Midlife Writers’ Workshop: Second Chapters

Seven Thursday Sessions

2:45-4:45pm EST

Dtes: 1/22 – 3/12 (OFF 2/19)

Midlife arrives in many forms. Sometimes the change is welcome. A chance to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with who you were before your career, your family, and your responsibilities. Other times, the change is uninvited. The loss of a job, the end of a relationship, a health scare, or the quiet that follows when children leave home.

The workshop is for anyone navigating this next chapter of life—whether you’re seeking meaning in a transition, ready to share your story, or simply looking for time to create. In this workshop, we honor both the challenges and opportunities that come with midlife and explore them through writing. Whether you’re writing for the first time, imagining a new story, or wanting to capture your own, this class offers a welcoming, supportive environment to grow as a writer. We’ll read and write both fiction and non-fiction/memoir.

What you can expect:

• Encouragement to start, revise, or complete your work-in-progress
• Generative prompts to get you going or keep you inspired
• Insight into craft elements like character, structure, plot, pacing, and dialogue
• Weekly writing goals and readings in fiction and nonfiction
• Respectful, engaging discussions of participants’ work
• Thoughtful feedback in a warm, inclusive community