Workshops

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MWPA offers workshops across the state of Maine. With a variety of genres in a multitude of locations, there’s a workshop for all writers.

Please note: all workshops require advance registration. Please read our policies here.

To purchase a workshop gift card for someone else, please call us at the office: 207-228-8263.

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Write Like Saturday Night Live!
Apr 27
online, fiction, comedy, creative nonfiction
Write Like Saturday Night Live!
online, fiction, comedy, creative nonfiction

ALL LEVELS: A Comedy Writing Presentation with Greg Baker

online, fiction, comedy, creative nonfiction
Emotional Authenticity
May 4
online, middle grade, young adult, fiction
Emotional Authenticity
online, middle grade, young adult, fiction

ALL LEVELS:- A Generative Fiction for Young Readers Workshop with Megan Frazer Blakemore

online, middle grade, young adult, fiction
Watch Your Tone
May 4
poetry, online
Watch Your Tone
poetry, online

ALL LEVELS:- An ONLINE Poetry Workshop with Nathan McClain

poetry, online
The Poem I Asked For: Writing Under the Sign of Larry Levis
May 7
in-person, poetry, Portland, online
The Poem I Asked For: Writing Under the Sign of Larry Levis
in-person, poetry, Portland, online

ALL LEVELS:- A 5 Week HYBRID Poetry Workshop with Colin Cheney

in-person, poetry, Portland, online
Baring Your Truth: Metaphors for Mental Illness
May 8
poetry, online
Baring Your Truth: Metaphors for Mental Illness
poetry, online

ALL LEVELS:- An ONLINE Poetry Workshop with Maya Williams

poetry, online
Spring Cleaning for Fiction & Creative Nonfiction: 7 Tips to Spruce up Your Stories
May 11
fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid
Spring Cleaning for Fiction & Creative Nonfiction: 7 Tips to Spruce up Your Stories
fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid

ALL LEVELS : A HYBRID Prose Workshop with Nick Fuller Googins

fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid
How to Land a Literary Agent
May 18
online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
How to Land a Literary Agent
online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction

ALL LEVELS: A Business of Writing Workshop with Ursula DeYoung

online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
Bringing Your Memoir to Life
May 28
online, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, memoir
Bringing Your Memoir to Life
online, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, memoir

ALL LEVELS:- A 10-Week Memoir Workshop with Javed Rezayee

online, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, memoir
Advanced Memoir
Jun 1
in-person, memoir
Advanced Memoir
in-person, memoir

ALL LEVELS: An Advanced Memoir Workshop with Liz Peavey

in-person, memoir
Building Character
Jun 3
in-person, fiction
Building Character
in-person, fiction

ALL LEVELS:- An In-Person Fiction Workshop with Alex Toy

in-person, fiction
Crafting Fiction, Element by Element
Jun 3
online, fiction
Crafting Fiction, Element by Element
online, fiction

ALL LEVELS: A 7-Week ONLINE Fiction Workshop with Elizabeth Poliner

online, fiction
Internal and External Landscapes: Building a Memoir
Jun 5
nonfiction, memoir, online
Internal and External Landscapes: Building a Memoir
nonfiction, memoir, online

ALL LEVELS: A 5-Week Online Memoir Workshop with Gretchen Legler

nonfiction, memoir, online
Demystifying the Query: Thoughts from the Gatekeeper of the Slush Pile
Jun 22
business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction, in-person
Demystifying the Query: Thoughts from the Gatekeeper of the Slush Pile
business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction, in-person

ALL LEVELS: A 2-Day Business of Writing Workshop with Mary Alice Stewart

business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction, in-person
Storytelling As a Way In: Locating the Seeds for Powerful Personal Writing
Jun 29
in-person, creative nonfiction, memoir
Storytelling As a Way In: Locating the Seeds for Powerful Personal Writing
in-person, creative nonfiction, memoir

ALL LEVELS:- An In-Person Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Onnesha Roychoudhuri

in-person, creative nonfiction, memoir
This Must Be the Place: How Language Takes us There
Jul 11
fiction, novel, online
This Must Be the Place: How Language Takes us There
fiction, novel, online

ALL LEVELS : An ONLINE Fiction Writing Workshop with Shannon Bowring

fiction, novel, online
Takeoffs and Flight Paths: Mapping Out Your First Novel
Jul 22
fiction, online, novel
Takeoffs and Flight Paths: Mapping Out Your First Novel
fiction, online, novel

ALL LEVELS - A 2-Week Fiction Workshop with Gina Chung

fiction, online, novel
Stealing from the Poet's Toolbox: A Workshop for Fiction Writers and Any Writer
Jul 27
fiction, in-person, poetry
Stealing from the Poet's Toolbox: A Workshop for Fiction Writers and Any Writer
fiction, in-person, poetry

ALL LEVELS : An In-Person Poetry-Prose Workshop with Estha Weiner

fiction, in-person, poetry
Adventure Writing
Aug 1
nonfiction, memoir, in-person
Adventure Writing
nonfiction, memoir, in-person

ALL LEVELS: A 5-Week In-Person Workshop in Memoir and Nonfiction with Michael Burke

nonfiction, memoir, in-person
How to Debut: Book Promotion for New (and New-ish) Authors
Aug 3
online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
How to Debut: Book Promotion for New (and New-ish) Authors
online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction

ALL LEVELS: A Business of Writing Workshop with Rebecca Turkewitz

online, business of writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
The Who and the Where: Characterization & Setting
Aug 6
fiction, nonfiction, online
The Who and the Where: Characterization & Setting
fiction, nonfiction, online

ALL LEVELS : An Online Fiction & Nonfiction Writing Workshop with Tanya Whiton

fiction, nonfiction, online
Writing Our Land: The Poetry of Place
Aug 10
poetry, in-person
Writing Our Land: The Poetry of Place
poetry, in-person

ALL LEVELS - A Poetry Workshop with Julia Bouwsma

poetry, in-person
Journey to Poem Publication
Aug 14
hybrid, poetry, publishing
Journey to Poem Publication
hybrid, poetry, publishing

ALL LEVELS: A Poetry & Publishing Workshop with Lauren Saxon

hybrid, poetry, publishing
Good, Better, Best: Prose Revision Intensive
Aug 17
in-person, nonfiction, fiction
Good, Better, Best: Prose Revision Intensive
in-person, nonfiction, fiction

ALL LEVELS: A 2-Day Prose Workshop with Meredith McCarroll

in-person, nonfiction, fiction
Multigenre Mosaic Story Crafting
Aug 21
online, fiction, creative nonfiction
Multigenre Mosaic Story Crafting
online, fiction, creative nonfiction

ALL LEVELS:- A Prose Workshop with Jolene McIlwain

online, fiction, creative nonfiction
Birds and Words: Writing about the Natural World
Aug 24
poetry, in-person
Birds and Words: Writing about the Natural World
poetry, in-person

ALL LEVELS - A Poetry Workshop with Sidney Wade

poetry, in-person