 events,

7 events,

Making a Broadside

Register $60.00

6 events,

7 events,

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Show and Tell Intensive

Register $60.00

7 events,

8 events,

How to Write a Heist
How to Write a Heist
Register $115.00

10 events,

Getting Unstuck

Register $115.00
Getting Unstuck
Getting Unstuck
Register $115.00

Poetic Rhythm

Register $295.00
Poetic Rhythm
Poetic Rhythm
Register $295.00

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Point of View

Register $60.00

12 events,

12 events,

Exploring Short Prose
Exploring Short Prose
Register $350.00

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15 events,

How to Write a Lot

Register $60.00

Recent Grad Writers Mixer

Register Free

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Curated Conversation(s):
a Latinx Poetry Show

Curated Conversation(s) is a virtual discussion series. Season 1 features debut Latinx poets, and Season 2 pairs Latinx poets from the United Kingdom and United States.

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Once your book is out in the world, how do you ensure it works for you? This session demystifies publishing contracts, royalties, and rights so you can make informed choices about your book’s financial and creative future.

Register at writer.org
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Once your book is out in the world, how do you ensure it works for you? This session demystifies publishing contracts, royalties, and rights so you can make informed choices about your book’s financial and creative future. Register at writer.org - #literarylife #literary #bookinstagran #virtualwritingevent #virtualwritingevents #creativewritingworkshop #writerscenter #creativewriting #dcwriters #dcliterary #dccreatives #dcartists #DCArts

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Music in poetry can be difficult; insist on it too much and the music can overtake meaning, too little and the words doing the least amount of work are highlighted, and yet, music can be one of the sweetest qualities of language. As Carl Philips writes, all poetry is patterned language and in that way, the aim of this class is to diversify the patterns at your disposal to write breathtaking poetry. For the first half of this workshop, participants will learn, draft, and critique poems in traditional forms and meters and in the second half, students will revise their poems away from their strict forms in order to write poems in ways only they can. By the end of this workshop, students will leave with at least three poems written in experimental forms ready for publication.

Register at writer.org
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#literarylife #poetrydc #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetry #dcliteraryevents #creativewritingworkshop #writerscenter #creativewriting #dcwriters #dcliterary #dccreatives #dcartists #DCArts

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Music in poetry can be difficult; insist on it too much and the music can overtake meaning, too little and the words doing the least amount of work are highlighted, and yet, music can be one of the sweetest qualities of language. As Carl Philips writes, all poetry is patterned language and in that way, the aim of this class is to diversify the patterns at your disposal to write breathtaking poetry. For the first half of this workshop, participants will learn, draft, and critique poems in traditional forms and meters and in the second half, students will revise their poems away from their strict forms in order to write poems in ways only they can. By the end of this workshop, students will leave with at least three poems written in experimental forms ready for publication. Register at writer.org - #literarylife #poetrydc #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetry #dcliteraryevents #creativewritingworkshop #writerscenter #creativewriting #dcwriters #dcliterary #dccreatives #dcartists #DCArts

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The Writer’s Center is pleased to present SUTRA, an exhibition of drawings and paintings by artist Deborah Tomlin, on display in the Center’s Joram Piatigorsky Gallery, January 29–March 23, 2026.

Artist Talk is FREE & open to the public. RSVP at writer.org
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The Writer’s Center is pleased to present SUTRA, an exhibition of drawings and paintings by artist Deborah Tomlin, on display in the Center’s Joram Piatigorsky Gallery, January 29–March 23, 2026. Artist Talk is FREE & open to the public. RSVP at writer.org - #writercenter #dccreatives #dccreatives #dcartist #dcarts #artopening #artopeningdc #exhibit #exhitbit #artisttalk #artisttalks #dcartists

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The Writer’s Center welcomes Michael Battisto and friends for an afternoon of Poetry.

Free and open to the public. RSVP by emailing poetrybethesda@gmail.com

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The Writer’s Center welcomes Michael Battisto and friends for an afternoon of Poetry. Free and open to the public. RSVP by emailing poetrybethesda@gmail.com

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