The Gloucester Writers Center is a place for working writers in a working town
In order to keep our community safe, the Gloucester Writers Center has postponed our events for the next month. Looking for something to do? We have a wealth of readings and events archived at gloucesterwriters.org. Visit our media archives to listen to podcasts of our readings or watch videos of past events. We will evaluate […]
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Click on down and join us for our first social distance event Join us @ www.facebook.com/GloucesterWritersCenter/ for Let the People Pick the President Jesse Wegman is a member of the New York Times editorial board, where he has written about the Supreme Court and legal affairs since 2013. Our interviewer is GWC Advisory Board member, lawyer […]
Let's have a conversation together about the specifics of being a class traitor in New England. We can define it together. Public figures like Eileen Myles (Arlington, Massachusetts), Carl Andre (Quincy, MA), and Marsden Hartley (born in Maine; painted in Gloucester) will serve as touchstones. Together, we will break down how often (but not always!) […]
Dear Friends, During this time of mass isolation we are hunkering down with our Board to explore, regroup and reimagine how we can best serve the community while moving sustainably into our this unpredictable future. To do this we are temporarily suspending our live programming and events until the invisible storm passes. We want […]
virtual Roger Davis invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting for the monthly Gloucester Writers Center Open Mic. As usual, each reader will have five minutes to read a piece of prose, fiction, or poetry. In lieu of […]
Mark the Date. Watch the Stream. Ask a the Author. Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION DETAILS. Anna Solomon & Charlotte Gordon discuss Anna's new book. Here's what Publisher's Weekly had to say: "Fresh and tantalizing, with fascinating intergenerational discussions about desire, duty, family, and feminism, as well as a surprising, […]
Join our Storyteller in Residence, Casey Breton for our first Virtual Fish Tales on May 22nd thru May 31st. Like so many non-profits in order to continue our mission to the community and keep in touch with our friends we are moving into the virtual. We look forward to be with you LIVE. In the […]
Host Roger Davis invites you to our second Zoom OPEN MIC. Monday June 1st Sign in at 7:15pm here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/71829688421?pwd=UURXYXF0RXVwZTFGYUF5cmgzb2hHZz09 and chat before reading Bring your words get heard. Anyone needing help with Zoom sign in can email Roger at Rdavis@gmail.comMeeting ID: 718 2968 8421 Password: words
Join host Roger Davis on Zoom Bring your words get heard. Sign in at 7:15 below and chat before reading https://us02web.zoom.us/j/71829688421?pwd=UURXYXF0RXVwZTFGYUF5cmgzb2hHZz09 Anyone needing help with Zoom sign in can email Roger at Rdavis@gmail.com Meeting ID: 718 2968 8421 Password: words
Tuesdays July 21, 28, Aug 4 & August 11 7pm EST Peter Almond is a film producer and writer in both documentary and narrative genres. He is currently filmmaker/Writer-in-Residence at the GWC. He wants to give a ZOOM Screenwriting Workshop as a contribution! All proceeds from the workshop will all go to the GWC. These […]
Join Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons, producer of the nonfiction series No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com), for this generative storytelling workshop. Participants will turn out and trade true tales to examine what makes a powerful, affecting, and expressive story on the page or stage. Have a Fish Tales story you want to hone or a new tale you’ve […]
A Benefit Workshop led by poet Tom Daley via Zoom for the GWC. "If you avoid the conflict to keep the peace you start a war inside yourself.' (Cheryl Richardson) From Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be," to Katniss Everdeen's conflict between the reluctance to kill and the wish to be a warrior […]
HOSTED BY CASEY BRETON With stories from Rev. Wendy Fitting, Abram Kielsmeir-Jones, Doug Rich, Dick Prouty, Laila Goodman, Bobbie Wayne, and Keith Harris. RESERVE YOUR TICKET TODAY Online Ticket Purchase Available Here OR CALL: 978-281-4433
Storytelling Guru Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons offers four workshops 10am - 11:30 the following Saturdays (Take one for $35 or $25 for two or more) Saturday, Oct 10th - What? vs. Why? Generative workshop that explores WHAT the story is about, but more importantly, WHY it needs to be told? Saturday, Oct 24th - Story Starters Hook readers […]
The Art of Visual Storytelling w/ Anne Rearick October 10, 17 & 24th $175 for workshop - Class maximum 10 This workshop will guide and support participants in honing their storytelling skills through photography. Stories may be personal and explore family and community or address larger societal issues like the Black Lives Matter movement or […]
