Events Calendar

  • DIY Novel Revision

    Virtual Event

    Edit your novel without an editor. Do you have a finished draft of a novel but don’t know what to do next? This workshop will take you through the revision and editing process step-by-step. From large-picture issues like plot and structure, characterization, etc… to line editing, we will look at what it takes to revise...

    $215
  • Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center

    The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, United States

    Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. FREE...

  • Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center

    The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, United States

    Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and...

  • Virtual Craft Chat with Poet Mary Ardery

    Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Mary Ardery to discuss her debut collection, Level Watch. Mary is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. RSVP here to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom)....

  • Writer Maddie Ballard Book Launch in Conversation w/ Betsy Greer

    The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual book launch! We’re joined by writer Maddie Ballard to discuss her debut memoir, Patchwork: A Sewist’s Diary. Maddie is in conversation with Betsy Greer. RSVP here to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public, all times Eastern We encourage you to order a...

  • Virtual Craft Chat w/ Novelists Lacey N. Dunham & Laura Venita Green

    Just in time for Halloween, the Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of writing gothic and horror-adjacent fiction! Gothic fiction frequently blends realism with the otherworldly through the presence of doppelgangers, ghosts, the uncanny, and atmospheric prose that elicits dread and unease. We’re joined by authors Lacey N. Dunham and Laura...

  • Virtual Craft Chat with Memoirist Sara Kehaulani Goo

    The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of writing! We’re joined by author Sara Kehaulani Goo for a discussion of her new memoir, Kuleana. Sara is in conversation with Amy Freeman, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center. RSVP here to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open...