SPEAKER EVENTS: NEXT UP:
February 22: Literary Agent & Author KATE MCKEAN: HOW TO WRITE THROUGH IT
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We all love to write, even when we hate it. But we all have days when we feel like writing our story is the least important To Do on our lists. Sometimes it is! But most often, we feel better when we get ourselves in front of the keyboard. Literary Agent and author Kate McKean will give you strategies to weather the ups and downs of the writing life, how to forgive yourself when life gets in the way of writing, and how to still hit your goals and find a rewarding creative practice. Do you have to write everyday? It’s a more complicated answer than you think! Join Kate for this virtual discussion about writing and the creative life, with insight from an author who’s full time job is not writing, as she shares hard-won lessons from her first book Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life. Ample Q&A time will be provided in the session.
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The Writers Circle’s gift cards are the perfect choice for the writer in your life. Good for our workshops, events, even private book coaching and editing. What better way to make a writer smile?
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March 15: Meditation, Movement, and The Muse
The Baird, South Orange, NJ
Writing may seem like a purely intellectual activity, but movement and meditation can play huge parts in the creative process. Join authors Susan Barr-Toman and Joanne Ruelos Diaz to explore how mindfulness meditation, body awareness, and yoga can inspire and unblock the flow of your words. The workshop includes an introduction to mindfulness meditation, a gentle 45-minute yoga class, and plenty of opportunities to write and share–if you choose!
Whether you are working to develop a daily writing practice or to gain freer access to your literary imagination, this workshop will help you discover how your body can give you information about yourself and others, how to quiet the inner saboteur, and how a deeper awareness of the body can enhance your writing.
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2026 Summer Creative Writing Intensives – Early Bird Registration Ends March 1
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.
Early bird pricing until March 1. Join us!
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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, Verona, NJ, and on Zoom.
More in the works! See full schedule and…
