SPRING WORKSHOPS ARE HERE!
Class run from April 11 to June 22.
Registration is open for spring with lots to warm you up and help your writing to flow.
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 Rizutto Palker
Plus all our classic offerings, from Where Do I Begin? to Revising Your Manuscript and everything in between.
Plus, creative writing workshops for kids and teens in person in South Orange, Summit, and Montclair, NJ, plus great classes online!
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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.
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SPEAKER EVENTS: NEXT UP:
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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See all our events for 2026 and beyond.
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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…
