Workshops

Calendar

Feb 4

Business of Writing

Freelancing in Changing Times

Business of Writing

A 1-Day Business of Writing Workshop

Business of Writing

Ground Beneath Your Feet: Leveraging Landscape in Narrative Writing

Feb 7

In-Person, Portland, Creative Nonfiction

Ground Beneath Your Feet: Leveraging Landscape in Narrative Writing

In-Person, Portland, Creative Nonfiction

A 2-Day Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Ryan Brod and Jenna Rozelle

In-Person, Portland, Creative Nonfiction

Writer as Flaneur: One Strand of the Braided Essay

Feb 10

Creative Nonfiction

Writer as Flaneur: One Strand of the Braided Essay

Creative Nonfiction

A 5-Week In-Person CNF Workshop

Creative Nonfiction

Feb 24

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Portland

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Portland

An Online Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Portland

Feb 25

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bangor

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bangor

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bangor

Mar 1

Fiction

We Work Like Lungs: A Generative Fiction Workshop

Fiction

A 5-Week Fiction Workshop with Meghan Gilliss

Fiction

Mar 3

Fiction

Artifacts: A Traditional Workshop

Fiction

A 10-Week In-Person Fiction Workshop with Clif Travers

Fiction

Mar 3

Poetry

Into the Unknown

Poetry

A 4-Week Online Poetry Workshop with Nathan McClain

Poetry

Intro to Personal Storytelling: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story

Mar 5

Memoir

Intro to Personal Storytelling: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story

Memoir

A 6-Week Memoir Workshop with Stacey Bader Curry

Memoir

Mar 7

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Midcoast

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Midcoast

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Midcoast

Mar 7

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders

Mar 12

Fiction

About Time: Handling Pacing and Movement in Fiction

Fiction

A 5-Week Online Fiction Workshop with Megan Turner

Fiction

Mar 14

Fiction

The Smallest of Things: Writing Flash Fiction

Fiction

A 2-Week Flash Fiction Workshop with Rebecca Turkewitz

Fiction

Spring Clean Your Story: A Step-By-Step Revision Guide

Mar 26

Fiction

Spring Clean Your Story: A Step-By-Step Revision Guide

Fiction

A 3-Week Online Fiction Workshop

Fiction

Mar 28

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bangor

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bangor

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bangor

Apr 4

Memoir

Memoir Craft: Deepening Strategies for Life Writing

Memoir

A 5-Week Online Memoir Workshop with Leila Nadir

Memoir

Apr 4

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Portland

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Portland

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Portland

Apr 4

Poetry

Jigsaw Poetry: A Writing Workshop for Everyone

Poetry

A 4-Week In-Person Poetry Workshop with Maya Stein

Poetry

Apr 7

Memoir

Personal Essay as a Path to Memoir

Memoir

A 5-Week Online Memoir Workshop with Robin Wood

Memoir

Looking for Authenticity: Crafting the Young Adult Novel

Apr 7

YA, Novel

Looking for Authenticity: Crafting the Young Adult Novel

YA, Novel

A 5-Week Online YA Workshop with Kay Amato

YA, Novel

Apr 7

Poetry

Make It Sing

Poetry

A 6-Week Online Poetry Workshop

Poetry

Apr 8

Creative Nonfiction

The Art of the Essay

Creative Nonfiction

A 6-Week In-Person Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Kate Miles

Creative Nonfiction

Apr 11

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Midcoast

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Midcoast

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Midcoast

Apr 11

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bar Harbor

World of Wonders

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bar Harbor

An Multigenre Workshop

Memoir, fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, World of Wonders, Bar Harbor

Apr 15

Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir

The First Fifty Pages

Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir

A 10-Week Online Multigenre Prose Workshop with Tanya Whiton

Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir

Apr 29

Creative Nonfiction

The Four Essays of the Apocalypse

Creative Nonfiction

A 5-Week In-Person Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Kea Krause

Creative Nonfiction

Revelry and Reverie: Playful Revising Strategies for Picture Book Manuscripts

May 9

Picture Books

Revelry and Reverie: Playful Revising Strategies for Picture Book Manuscripts

Picture Books

A 4-Week Picture Book Workshop with Meghan Wilson Duff

Picture Books

May 9

Poetry, Birding

Birds & Words

Poetry, Birding

A 1-Day Poetry and Birding Workshop with Samaa Abdurraqib

Poetry, Birding

All Workshops

Readings & Talks

All Readings & Talks

Conferences & Retreats

Black Fly Writers Retreat

The Black Fly Writers Retreat is an inspiring four-day, three-night weekend of workshops, readings, and writing.

PITCH

MWPA’s PITCH offers writers the chance to pitch their manuscripts or book proposals to agents from leading NYC-based literary agencies and editors from some of Maine’s largest publishers.

Maine Crime Wave

The 2024 Maine Crime Wave will be an evening and a full day of conversations and panels, workshops, awards, a keynote talk, book signings, and much more on Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15 in Portland.

All Conferences & Retreats