Westport Writers' Workshop

Register Now: (203) 227-3250 or email: info@westportwriters.org
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
  • Faculty
  • Policies
  • Support Us
    • Founding Donors
    • Annual Fund
A nonprofit, independent literary arts center.
  • Creative Writing Workshops
    • Spring 2019 Creative Writing Workshops
    • Winter 2019 Creative Writing Workshops
    • Workshops by Day
      • Monday Workshops
      • Tuesday Workshops
      • Wednesday Workshops
      • Thursday Workshops
      • Friday Workshops
      • Saturday Workshops
      • One-time Workshops
    • Workshops by Genre
      • Fiction Workshops
      • Fiction and Non-Fiction Workshops
      • Memoir Workshops
      • Playwriting Workshops
      • Poetry Workshops
      • Screenwriting Workshops
      • Thriller and Mystery Workshops
      • Writing Children’s Literature Workshops
  • Calendar
  • Special Events
  • Editing and Coaching Services
  • Scholarship Program

Writer’s Book Club – N106S19

with Christine Pakkala

Picture if you will a café in Paris, with seven chairs filled with seven writers. There are cups of espresso or frothy café au laits and perhaps a pastry or two on the table. Best of all, there’s a swirl of conversation. What are the writers discussing? Why, literature, of course! The latest book they’ve […]

Advanced Fiction MS – F302S19

with Chris Belden

This is a craft-focused workshop geared to the advanced fiction writer. By “advanced,” we mean writers who have had workshop experience and are currently at work on a novel or short stories. Workshop time is spent sharing and discussing participants’ material in a respectful and constructive atmosphere intended to elevate the caliber of the work. […]

Playwriting for Everyone – PL110S19

with Douglas Moser

Theatre magic can only happen when there’s real magic on the page. Do you have a story that’s begging to be turned into a great play? Or do you have a play that you want to develop? In this class, whether you’re a seasoned theatre pro, or a passionate novice, we’ll help you take your […]

Flash Fiction (All Levels) – F230S19

with Charles Rafferty

Flash fictions are no different than regular short stories or even novels.  They’re just shorter – and therefore fit more easily into our crowded lives.  The bulk of our class time will be devoted to the students’ own writing.  We’ll concentrate on a variety of topics – plot, characterization, setting, narrative point of view, diction, […]

Writing About Your Life (Intermediate) – N104S19

with Julie Sarkissian

Flannery O’ Connor wrote “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him for the rest of his days.” In Writing From Your Life, we will draw upon our experiences from childhood, adulthood, love, heartbreak, work, birth and death, to tell the stories of our lives. And while we may […]

Next Page »


Westport Writers’ is closed next week, Feb. 18-22 for the school holidays.

Pre-registration for Spring workshops is open from Feb. 11 to March 3.

Join our email list to receive
future workshop dates
and other announcements:

 



Like Us on Facebook

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2019 Westport Writers' Workshop Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization - 3 Sylvan Road South, Westport, CT 06880 • T: (203) 227-3250