July 2020
Continuing Novel Work Group 2020 (meeting online)
This is a closed writing group organized by member Chris Tucker. Members are graduates of the Putting the Pen to the Page year-long novel class.
Find out more »Write On! Session II: 6th – 8th Grade, The World and the Word, Part II (Cancelled!)
Instructor: Taylor Blackburn Cost: $210 on or before 3/27/20, $225 on or before 4/24/20, $240 after 4/24/20 Monday – Friday | July 13, 2020 - July 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM "The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest." -Markus Zusak This workshop for middle school writers will focus on the power of the word. We will make language and word-play the inspiration for…
Find out more »Write On! Session II: 6th – 8th Grade, Fiction & Creative Nonfiction, The Art of the Senses (Cancelled!)
Instructor: Peyton Tochterman Cost: $210 on or before 3/27/20, $225 on or before 4/24/20, $240 after 4/24/20 Monday – Friday | July 13, 2020 - July 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Hone your skills in either fiction or creative non-fiction as we focus on the senses and utilize our senses to enhance our writing. We will become detectives of not just human behavior, but also the English language as we analyze short stories, set out on daily excursions around…
Find out more »Write On! Session II: 9th – 12th Grade, Poetry as a Witness (Cancelled!)
Instructor: Thomas Warren Cost: $210 on or before 3/27/20, $225 on or before 4/24/20, $240 after 4/24/20 Monday – Friday | July 13, 2020 - July 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM In a week-long summer camp for high school students for four hours a day, young writers will explore what it means to be a witness. As it is hard to witness much in the confines of a classroom, the first four days will include walking field trips. With…
Find out more »The Personal Essay (Online class, This class is full!)
Instructor: Jay Varner $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Fridays, 6/2/20 – 7/24/20 | 9:00 am – 10:15 am Eight-week class Joan Didion once said, “I don’t know what I think until I write it down.” The Personal Essay explores an inventive and elastic form that helps you understand and connect experiences and beliefs. We will closely read and study some of the masters of the personal essay through close reading and mini-exercises designed to spark new material or…
Find out more »Kitchen Sink Fiction (Online class)
Instructor: Kristie Smeltzer $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6/16/20 – 8/6/20 | 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm Eight-week class Ever wanted a class that gives you a smidge of this, a dash of that? This fiction class will do that very thing, with discussions about a variety of writerly subjects, such as the following: Creating compelling antagonists Connecting that great book idea you have and its main plot points into a cohesive narrative Querying agents Refining your writing…
Find out more »Poets At Large 2020 (Meeting online)
This is a closed group facilitated by Sharon Ackerman and Priscilla Melchior. The group's goal is a detailed study of the craft of poetry.
Find out more »Readings from “My Shadow Is My Skin” hosted by editor Katherine Whitney (Virtual reading)
On July 22 at 6:00 pm, join WriterHouse member, Renata Khoshroo Louwers, and anthology contributors, Roger Sedarat and Mehdi Okasi, as they read from their essays and discuss the powerful collection with editor Katherine Whitney. The Iranian revolution of 1979 launched a vast, global diaspora, with many Iranians establishing new lives in the United States. In the four decades since, the diaspora has expanded to include not only those who emigrated immediately after the revolution but also their American-born children,…
Find out more »Cville YA Writers Group 2020 (Online meetings)
This group is open to any member of WriterHouse. We welcome more voices in our lively discussions about writing as it pertains to the YA audience. Questions? Contact Bonnie Redding at riderwriter5@yahoo.com
Find out more »The Storytellers 2020 (Virtual meetings)
This is a closed writing group led by members Ingrid Alewine and Marijean Oldham. The group members are alumni of Jay Kauffmann's Creative Nonfiction courses.
Find out more »Staying the Course (Class will meet online)
Instructor: Jody Hesler $260 Members | $289 Nonmembers Meets monthly on Saturday for eleven months: 9/28/19, 10/26/19, 11/23/19, 12/14/19, 1/25/20, 2/29/20 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm NOTE: Due to the pandemic, class switched to 90-minute online meetings, now twice monthly. New dates: 3/28/20, 4/11/20, 4/25/20, 5/9/20, 5/23/20, 6/13/20, 6/27/20 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. July meeting(s) 7/11/20, 7/25/20. This is a course for committed writers who want some structure and accountability for reaching their writing goals. Reaching these goals is…
Find out more »Dabblers Group 2020 (Online meetings)
This is a writing group organized by member Carol Cutler that meets in the Salon. The group members review each other's writing in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry with submissions once a month. The group is currently looking for 2 or 3 more members. If you are interested in joining, please contact Carol Cutler at carolcutler@embarqmail.com.
Find out more »Writing, Revising, Pitching: Getting Your Novel Out of the Drawer and Off to Market (Will meet online)
Instructor: Randall Klein$1299* Members | $1299* NonmembersSelect Wednesdays 1/15/20 – 11/4/20 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM*Payment plans of $309 per quarter will be available to students accepted into this program. NOTE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, effective 4/15/20 the class will meet via Zoom. Overview: For most novelists, the ultimate goal is to get published. Before that, however, comes much revision, along with some frustration and confusion at a seemingly impenetrable system of submission, waiting, and hoping. "Writing, Revising,…
Find out more »August 2020
Touring Today’s Publishing Options (Online class)
Instructor: Chris Register $75 Members | $82 Nonmembers Monday - Friday, 8/10/20 - 8/14/20 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am One-week class Getting published has never been easy, but once upon a time the protocol was at least straightforward: writers would focus mainly on searching (and searching, and searching) for a literary agent willing to introduce their manuscript into an otherwise impenetrable industry. Of course, times have changed. While the traditional approach continues to work for many authors, an ever-expanding…
Find out more »WriterHouse Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction Writers Group 2020
Do rolling green hills inspire you to think of brutal orc armies bearing down on ancient elfin civilizations? Intrepid heroes slashing their way through overgrown jungles in search of the one cure to a deadly pandemic? Forgotten tribes descended from a humanoid ancestor other than our own? Government enclaves for top secret and highly unethical experiments? Mother Nature’s healing touch after the nuclear apocalypse? If so then we would love to hear about it! The WriterHouse Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction Writers Group…
Find out more »Tupelo Teen Writing Center (Online meetings)
To foster, discover, and develop emerging writers, and connect them as a part of the larger writing community, facilitate their ability to take advantage of our local literary resources, and develop resources where they are needed. To announce to and through the support of our youth that writing is as important as sports fields, theaters, art galleries and centers, and skating rinks… To learn more, please see the Tupelo Teen Writing Center
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Off-Season NaNoWriMo Meeting
This is a closed meeting of NaNoWriMo organizers facilitated by Jennifer Ehlers.
Find out more »September 2020
Literary Fiction Critique Group 2020
This is a closed group facilitated by Lauren Hebert for writers who seek thoughtful critical feedback on their work and are able to provide the same support for other group members. In addition to reading and commenting on individual submissions, we also engage in craft-related discussions, writing exercises, and free-write sessions.
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