WELCOME TO THE HVWC CALENDAR: home of all our upcoming readings, events and workshops. You can view by list or calendar (see right menu to choose). Click the colored tabs below to show only specific options. Our workshops run as multi-session series or one-day “intensives.” Note, we list the multi-session courses on the first day they meet only. The full dates of the session are described in the course descriptions. You would need to scroll back to the start date if you needed to enroll for something already underway. But do let us know if you want to join something in midstream since we need the blessing of the instructor. Questions? Email us.
Workshops – This category encompasses all one-day and multi-week classes, whether in person or via Zoom.
Readings – Our readings are in many different genres and take place in person, on Zoom, or both!
HVWC Recurring Events – This category encompasses such regular favorites as Open Mic, Open Write, and Submission Sunday.
Special Events – These other creative experiences are sure to interest our creative community!
From Frank O’Hara’s writing about Billie Holiday to Tiana Clark’s Rihanna-inspired poem— music, movies, television, and international icons have made cameos in poetry throughout history. Our awareness of the rapidly […]
Fiction Fun July 15-19 ​​9:15am-1pm Have you always wanted to write stories? Or written so many stories and don’t know what to do with them? This workshop provides young writers […]
In this class, we will learn how to write stories focusing purely on dialogue without over using description as well it’s opposite: how to write a story with no dialogue […]
SPACE ODDITY—a workshop Take your protein pills and put your helmet on… Plus bring some poems, scissors and a glue stick. Because we all need space. Because a poem is […]
This course will walk students through the basics of book publicity for poetry collections, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid genre books, and chapbooks. We will discuss strategies for researching and building […]
Theatre, Improv, and Play July 22-26 ​​9:15am-1pm Through movement-based improv games and collaborative writing prompts, students will gain a better understanding of how plays go from the page to the […]
Teen Summer Theatre: Playwriting and Performance Camp July 22-26 1pm-4pm in person at HVWC Participants should arrive on Monday wearing a costume of their choice and with one prop of […]
In this workshop, we will explore how a distinctive speaking voice in a poem—the nuanced utterance of a specific speaker and the creation of a particular character—gives rise to an […]
This is a course designed for writers looking to create screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays for television shows. Paramount in this effort, we will focus on an approach which is […]
For some of us, our poetic strength lies in our opening line; for others, it’s the ending, or a surprising turn in between. For others, that’s where we stumble. Then […]
