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Piper Writers House Workshops

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Our Place in Poetry 2026 Open Now

Close study and discussions, generative prompts, workshopping material, and more. 

  • January 14 - Poverty Awareness Month
  • January 28 - Poverty continued
  • February 11 - Black History Month
  • February 25 - Black history continued
  • March 11 - Women's History Month
  • March 25 - Women's history continued
  • April 8 - National Poetry Month

@ 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Piper Writers House and Zoom

Free and open to the public

Register Here

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Workshopping Your Book

2026 Open Now

A prose Workshop in All Genres with Michelle Beaver and Tiffany Meuret. 

  • February 5 - Setting goals for your book and starting on them
  • February 12 - Exploring your writer identity
  • March 5 - Your writing rules: What works for you and what doesn't?
  • March 12 - Exploring the publishing industry
  • April 9 - Finding community as a writer
  • April 23 - Mapping next steps
  • April 30 - Sharing and workshopping excerpts

@ 6:30 - 8:15 pm at the Piper Writers House

Free prose workshop and open to the public

Register Here

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