Writing Workshops
The Writer’s Center offers hundreds of writing workshops and classes every year. Workshops cover all genres and all experience levels. Join us in person and online.
Events
Build your literary muscles by practicing a mix of five contemporary and traditional forms: sonnets,…
Do you have a finished draft of a novel but don’t know what to do next? This workshop will take you …
In the Persona Poem, or Dramatic Monologue, the poet writes in the voice of another real or imagined…
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
A broadside is an art print with text and drawings. Participants will receive printmaking paper, ste…
Meet Betsy Cornwell, instructor for our yearlong YA novel workshop, and have all your questions about the program answered! The Writer’s Center staff will be on hand, too, to address any […]
Writers will explore how honesty and vulnerability can strengthen personal narrative. Through guided…
What exactly is a tiered rejection? How does Submittable work? How do I learn about different literary journals? This pop-up is for writers who are new to submitting, as well as more […]
When the first draft is complete, the real work begins. You should not be your only editor, but you …
What does it mean to write from a wound? What does it mean to write from a scar? There are readers o…
Lead with the future — not background — for lead-ership, especially in a crisis. That’s the most imp…
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Our poetic inspirations are a kind of chosen family. In this workshop, we will explore the ways we c…
Your query letter is your first introduction to a potential agent–which is to say, your first intro…
To explore some of the fine points of meter, we will examine how metrical patterns can vary between …
This craft talk and generative workshop examines how absence, memory, and longing operate in fiction…
This course is designed to help young adult writers shape those pages into an unputdownable introduc…
Write your YA novel over the course of a school year with bestselling author Betsy Cornwell! In this intensive ten-month course, you’ll take your young adult novel from concept to […]
Write your memoir with award-winning author Edgar Gomez! In this intensive ten-month course, you will learn about the art of creative nonfiction and be given the tools to ready your […]
Bethesda, MD 20815 United States
Practice sharing your story and yourself Spend an evening practicing and learning about the art of public speaking. This in-person coaching session will give you the opportunity to bring your […]
Write new short stories with award-winning author and editor Rita Bullwinkel! Writing is a unique art medium in that it is both made and, generally, consumed in isolation. Through the […]