Spring Is the Time to Let Your Words Grow.
Spring Session: April 11 to June 22
Registration is open for spring with lots to warm you up and help your writing bloom.
Fantastic New Workshops for Adults:
- Writing in Nature – four site-specific writing excursions, Fridays starting May 22 with Judith Lindbergh
- Adult Writers Circle in Lambertville, NJ – Tuesday evenings in a BRAND NEW LOCATION – with Talia Tucker
- Punch Up Your Prose and Make It Punny – learn how adding humor can help your writing a pop! with writer and comic Holly Rizzuto Palker
Plus all our classic offerings, from Where Do I Begin? to Revising Your Manuscript and everything in between.
And Creative Writing Workshops for Kids and Teens
in person in South Orange, Summit, and Montclair, NJ. Great classes online, too!
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Great Spring Events:
The Nature of Poetry – April 12, 4:30-6:30PM with award-winning poet Catherine Doty
at The Nature of Reading Bookshop, Madison, NJ
Celebrate National Poetry Month and Earth Month together in a very special nature-centered poetry workshop. Go forth boldly to the blank page and explore the voice, imagery, and music of poetry inspired by the natural world. We’ll write, share and workshop early drafts, and conclude with a brief open reading to celebrate the group’s creations. Register
Spring Mini-Retreat – May 17, 9AM – 4PM
Get away from the suburban hubbub and dedicate a day to your writing at our semi-annual getaway to Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge, NJ. Join us for creativity sparking prompts, yoga, and much more! Tuition includes breakfast and lunch. Register
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There’s So Much Happening This Summer!
2026 Summer Creative Writing Intensives for Teens Who Love to Write!
Three week-long sessions: July 13-31
If your teen loves to write, The Writers Circle’s Summer Creative Writing Intensives are the place to be. Students develop their voices and writing ideas in a generous, creative environment with professional authors as instructors. Each week they’ll choose from two different genres to focus on – fiction, poetry, sci-fi/fantasy, and more. They’ll focus on their own writing projects as well as new work inspired by creative exercises and prompts, and receive supportive, constructive feedback from instructors and peers. Literary inter-activities and group writing adventures, plus a reading on Friday will round out the week. They’ll also have the chance to submit their work for publication in The Writers Circle’s online journal.
We’re filling up fast ~ Join us for one, two, or all three weeks!
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WORDSMASH!
Summer creative writing mini-camps for rising grades 3-5 and 6-7
Our two-hour/day, week-long mini-camps are chock-full of writing games, wacky prompts, and time to sink into a favorite book just to read! Seasoned writers will be challenged by story starters unlike anything they’ve seen in school. Reluctant writers will find TWC’s interactive games and prompts an irresistible invitation to start creating. Our collaborative, energetic environment will lay the foundation for kids to let loose and let the words flow. Let WordSMASH spark a love of writing and reading this summer!
Sessions in South Orange, Morristown, Madison, Monclair, NJ, and on Zoom.
See full schedule and
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Adult Summer Workshops Are Open
Session: July 6-August 20
We’ve got so much coming to keep you writing through the hot weather. From lots of classes from Where Do I Begin? to memoir, poetry, and short stories.
Or try our Summer Writing Book Club: Journaling workshop working with The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
and our Adult Writers Circles to keep you going on whatever you’re working on.
See our full schedule and
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College Essay Writing Workshops at Drew University and Online
Introducing our new college essay writing workshop:
Uncommon Apps: Making Your College Essays Stand Out
Writing your college essay is an opportunity to show your best and most authentic self. It shouldn’t be a source of stress and worry! During these workshops, we’ll demystify the process as we walk through the stages of writing from brainstorming and drafting through revising, editing, and polishing. Students will write in class, then share and receive feedback through a combination of group, peer, and brief one-on-one instructor consultations. When the workshop is done, you should be well on your way to an authentic essay that will grab college admissions’ attention.
Two sessions this summer, July 27-31 at Drew University in Madison, NJ and August 3-7 online.
