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.

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Entering Through The Moment
Mar 25
In-Person, Fiction
Mechanics' Hall
Entering Through The Moment
In-Person, Fiction
Mechanics' Hall

A 3-Week Fiction Workshop with Meghan Gilliss

In-Person, Fiction
Mechanics' Hall
Advanced CNF Traditional Workshop
Mar 29
Creative Nonfiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall
Advanced CNF Traditional Workshop
Creative Nonfiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall

A 5-Week Advanced CNF Workshop with Michael Burke

Creative Nonfiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall
Writing Disaster: Creative Responses to a World Plagued by Fire, Famine, and Flood
Mar 29
multigenre, in-person
Mechanics' Hall
Writing Disaster: Creative Responses to a World Plagued by Fire, Famine, and Flood
multigenre, in-person
Mechanics' Hall

A 1-Day Writing Workshop with Shana Youngdahl

multigenre, in-person
Mechanics' Hall
Sunrise Yoga and Writing
Apr 2
In-Person, Multigenre
Mechanics' Hall's Ballroom
Sunrise Yoga and Writing
In-Person, Multigenre
Mechanics' Hall's Ballroom

A Weekly Yoga and Writing Workshop with Meredith McCarroll

In-Person, Multigenre
Mechanics' Hall's Ballroom
Your Millay: Creative Exploration of an Icon
Apr 3
in-person, poetry
Rockland Public Library, Camden Public Library (4/17), and Millay House (4/24)
Your Millay: Creative Exploration of an Icon
in-person, poetry
Rockland Public Library, Camden Public Library (4/17), and Millay House (4/24)

A 5-Week Poetry Workshop with Jefferson Navicky

in-person, poetry
Rockland Public Library, Camden Public Library (4/17), and Millay House (4/24)
Narrating Intergenerational Stories
Apr 3
Online, Generative, Multigenre
Online
Narrating Intergenerational Stories
Online, Generative, Multigenre
Online

A 4-Week Generative Poetry & Prose Workshop with River 瑩瑩 Dandelion

Online, Generative, Multigenre
Online
Controlling Time on the Page
Apr 5
Fiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall
Controlling Time on the Page
Fiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall

A 1-Day Fiction Workshop with Judson Merrill

Fiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall
Memoir Craft: Deepening Strategies for Life Writing
Apr 5
Memoir, Online
Online
Memoir Craft: Deepening Strategies for Life Writing
Memoir, Online
Online

A 5-Week Memoir Workshop with Leila Nadir

Memoir, Online
Online
Food Walking Love Books & Hoops
Apr 10
poetry, in-person
Mechanics' Hall
Food Walking Love Books & Hoops
poetry, in-person
Mechanics' Hall

A 5-Week In-Person Poetry Workshop with Steve Langan

poetry, in-person
Mechanics' Hall
Filling the Container: Playing with Nonce and Inherited Forms
Apr 15
Online, Poetry
Online
Filling the Container: Playing with Nonce and Inherited Forms
Online, Poetry
Online

A 5-Week Online Poetry Workshop with Annie Wenstrup

Online, Poetry
Online
Art and Text
Apr 15
Nonfiction, Generative, Online
Online
Art and Text
Nonfiction, Generative, Online
Online

A 4-Week Online Generative Ekphrastic Prose Workshop with Anne Elliott

Nonfiction, Generative, Online
Online
Lyric Field Notes on Lepus Americanus (a.k.a. Poetry on the Rabbits we Chase)
Apr 19
in-person, Poetry
Turner Memorial Library & Library House
Lyric Field Notes on Lepus Americanus (a.k.a. Poetry on the Rabbits we Chase)
in-person, Poetry
Turner Memorial Library & Library House

A 2-Day Poetry Workshop with Anthony Dolan Scott

in-person, Poetry
Turner Memorial Library & Library House
Takeoffs & Flight Paths: Mapping Out Your First Novel
Apr 21
Fiction, Online
Online
Takeoffs & Flight Paths: Mapping Out Your First Novel
Fiction, Online
Online

A 2-Day Novel Workshop with Gina Chung

Fiction, Online
Online
Birds & Words
Apr 27
Multigenre, In-Person, Birding
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
Birds & Words
Multigenre, In-Person, Birding
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center

A 1-Day Multigenre Writing and Birding Workshop with Samaa Abdurraqib

Multigenre, In-Person, Birding
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
Writing a Reported Essay
Apr 29
Nonfiction, Online
Online
Writing a Reported Essay
Nonfiction, Online
Online

A 1-Day Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop with Holly Haworth

Nonfiction, Online
Online
How to Create an Unforgettable Character
May 3
Fiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall
How to Create an Unforgettable Character
Fiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall

A 1-Day Fiction Workshop with Steve Almond

Fiction, In-Person
Mechanics' Hall
Expanding Circles of Self in Personal Essays
May 7
online, Nonfiction
Online
Expanding Circles of Self in Personal Essays
online, Nonfiction
Online

A 5-Week Nonfiction Workshop with Theresa Okokon

online, Nonfiction
Online
Master the Art of Flash Writing
May 8
Online, Flash, Multigenre
Online
Master the Art of Flash Writing
Online, Flash, Multigenre
Online

A 4-Week Multigenre Flash Workshop with Nina Barufaldi and Leah Scott-Kirby

Online, Flash, Multigenre
Online
Poems That Leap
May 14
poetry, online
Online
Poems That Leap
poetry, online
Online

A 5-Week Online Poetry Workshop with Andy Chen

poetry, online
Online
Weird Methods: Brian Evenson's Ontological Horror
May 24
Online, Fiction
Online
Weird Methods: Brian Evenson's Ontological Horror
Online, Fiction
Online

A 1-Day Fiction Workshop with Ahsan Butt

Online, Fiction
Online