In-Person Writers may work alone but the feedback of other writers is vital. The Writer’s Workshop gives students an opportunity to share their works-in-progress with fellow writers under the guidance of instructor Nancy McMillan. Writers can bring in up to five double-spaced pages to be read aloud and critiqued. Writers will receive constructive feedback from […]
Writing Ekphrastic Poetry Come kick off National Poetry Month with a workshop led by Southbury Poet Laureate Faith Vicinanza. Students will write poems inspired by fine art, using the current exhibition in our gallery as a catalyst. The instructor will guide students through the process of accessing the paintings; there will be an opportunity to […]
April is National Poetry Month. Join us for an afternoon of words and conversation featuring four Connecticut Poet Laureates. Free event featuring Sandy Carlson of Woodbury, Rick Magee of Bethel, Deborah Rose of New Milford, and Faith Vicinanza of Southbury. Sandy Lee Carlson lives with her family in Woodbury, where she is poet laureate. Sandy […]
Read Out Loud Via Zoom ** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY FOR THIS MONTH TO TUESDAY EVENING This popular monthly writer’s forum is for beginner and seasoned writers who write for children and young adults. If you are interested in sharing your work for gentle critique and feedback, this monthly group may be just for […]
MONTHLY FREE EVENT Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20 […]
For students who have completed Writing Memoir-Let’s Begin, this is a writing group where students can workshop their pieces at a weekly gathering. Students will bring in material to read aloud and receive feedback from fellow students and the instructor. Prompts will be given for students to use at home during the week. Payment options […]
Via Zoom The Lincoln Highway by Amos Towles The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm […]
Please join us for a panel discussion and Q&A with Western Connecticut State University students and teachers who have collaborated on Breathing Space, a student project involving visual art generated by poetry. Attendees will then participate in a short writing exercise inspired by visual art produced by the Arts Escape community. Original posters (broadsides) from […]
Read Out Loud Via Zoom ** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY FOR THIS MONTH TO TUESDAY EVENING This popular monthly writer’s forum is for beginner and seasoned writers who write for children and young adults. If you are interested in sharing your work for gentle critique and feedback, this monthly group may be just for […]
MONTHLY FREE EVENT Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20 […]
Via Zoom The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner A female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them – setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. Rule #1: The poison must never be used to harm another woman.Rule #2: The names of the murderer and her […]
MONTHLY FREE EVENT Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20 […]
Via Zoom The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor This stunning novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant, subtle, and moving story of love, guilt, and forgiveness. The Gault family leads a life of privilege in early 1920s Ireland, but the threat of violence leads the parents of nine-year-old Lucy to […]
