Summer & Fall 2020 • Open to Writers of All Genres, All Levels, Everywhere in the World

Open Community Writing Online

First & Third Fridays of the Month, Online Via Video Conference (for now!)

Join fellow writers for these fun, generative ONLINE writing sessions with PVWW instructors! 

NOTE: Community Writing will be held ONLINE via Zoom video conference, TWICE every month (first and third Fridays), until further notice. You must RSVP to receive the link to the sessions, but please RSVP JUST ONCE, regardless of how many sessions you plan to attend.
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This FREE gathering for writers of all levels and genres happens every FIRST and THIRD FRIDAY of the month, 6 - 8pm EST. We'll warm up with a number of engaging prompts (each session's prompts are based around a theme, so check our theme schedule below!), followed by sustained writing time, then (optional) sharing and discussion. Despite each session's theme, prompts are open and accessible to writers of all genres. This is usually a large group, and it's generative in nature, rather than instructive - so it's great for getting back into the flow of your writing and/or writing in the company of others. If you're looking for a smaller workshop group that meets regularly or something with more craft instruction, check out our lineup of online workshops & classes! 

Mark your calendars, and join our writing community! Meet fellow writers, get in a couple hours of writing, and start your weekend with some creative inspiration! 

Open Community Writing Schedule Summer/Fall 2020 

6 - 8pm online via video conference • Free and Open to All!

All prompts will be inspired by the following themes, and are designed specifically to be open to poets, fiction, and nonfiction writers.
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• Friday, June 5: Playing with Point of View
• Friday, June 19: Memoir Night - CANCELED (will be rescheduled)
• Friday, July 3: Beyond Genres - Embracing the Magical, Fantastic, and Weird
• Friday, July 17: Writing from Images - A Night of Visual Prompts
• Friday, August 7: Experimenting with New Forms
• Friday, August 21: Plot & Structure
• Friday, September 4: Dialogue & Conversation (with Joy Baglio)
• Friday, September 18: Sensory Writing (with Carolyn Zaikowski)
• Friday, October 2: Memoir Night ​

*IMPORTANT: Please only RSVP only ONCE, whether you plan to attend just one or more than one Community Writing Sessions. By RSVPing, you will be added to a Community Writing mailing list and notified before all monthly sessions. RSVP by Wednesday evening to receive an invite and link to that week's Friday session. 

RSVP for one or more Community writing sessions

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What Writers Are Saying About Our Community Writing

I am LOVING working with you, Joy, every other Friday. I have also enjoyed Kate's input which spurred me to join her Tuesday night class, which is also fabulous. Your enthusiasm, your commitment, your deep interest in process and craft and creative impulse make working with you feel great. I will be signing up for more classes this summer.
- Erika Higgins Ross

It was great to be writing with the PVWW community again. This was as fun as when I'm in class in Williamsburg. I'm so excited that you've moved online! Thank you.!
- Theresa Chamberland

The prompts are excellent general warm ups, and this past time one of them has cracked something new open for me.
​- Sandra Haynes, Community Writing

​The prompts were so timely and compassionate in their approach. They were really thoughtful and full of potential-they all related to each other but were open enough to allow us to really dive in.
-Deirdre McKenna, Community Writing

I felt less self conscious than if I had been writing with a group in person, and more relaxed and creative. Joy is very encouraging and upbeat and provides a space for the writing juices to flow!
- Jennifer Delozier