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SUMMARY:Fall Student Reading
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 4th\n7:00-8:30pm\nOnline \nJoin us for an inspired evening of readings to support your fellow student writers\, get a sneak peek into different workshops\, and be inspired by the overall talent we have here at WWW! We host student readings three times a year for our currently enrolled writers as as way for them to practice reading aloud in front of others and to celebrate the amazing talent we have around here. \n*Zoom link will be provided after registration.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/fall-student-reading/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Screenwriting for Storytellers
DESCRIPTION:Six Thursday Sessions \n6:00-8:00pm EST \nDates: 11/5 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nWe all have stories to tell. This six-week workshop helps writers of all levels bring their stories to cinematic life while exploring the essentials of screenwriting—format\, structure\, character\, dialogue\, and visual storytelling. In a supportive\, collaborative setting\, students will share work\, develop short films or features\, and learn to think like screenwriters. \nOpen to all levels of experience\, from beginners to writers with works-in-progress.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/screenwriting-for-storytellers-4/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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SUMMARY:Int/Adv Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Five Monday Sessions \n10 AM – 12:30 PM EST \nDates: 11/9 – 12/7 \nThe most successful writers have a network of peers weighing in on their manuscripts and\, more generally\, pulling for them. In my class\, I seek to create this same nurturing\, collaborative atmosphere. Each week\, you’ll share a brief excerpt of up to five double-spaced pages from an ongoing project — a novel or short story — and I’ll lead a constructive discussion of the manuscript\, highlighting its positive aspects and suggesting ways to improve it. If time allows\, there may also be general discussions of craft and some in-class writing.   Open to writers who have had at least a year of previous workshop experience and who are working on a novel or short stories. \nIn this class\, writers can expect: \n\nTo gain new insights into what you’re doing well in terms of craft\nTo identify what aspects of your work you might strengthen\nTo refine your narrative arc\nTo find a nurturing atmosphere with like-minded peers\nTo learn about different approaches to the writing and editing process
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/int-adv-fiction-5/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T144500
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SUMMARY:Four Essays in Four Weeks - Monday
DESCRIPTION:Four Monday Sessions \n 1 – 3 EST \nDates: 11/9- 12/7 (OFF 11/16) \n  \nThis seven-week course takes its premise from the belief that at the heart of any literary essay is an unaswerable question. The form famously takes its name from the French verb meaning “to try”–for this reason\, while finishing an essay takes patience and clear-minded revision\, it can be extremely effective to generate first drafts of essays quickly\, without overthinking. By the end of the session\, students will have four essay drafts and a wealth of feedback from which to revise and polish.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/four-essays-in-four-weeks-monday/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T200000
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SUMMARY:A Workshop for Jewish Writers 
DESCRIPTION:Four Monday Sessions  \n11/9 – 12/7 (off 11/23) \n6 – 8 PM  \nWhat does it mean to be a Jewish writer in 2026? What will you write to mark this moment in time—for yourself and for others? Inspired by prompts\, readings\, and in-class discussion\, you’ll have the chance to explore your thoughts and feelings creatively\, as you begin new pieces you can work on after the workshop is completed. \nIn this workshop\, you can expect: \n\nIn-class prompts\nTime for writing during class\nGentle\, constructive feedback in a supportive community\nThoughtful conversation about being a Jewish writer today.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/a-workshop-for-jewish-writers/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T200000
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SUMMARY:Just Write At Night
DESCRIPTION:Seven Tuesday Sessions \n6 – 8 PM EST  \nDates: 11/9 – 12/7 \n“Tell about the quality of light coming in through your window. Jump in and write. Don’t worry if it is night and your curtains are closed or you would rather write about the light up north—just write. Go for ten minutes\, fifteen\, a half hour.” -Natalie Goldberg \nThis prompt workshop is for writers who want to get started but don’t know how\, writers in the midst of a project looking to generate new pages\, or people who just want to write! (A writer is someone who writes). If you are searching for an “idea” or a “topic” to write about\, you will discover many during our timed freewriting sessions. You’ll write to stories\, poems\, novels\, images\, film excerpts\, plays\, and more! Writers always have the option to share their freewrites but are never required. Craft lessons will be woven through positive feedback provided during each meeting. Discover the writer within you during these inspired six weeks! \nIn this class\, you can expect:· \n\nA warm\, supportive environment\nWeekly follow-up emails with additional stories and essays\, as well as more prompts to play with in between workshops\nGuidance about the writer’s life – including thoughts on how to get unstuck\, and how to silence the critic
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/just-write-at-night-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261207T210000
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SUMMARY:Writing About Your Life
DESCRIPTION:Five Monday Sessions \n11/9 – 12/7 \n6:30 – 9 EST \nThis craft-focused workshop revolves around writing one’s stories from life. Participants will be guided in creating and revising compelling\, well-crafted personal essays and full-length memoirs. Beyond craft and technique\, we’ll challenge ourselves to dig deep into our personal histories and to commit to the page the powerful emotions that galvanize our stories. In the workshop\, we aim to create a community of writers who support one another by practicing deep listening\, compassionate responses\, and thoughtful feedback. We recognize that writing is a risky endeavor and that sharing what we write in a workshop setting requires courage. As a community\, we support one another in that endeavor by offering rigorous support and a gentle critique.\n\nEach participant’s material will be shared each week in a constructive and supportive atmosphere designed to develop one’s own editing skills while elevating the quality of the writing. Memoir and essay publishing strategies will occasionally be discussed as they are appropriate to the group members.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/writing-about-your-life/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T120000
DTSTAMP:20261023T194430Z
CREATED:20260920T182029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T194430Z
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SUMMARY:Tell Your Story - Tuesdays
DESCRIPTION:Five Tuesday Sessions \n10-12 EST \nDates: 11/10 – 12/8 \nA creative pursuit of inner truths and story-telling\, both memoir and fiction. Join Rahla in a place of adventure and free writing\, where together we will abandon both inner critics and writers blocks. We will work with photographs\, memories\, imagination\, music and smell. This workshop is designed for experienced\, published authors as well as for novices who have a hidden story to excavate and tell. It is designed for people who have a flickering feeling that they might have a book hidden within but need to discover what that book is about\, for people who have been sitting on a book but haven’t managed to start and so too it is designed for people who enjoy the therapy of creative writing. But\, above all it is designed for people who yearn for a place of kindness. Bring pen\, paper and an open heart.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/tell-your-story-tuesdays-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Featured Workshop,Multi-Week Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T120000
DTSTAMP:20261023T194349Z
CREATED:20260920T182310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T194349Z
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SUMMARY:Anatomy of a Novel
DESCRIPTION:Five Tuesday Sessions \n10 – 12 EST \nDates: 11/10 – 12/8 \nThis class will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of writing a novel\, no matter what the genre. Bring your in-progress fiction manuscript\, brainstorm an idea in class\, or start a new project during the session. Students are welcome to share up to four pages (2\,000 words) per week of their fiction for positive feedback in a supportive setting\, though sharing your work is not required. \nThis class is ideal for people who: \n\nAre writing or want to write a novella or novel in any genre.\nAre interested in learning about the craft elements of novel-writing\, including story arc\, structure of scenes\, dialogue\, backstory\, point of view\, characterization\, pacing\, plotting\, and more.\nWant to write new words in their project or revise an existing project.\nAre beginning or intermediate writers\, or are advanced writers new to novel-writing.\n\nWhat you will take from this class: \n\nInspiration to continue to work on your project.\nConfidence to finish your work in progress\, revise your manuscript\, or start a new work.\nDeeper understanding of the craft elements of writing a novel.\n\nTestimonials: \n“For serious writers who seek an opportunity to learn the craft and how to apply the tools of the trade to the greatest extent possible in a four-week session\, definitely take this workshop! You can’t help but improve on skills and creativity. You will come out with a much better understanding of the process than before and leave with a stocked toolbox.”  – P.G. \n“Anatomy of a Novel presents some basics of writing fiction that I haven’t found elsewhere\, or that just haven’t clicked before. It has been enormously valuable. I’m actually writing a story now! ” – L.O.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/anatomy-of-a-novel-6/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T120000
DTSTAMP:20261023T194409Z
CREATED:20260920T182330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T194409Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Historical Fiction That Matters Today - MS
DESCRIPTION:Five Tuesday Sessions \n10:00-12:00 EST  \nDates: 11/10 – 12/8 \nIs there a time period from the past that moves you? An era you feel connected to? Many writers find that uncovering a moment in history through fiction can be the best way to reveal truths about the present moment – which may be why historical fiction remains such a popular genre. This workshop is for writers who are setting their story in a time period other than our own. Through readings from published works\, craft discussions\, research guidance\, and lots of workshopping in a supportive and motivating environment\, you’ll learn how to build a story that’s placed in the past yet feels universal and compelling to contemporary readers. Open to writers who have an idea and have started the writing process. \nManuscript course: In addition to bringing up to five pages each week to read aloud to the class for discussion\, each student will have one opportunity to submit up to fifteen double-spaced pages to the instructor and class members. The group will read the work ahead of time and come prepared to provide constructive feedback during class\, following guidelines that will be presented at our first meeting.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/writing-historical-fiction-that-matters-today-ms-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T150000
DTSTAMP:20261023T194447Z
CREATED:20260920T182232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T194447Z
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SUMMARY:Four Essays in Four Weeks - Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:Four Tuesday Sessions \n 1 – 3 EST \nDates: 11/10- 12/8 (OFF 11/17) \nThis four-week course takes its premise from the belief that at the heart of any literary essay is an unaswerable question. The form famously takes its name from the French verb meaning “to try”–for this reason\, while finishing an essay takes patience and clear-minded revision\, it can be extremely effective to generate first drafts of essays quickly\, without overthinking. By the end of the session\, students will have four essay drafts and a wealth of feedback from which to revise and polish.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/four-essays-in-four-weeks-tuesday/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T160000
DTSTAMP:20261023T194526Z
CREATED:20260920T182019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T194526Z
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SUMMARY:Fire Up Your Novel: A Fiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Five Tuesday Sessions \n2 – 4 PM EST \nDates: 11/10 – 12/8 \nWhether you’re polishing a manuscript\, chasing a new idea\, or staring down a blank page\, this lively\, streamlined version of Elise’s popular Anatomy of a Novel workshop is designed to ignite your creativity and keep it burning all season long. \nEach session\, we’ll focus on reading and responding to student work in a supportive\, energizing environment\, with targeted discussions of craft woven in as needed—structure\, voice\, character\, dialogue\, and more. \nBring your in-progress novel\, brainstorm something brand new in class\, or use the sessions to finally start the project you’ve been dreaming about. Writers commit to sharing three to four double-spaced pages (five minutes read aloud) per week for thoughtful\, encouraging feedback. \nJoin us to build momentum\, gain clarity\, and keep your story moving forward—with inspiration\, accountability\, and community. \nThis class is ideal for people who: \n\nAre writing or want to write a novella or novel in any genre\nAre interested in sharing work and giving feedback\nWant to write new words in their project or revise an existing project\nAre beginning or intermediate writers\, or are advanced writers new to novel-writing\n\nWhat you will take from this class: \n\nInspiration to continue to work on your project\nConfidence to finish your work in progress\, revise your manuscript\, or start a new work\nMaybe some lifelong writer friends\n\nTestimonials: \n“For serious writers who seek an opportunity to learn the craft and how to apply the tools of the trade to the greatest extent possible in a four-week session\, definitely take this workshop! You can’t help but improve on skills and creativity. You will come out with a much better understanding of the process than before and leave with a stocked toolbox.”  – P.G. \n“Anatomy of a Novel presents some basics of writing fiction that I haven’t found elsewhere\, or that just haven’t clicked before. It has been enormously valuable. I’m actually writing a story now! ” – L.O.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/fire-up-your-novel-a-fiction-workshop-5/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T203000
DTSTAMP:20261027T231233Z
CREATED:20260817T095302Z
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SUMMARY:Publishing 101: A Panel For Writers of Short Stories\, Essays\, & Books (Complimentary)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10th \n6:30-8:00pm \nONLINE  \nCOMPLIMENTARY COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKSHOP \nThe business side of writing can feel vast and ever-changing. While there is a lot of information online\, it can feel overwhelming to navigate. To help us all sort through advice\, best practices\, strategies\, and debunk common myths\, we have gathered a wide range of industry professionals. Whether you want to submit your first essay or story to a literary journal or you’re ready to query a literary agent with your completed manuscript\, this panel will provide useful and practical tips. Amanda Parrish Morgan will ask the burning questions on all of our minds and some you didn’t even know you needed to know. There will be plenty of time for your questions as well. Join us for an inspired and educational evening! \nModerated by Executive Director\, Amanda Parrish Morgan \nPanelists: \n\nJaclyn Gilbert – Author & Literary Agent at Drift(less) Literary\nRachel Dillon – Managing Editor of Ploughshares\nTommy Dean – Agent\, Editor\, Teacher\, Writer\nMaris Dyer – Editor at Knopf\n\nJaclyn Gilbert received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and BA from Yale University.  She is the recipient of a research fellowship from the New York Public Library\, a 2019 artist in residence at the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock\, a 2023 and 2025 fellow at the Vermont Studio Center\, and a contributor to the Bread Loaf\, Tin House\, and Colgate Writers’ Conferences\, and her work has appeared in Post Road Magazine\, Tin House\, Lit Hub\, and elsewhere.  She has led writing workshops at the Valhalla Correctional Facility\, and the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. Most recently\, she founded Drift(less) Literary. Late Air (Little A\, 2018) is her first novel. \nTommy Dean is an associate literary agent with Rosecliff Literary\, the author of two flash fiction chapbooks\, Special Like the People on TV (Redbird Chapbooks\, 2014) and Covenants (ELJ Editions\, 2021)\, and a full flash collection\, Hollows (Alternating Current Press\, 2022). This Fear We Harbor\, a flash collection\, is forthcoming in March 2027 (Unsolicited Press). He lives in Indiana\, where he is currently the editor of Fractured Lit and Uncharted Magazine. A recipient of the 2019 Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction\, his writing can be found in Best Microfiction 2019\, 2020\, 2023\, and Best Small Fiction 2019 and 2022. His work has been published in Monkeybicycle\, Laurel Review\, Moon City Review\, Pithead Chapel\, Harpur Palate\, and many other litmags. \nMaris Dyer is an editor at Knopf who publishes both fiction and nonfiction. Her list includes published and forthcoming books from authors such as Rayne Fisher-Quann\, Kerry Howley\, Hope Jahren\, Kimberly King Parsons\, Natalie Rose Richardson\, Annakeara Stinson\, and Ana Karina Zatarain. Before Knopf\, she assisted literary agent Amanda Urban at CAA and worked in the publicity department of Simon and Schuster. She is originally from Shingle Springs\, a small town in Northern California. \nKatie Henken Robinson is the Deputy Editor at Electric Literature and the author of TERRESTRIALS\, forthcoming from Harper in 2028. Her writing has appeared in The Southwest Review\, Ninth Letter\, and Split Lip Magazine\, among others. Named a 2025 Masters Review Best Emerging Writer and winner of the Tennessee Williams Festival Fiction Contest\, her short stories have been named finalists for numerous prizes and awards\, including The Stephen Dixon Fiction Prize\, The Perkoff Prize\, and the American Literary Review Awards. She is based in Brooklyn.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/publishing-101-a-panel-for-writers-of-shorts-stories-essays-books-complimentary/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:One-Day Workshop & Intensive,Community Outreach Workshop,Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T120000
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CREATED:20260920T182002Z
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SUMMARY:From Family to the Page
DESCRIPTION:Five Wednesday Sessions \n10 – 12 EST  \nDates: 11/11 – 12/16 (OFF 11/15) \nEvery family has a story—some joyful\, some complicated\, all worth telling. But how do you take those stories and shape them into compelling fiction\, memoir\, or personal essays? This class is for writers who have a powerful family story and want support and guidance in bringing it to the page. Through discussion\, writing exercises\, and examination of into published works\, we’ll explore ways to transform memory into writing\, balancing truth and imagination. Together\, we’ll form a supportive space to explore and craft your unique narrative. \nStudents can expect: \n\nA supportive\, creative writing community\nInstruction on transforming memories into story\nPrompts to help you generate pages\nDiscussions of published works that serve as helpful examples\nMultiple opportunities to share your drafts for constructive feedback
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/from-family-to-the-page-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T120000
DTSTAMP:20261008T173914Z
CREATED:20260920T182010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T173914Z
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SUMMARY:Tell Your Story - Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Five Wednesday Sessions \n10-12 EST \nDates: 11/111 – 12/16 (OFF 11/25) \n  \nA creative pursuit of inner truths and story-telling\, both memoir and fiction. Join Rahla in a place of adventure and free writing\, where together we will abandon both inner critics and writers blocks. We will work with photographs\, memories\, imagination\, music and smell. This workshop is designed for experienced\, published authors as well as for novices who have a hidden story to excavate and tell. It is designed for people who have a flickering feeling that they might have a book hidden within but need to discover what that book is about\, for people who have been sitting on a book but haven’t managed to start and so too it is designed for people who enjoy the therapy of creative writing. But\, above all it is designed for people who yearn for a place of kindness. Bring pen\, paper and an open heart.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/tell-your-story-wednesdays-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T123000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195020Z
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SUMMARY:Upper-Level Memoir - MS
DESCRIPTION:Four Wednesday Sessions \n10:30 – 12:30 EST \nDates: 11/11- 12/16 (OFF 11/18 & 11/25) \nIn The Art of Memoir\, Mary Karr writes that “every writer needs two selves–the generative self and the editor self.” This upper level class is for intermediate and advanced writers looking for both. Writers should be working on a memoir rather than reported nonfiction or journalism\, but within the memoir genre\, work need not fit a certain style to be a good fit for this class. \nWe will begin each class with a quick 10 minute generative exercise\, and then writers will share and receive feedback. Each writer will have the opportunity to share up to 15 pages of writing during two occasions throughout the summer session. \nIn addition to discussion of specific pages\, we’ll also tackle some of the broader questions of upper-level memoir writing. Students are encouraged to take risks stylistically and emotionally. How do we write about people we love? About people who have harmed us? When does chronological structure work and when is it best to try another narrative frame? ist how factually verifiable do the details in a memoir have to be? How much room is there for more research in a memoir? \nManuscript Class: Each student should submit up to 1500 words of work in progress by the Sunday before class. Amanda will distribute the class set of manuscripts in one bundle on Monday morning and each student should come to class prepared with notes on the work of each other writer\, including a one sentence summary of the piece’s central idea\, the most resonant moments\, wording\, or details\, and noting places of confusion.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/upper-level-memoir-ms-6/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T144500
DTSTAMP:20261023T195251Z
CREATED:20260920T181945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195251Z
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SUMMARY:New Beginnings
DESCRIPTION:Five Wednesday Sessions  \n12:45 – 2:45 EST \nDates: 11/11 – 12/16 (OFF 11/25) \nAre you writing workshop curious? New to writing workshop\, or looking to dust off the cobwebs and begin your writing life anew? Then this class is for you. Open to those writing fiction\, non-fiction\, and everything in between\, this class will introduce the basics of craft\, the mechanics of writing workshop\, and bring inspiration\, instruction\, and accountability to your weekly writing practice. Writers will submit a few pages each week\, write in class to prompts\, and give each other feedback. You will leave this seven week class empowered by this introduction\, or re-introduction\, to all that a workshop can offer your writing. \nWhat You Can Expect: \n\nA warm introduction to writing workshop\nA safe space to share your words every week!\nIntroduction to aspects of craft\nGuidance in how to give constructive feedback to your peers\nA wonderful community of writers and friends\nFun\, joy\, fulfillment\, & play!
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/new-beginnings-4/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Workshop,Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261209T150000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195418Z
CREATED:20260920T181936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195418Z
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SUMMARY:Crime Fiction Advanced Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Four Wednesday Sessions  \n1:00-3:00pm EST \nDates: 11/11 – 12/9 (OFF 11/25) \nAn intensive workshop designed to elevate your thriller\, mystery or suspense manuscript. The course will focus on sharpening pacing\, strengthening your story arc\, maintaining tension\, and adding those unexpected twists that keep readers turning the pages. \nThe class will feature: \n\nA supportive environment to share pages and receive constructive feedback\nA deep dive into advanced craft techniques\nOpportunities to discuss your specific writing questions and challenges
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/crime-fiction-advanced-workshop-5/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T173000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195519Z
CREATED:20260920T181928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195519Z
UID:10000304-1794411000-1797442200@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Scene by Scene: Building Powerful Fiction One Scene at a Time
DESCRIPTION:Five Wednesday Sessions  \n3:30 – 5:30 EST \nDates: 11/11 – 12/16 (OFF 11/25) \nEvery novel is built one scene at a time. Whether you’re beginning a new manuscript or looking to strengthen an existing one\, this workshop will help you master the art of writing scenes that engage readers\, deepen character\, and propel a story forward. \nEach two-hour session combines craft discussion with hands-on writing. We will begin by exploring a different aspect of scene construction\, examining the essential building blocks that make scenes compelling: character goals\, conflict\, setting\, emotional stakes\, turning points\, subtext\, pacing\, and the ways scenes connect to form a satisfying narrative arc. \nAlong the way\, we will also examine the major types of scenes that appear in novels—from opening scenes and inciting incidents to revelations\, reversals\, confrontations\, discoveries\, setbacks\, climaxes\, resolutions\, and quieter scenes that develop relationships or reveal character.  \nThe second half of each class is devoted to generative writing. Participants will respond to prompts that encourage experimentation\, creativity\, and the immediate application of the day’s craft lesson. These exercises are suitable for writers of all genres and can spark entirely new projects or enrich works already in progress. \nWriters are welcome to share excerpts generated during class in a supportive\, encouraging environment\, though sharing is always optional. \nSuitable for: \n\nemerging writers still finding their way\nexperienced writers looking for inspiration\, feedback\, and community
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/scene-by-scene-building-powerful-fiction-one-scene-at-a-time-2/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T203000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195726Z
CREATED:20260920T181909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195726Z
UID:10000306-1794421800-1797453000@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Upper-Level Genre Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Five Wednesday Sessions \n6:30 – 8:30 EST \nDates: 11/11 – 12/16 \nJoin an encouraging\, positive workshop environment to make progress on your genre fiction project. Genre fiction includes mystery\, thriller\, sci-fi\, fantasy\, horror\, speculative fiction\, magical realism\, romance\, women’s fiction\, book club fiction\, commercial fiction\, young adult and any combination of the above. We will read aloud in class up to 1\,000 words of our works-in-progress for positive feedback. Discussion of craft topics pertinent to genre fiction such as reader expectations\, tropes\, and plot structure will be sprinkled in\, as well as information about how to position your project in the marketplace. \nThis class is ideal for people who: \n\nAre intermediate and advanced writers looking to make progress on or begin a genre fiction novel\, novella\, or short story.\nAre interested in learning about publication paths for genre fiction.\n\nWhat you will take from this class: \n\nProgress on your genre fiction project.\nKnowledge about the market for genre fiction and where your project might fit into the publishing landscape.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/upper-level-genre-fiction-7/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261216T210000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195553Z
CREATED:20260920T181858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195553Z
UID:10000307-1794421800-1797454800@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Fiction Wednesdays - MS
DESCRIPTION:Five Wednesday Sessions  \n6:30 – 9 EST \nDates: 11/11 – 12/16 (OFF 11/25) \nManuscript Course \nThis is a craft-focused workshop geared to the advanced fiction writer. By “advanced\,” we mean writers who have had workshop experience and are currently at work on a novel or short stories. Workshop time is spent sharing and discussing participants’ material in a respectful and constructive atmosphere intended to elevate the caliber of the work. We will go deeply into the more challenging aspects of fiction writing\, such as story structure\, plot\, pacing\, and dialogue. This workshop is open to writers of all genres of fiction. \nIn this workshop\, you can expect: \n\nRespectful and constructive in-class discussion of the participants’ material\nExplorations of the challenging aspects of fiction writing\, such as story structure\, plot\, pacing\, and dialogue\nNon-stop encouragement aimed to inspire further writing\, submission\, and publication\n\nManuscript Course: In addition to bringing in five pages per week to read aloud to the class for discussion\, each student will have one opportunity to submit up to fifteen double-spaced pages to the instructor and class members. The group will read the work at home\, write constructive comments on the pages\, and provide feedback to the manuscript in class.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/advanced-fiction-wednesdays-ms-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260930T222133Z
CREATED:20260920T181841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T222133Z
UID:10000309-1794477600-1797508800@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Intermediate Flash Fiction & Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Five Thursday Sessions \n10:00-12:00pm EST \nDates: 11/12 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nThis workshop is geared towards writers who have taken at least one or two Flash Fiction or Flash Nonfiction workshops or a few sessions of Just Write. With the basics of writing flash already established\, we’ll pay close attention to pacing\, metaphor & imagery\, dialogue/interiority endings\, and how to use poetic techniques in our prose. We will also explore prose poems\, micros and hermit crab fiction/nonfiction. Each week writers will share 1\,000 words or less for feedback and if time permits\, write to prompts during class. Prompts will always be provided for inspiration in between sessions. \nStudents can expect to: \n\nHave at least five pieces workshopped.\nEngage in close readings of well-known and more obscure flash writers\nExperiment with different genres and forms\nLearn how to research and submit to literary journals and contests
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/intermediate-flash-fiction-nonfiction/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Featured Workshop,Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T120000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195859Z
CREATED:20260920T181850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195859Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction Writing 101
DESCRIPTION:FIve Thursday Sessions \n10:00-12:00 EST \nDates: 11/12 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nThe title says it all: this workshop is designed to help participants build a strong foundation for their fiction writing practice. It’s a good fit for beginners\, begin-again-ers\, and anyone who wants to strengthen their knowledge of the fundamentals of craft. \nCome for the push to get started on short stories or a novel\, and leave with the tools you’ll need to keep your momentum going. \nIn this class\, you can expect to: \n\nDiscuss: Using examples from published writers\, we’ll break down the elements that make a story work\, including tension\, character\, point of view\, and more.\nWrite: We’ll do some generative writing exercises together in class. Outside of class\, you’ll also spend time drafting longer pieces to share with the group.\nWorkshop: On assigned weeks\, you’ll bring in 5-6 pages of new work to read aloud. The rest of us will respond with praise\, encouragement\, and honest\, supportive critique.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/fiction-writing-101-2/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Workshop,Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T143000
DTSTAMP:20261023T195936Z
CREATED:20260920T181825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T195936Z
UID:10000310-1794486600-1797517800@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Begin Your Book
DESCRIPTION:Five Thursday Sessions  \n12:30-2:30pm EST  \nDates: 11/12 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nThe early stages of writing a book can be the most exciting and the most daunting. But if you’re ready to make it official and say “I’m writing a book!” then this is the workshop for you. Bring your nascent beginnings and inchoate pages to this two hour workshop and explore questions such as what is the focus of my book? Do these pages belong in my book? Who is the main character? What is my central conflict? How can I stay open to creative possibilities while working with intention on a project? \nOpen to all genres. Must have previous workshop experience and be ready to say\, “I’m really doing it! I’m writing a book!” \nStudents can expect: \n\n\nTo receive and give feedback on 1\,200 words each week that is focused on big picture development \n\n\nTo focus on the creative process focused on the project as a whole \n\n\nDiscussions of how the early stages of writing a book can differ from later stages
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/begin-your-book-5/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T150000
DTSTAMP:20261023T200030Z
CREATED:20260920T181754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T200030Z
UID:10000311-1794486600-1797519600@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Writing Books for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Five Thursday Sessions\n12:30 – 3 EST\nDates: 11/12 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nThis writing workshop is targeted for intermediate or experienced adult writers of picture books\, early and middle grade and young adult fiction. If you have taken courses designed to develop your skills as a writer of stories for children and want to deepen your craft\, this is the right course for you. Our goal will be to support each writer’s efforts to develop and hone new projects as well as works-in-progress. We’ll refer to books for children that are currently being published and study these mentor texts for clues to revising our own work. \nThe weekly sessions will employ positive feedback in a small group environment. Workshop members are invited to bring up to five double-spaced\, 12-point-font pages of writing to the first session. Please note: email your pages to the instructor as well as the entire group. Please keep your word count to a maximum of 1250 words.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/writing-books-for-kids-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T170000
DTSTAMP:20261028T140444Z
CREATED:20260920T181746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T140444Z
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SUMMARY:Midlife Writers’ Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Five Thursday Sessions \n3 – 5 EST \nDates: 11/12 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nMidlife 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. \nThe workshop is for anyone navigating the second 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. \nWhat you can expect: \n\nEncouragement to start\, revise\, or complete your work-in-progress\nGenerative prompts to get you going or keep you inspired\nInsight into craft elements like character\, structure\, plot\, pacing\, and dialogue\nWeekly writing goals and readings in fiction and nonfiction\nRespectful\, engaging discussions of participants’ work\nThoughtful feedback in a warm\, inclusive community
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/midlife-writers-workshop-second-chapters-3/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T200000
DTSTAMP:20261023T200203Z
CREATED:20260920T181736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T200203Z
UID:10000313-1794506400-1797537600@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:If It’s True: A Creative Nonfiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Five Thursday Sessions \n6:00-8:00pm EST \nDates: 11/12 – 12/17 (OFF 11/26) \nManuscript Course \nIt’s become the conundrum in literary adventures to make a clear distinction in a memoir between what’s true and what’s made up. But memoir—the form itself—can be as various\, wild and eclectic as the individual who setting their life to the music of life sentences. Anything goes\, if it moves the reader. And besides\, truth\, of so I feel\, is relative when talking about art. \nThere are many ways of negotiating that truth in writing the essay or its longer form\, the memoir. “It’s all in the art\, you don’t get credit for living\,” V.S. Pritchett famously said. And so\, the strategy for any autobiographical writing\, is to raise the stakes and write about one’s life not merely as something alive\, but as something mysterious to be celebrated. \nParticipants will bring new and/or revised work to share every week to a supportive and constructive meeting space which will include an ongoing discussion not only about how your truth is the only one that matters in your writing\, but also how to organize ideas on the page and how revision\, syntax\, and even writing off the subject\, or free writing\, can help to bring the writing to life. In addition\, we will also read a selection of work by writers who are considered vital in the creative non-fiction field.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/if-its-true-a-creative-nonfiction-workshop/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261218T113000
DTSTAMP:20261023T200330Z
CREATED:20260920T181728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T200330Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction for Writers of All Levels
DESCRIPTION:Five Friday Sessions \n9:30 – 11:30 EST \nDates: 11/13 – 12/18 (OFF 11/27)  \nThis weekly workshop is for fiction writers who are looking to develop their skills\, improve their craft\, or advance a writing project in a supportive environment. Using examples from classic and contemporary writers\, we’ll explore the essential craft elements of fiction in a workshop environment\, where each participant will have the opportunity to share their work and offer considerate and respectful feedback on others. We’ll also use prompts in class to inspire our creativity and get us writing. This workshop is open to writers of all genres of fiction. \nIn this workshop\, you can expect: \n\nRespectful in-class discussion of the participants’ material\nDiscussion of craft elements in fiction writing\, such as character\, structure\, plot\, pacing\, and dialogue\nThoughtful feedback and encouragement on your work in progress with a view to elevating your writing\nPlease come prepared to share a few pages each week to read aloud to the class for workshopping.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/intermediate-fiction-2/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261218T123000
DTSTAMP:20261023T200451Z
CREATED:20260920T181718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T200451Z
UID:10000314-1794564000-1797597000@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Fiction Fridays - MS
DESCRIPTION:Five Friday Sessions \n10 – 12:30 EST\nDates: 11/13 – 12/18 (OFF 11/27) \nThis is a craft-focused workshop geared to the advanced fiction writer. By “advanced\,” we mean writers who have had workshop experience and are currently at work on a novel or short stories. Workshop time is spent sharing and discussing participants’ material in a respectful and constructive atmosphere intended to elevate the caliber of the work. We will go deeply into the more challenging aspects of fiction writing\, such as story structure\, plot\, pacing\, and dialogue. This workshop is open to writers of all genres of fiction. \nIn this workshop you can expect: \n\nRespectful and constructive in-class discussion of the participants’ material\nExplorations of the challenging aspects of fiction writing\, such as story structure\, plot\, pacing\, and dialogue\nNon-stop encouragement aimed to inspire further writing\, submission\, and publication\n\nManuscript Course: In addition to bringing in five pages per week to read aloud to the class for discussion\, each student will have one opportunity to submit up to fifteen double-spaced pages to the instructor and class members. The group will read the work at home\, write constructive comments on the pages\, and provide feedback to the manuscript in class.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/advanced-fiction-fridays-ms-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (link sent week of class)
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261218T150000
DTSTAMP:20261023T200604Z
CREATED:20260920T181709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T200604Z
UID:10000316-1794574800-1797606000@westportwriters.org
SUMMARY:Finish Your Book
DESCRIPTION:Five Friday Sessions \n1 – 3 PM EST \nDates: 11/13 – 12/18 (OFF 11/27) \nAre you in the middle of writing a book? Are you procrastinating\, avoiding your manuscript\, or editing what you have already written instead of forging ahead? Are you afraid you will never finish? \nWhether you know what your ending will be\, or you are still trying to dream it up\, this workshop will help you get you to an endpoint. Each week\, you will decide on a writing goal—a number of words\, a brainstorm\, an epilogue\, a whole chapter or possibly more. Nothing you write has to be brilliant-—it just has to get done. \nIn this class\, you can expect: \n\nCelebration! Every inch of progress deserves applause.\nHelp with writers’ block\, obstacles\, fear\, and frustration.\nAdvice about schedules and deadlines\, but also about rituals\, circadian rhythms\, inspiring workspaces\, and support snacks.\nMini lessons on the craft of endings: structure\, plot points\, resolution.\nTips from successful authors who managed to finish their books.\nIn-class time for reading and critique (not required)\nThe ending of your book.
URL:https://westportwriters.org/event/finish-your-book-5/
LOCATION:Westport Writers’ Workshop Headquarters\, 25 Sylvan Road South\, Unit J\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Multi-Week Workshop
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