All are welcome to read, discuss, and write poems with Maggie Queeney of the Poetry Foundation. Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at 12:00 PM–1:00 PM at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center.

Light refreshments are provided. Open to all Veterans, family members, caregivers, and staff.

Presented by the Poetry Foundation in collaboration with Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center

Worldbuilding! Creating a whole new world is a daunting task. Within pages or even paragraphs, an author needs to clearly establish its rules, introduce the major players, give them all motivations that bring them together as the action comes to a head, with the ultimate goal of leaving everyone profoundly changed by the final page. Whew! In this workshop, we'll close read the opening pages of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins to examine how the narrative lays the groundwork for establishing a new world and play with creating one of our own.  

In this workshop with multi-genre writer, educator and interdisciplinary artist, Anastacia-Renee, participants will close-read work written by contemporary and queer writers and create multiple pieces, which will mirror the writers in terms of format and topic, while simultaneously creating and queering their own poems. We will close with a workshop and discussion regarding queer appropriation as well as the difference between writing queer characters and writing from a queer perspective.

Attention Queens writers—both experienced and new-to-writing: free creative writing classes taught by the best in Queens!

Newtown Literary Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting prose and poetry in Queens, in partnership with Queens Public Library, is offering free creative writing classes.

Our next class will be led by Victor LaValle on Saturday, March 7th from 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Queens Public Library at Forest Hills at 108-19 71st Ave:

“What’s Going On? Writing Active Stories”

Whether you’ve been writing for years, just want to get started, or are ready to reboot your writing practice, the Lansdowne Writers’ Workshop will provide you with the support and focused quiet you need to access your authentic voice and write your deepest, most honest, stories. The first hour of each session is devoted to a writing prompt. The second hour is available for students wishing to receive verbal and written feedback on a piece of writing and learn how to take it to the next level.

Everyone welcome! Workshops: poetry, fiction, stand-up comedy, performance, and songwriting. Sign up for brief consults: bring one poem, or one page of prose/standup routine/song lyrics. Got a question about your writing?Head to the literary tarot card reading booth! Breakfast nibbles and lunch by Corner Bakery. End of day Lit Church (also known as open mic). $40 on the door.

Spend a day in Carlsbad, CA, a beautiful beach town only 1.5 hrs south of Los Angeles.

Generate new material via creative and educational writing prompts.
Make new writing friends.
Get personal attention - limited to 8 attendees.
Leave with new vignettes, stories, or poems!
Get answers to writing-related questions from a professional writing coach who specializes in helping writers finish their first drafts. This workshop is perfect for aspiring fiction writers, memoir or essay writers, and poets.

Our monthly creative writing workshops are for writers of all levels, experiences and genres. They are perfect for the just-beginning writer as well as practiced writers who need a new spark, want to take new risks, or seek community. Young adults 16 years old and older are especially encouraged to come.

Our monthly creative writing workshops are for writers of all levels, experiences and genres. They are perfect for the just-beginning writer as well as practiced writers who need a new spark, want to take new risks, or seek community. Young adults 16 years old and older are especially encouraged to come.

Dreaming on the Page: Interactive online writing workshop

5 Weekly, Interactive, Online Meetings

• Thursdays, March 5 through April 2, 2020
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. US Eastern Time (the same time zone as New York)
• $195 when you register now

https://dreamingonthepage.teachable.com/p/dreaming-on-the-page