Westport Writers' Workshop

Julie Sarkissian's Writing About Your Life workshop
Christine Pakkala's workshop
Intermediate Fiction instructor Mike Belanger reads from his debut novel
Our Mini-Conference on Creative Writing and Social Justice, held in partnership with the Westport Library. Pictured (l-r): students Kathleen Sullivan and Mary Beth Hritz, Board Member/outreach leader Linda Waterbury, faculty members Julie Sarkissian and Valerie Ann Leff. Student Adelma Gillespie in back.
Jen Sage-Robison, Sam Pattinson and Jessie Noyes McEntee reading their poetry at the Westport Art's Center
Instructors Susan Ross, Christine Pakkala, Jessica Speart, Liz Matthews and Doug Moser at the 2018 Saugatuck Storyfest

2020 Workshop Sessions

UPDATE: ALL SPRING COURSES WILL BE OFFERED VIA ZOOM!!

And that start to our next session has been pushed back two weeks:
Spring – April 13 to June 5, 2020

Check us out on Facebook where we are posting daily writing prompts!

Our Mission:

The Westport Writers’ Workshop is a non profit, independent literary arts center that offers high quality creative writing classes, community events and outreach to underserved and special populations.

Welcome Writers!

At Westport Writers’ Workshop we feel every person is a writer. Here, you will find a safe environment in which to experiment and develop craft. Each limited enrollment workshop focuses on a particular genre or approach allowing participants to learn from our highly talented and accomplished instructors and from each other in a supportive, friendly atmosphere.

We offers over 100 workshops and seminars a year for all genres and skill levels. Whether you are a novice, published or simply curious, you will find a workshop and a community of writers to help you claim yourself as a writer and strengthen your writing voice.

Books and publications by Westport Writers’ Workshop instructors and alumni.

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