lunchtime write-in
- OnZoom
- Any Friday
- 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
- Pay as you go!
- with Lisa Hartsgrove
the writers institute at project write now is a membership organization dedicated to creating a vibrant, supportive community for adult writers.
Wherever you are in your writing process, we offer classes, workshops, coaching programs, and other events to enhance your writing journey. We provide a supportive yet challenging environment to help you express your thoughts and ideas while developing your individual writing style.
Project Write Now is located at 25 Bridge Ave., Suite 130, Red Bank, NJ 07701.
Contact us at info@projectwritenow.org or call 908.675.0467.
announcements
upcoming classes, workshops, and events
Monthly Middle Grade Book Club
- OnZoom
- Select Dates
- Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- with Vivian DeRosa and PWN instructors
Zoom Open Mic
- OnZoom
- Friday, June 4
- starting at 5 p.m.
- with the PWN team
Poetry
- (levels 1 & 2)
- OnZoom & Wet Ink
- Six Weeks: May 3 – June 21 (No May 17 & 31)
- Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m.
- with Laura Cyphers
- click here to add a donation
- FULL
PWN Writers’ Room: Write Your TV Pilot with Stephanie Birkitt
- (all levels)
- OnZoom
- Three Weeks: May 10 – May 24
- Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m.
- with Stephanie Birkitt
- click here to add a donation
creative writing intensive
- (level 3)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 4 – June 8
- Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- with Allison Tevald
- click here to add a donation
just write
- (levels 1 & 2)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 4 – June 8
- Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
- with Lisa Hartsgrove
- click here to add a donation
memoir
- (levels 1 & 2)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 5 – June 16 (No May 12)
- Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.
- with Jennifer Gaites
- click here to add a donation
memoir writing intensive
- (level 3)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 5 – June 9
- Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- with Jennifer Chauhan
- click here to add a donation
- FULL
Screenwriting Yearlong Incubator: Session Three
- (all levels)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 5 – June 9
- Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
- with Lizbeth Finn
- click here to add a donation
memoir
- (levels 2 & 3)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 6 – June 10
- Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- with Allison Tevald
- click here to add a donation
- FULL
memoir
- (levels 2 & 3)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 6 – June 17 (No May 13)
- Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- with Jennifer Gaites
- click here to add a donation
Teacher Writing Collaborative
- (all levels)
- OnZoom
- Five Weeks: April 8 – June 3
(April 8, 22, May 6, 20, June 3) - Every other Thursday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
- with Jennifer Chauhan
- click here to add a donation
Novel Incubator Year Two: Session Two
- (level 3)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: April 8, 22, May 6, 20, June 10, 24
- Every other Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m.
- with Greg Phelan and Allison Tevald
- click here to add a donation
Write for You
- (all levels)
- OnZoom
- Six Weeks: May 7 – June 18 (No May 14)
- Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m.
- with Gay Norton Edelman
- click here to add a donation
Saturday Writing Group
- (levels 2 & 3)
- OnZoom
- September 2020 through June 2021*
- Every Third Saturday of the Month
- Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- with Gay Norton Edelman
- click here to add a donation
recent news
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CAPTIVATED: WHAT PWN IS OBSESSED WITH …
Even the most prolific writers get stuck sometimes. What do you do when you’re in a rut? What routines, exercises, or meditations help you move through writer’s block? This month, our instructor Gay Edelman is running Get Unstuck, a workshop that will help you move forward and get inspired, no matter where you are in…
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Q&A with Stephanie Birkitt
Project Write Now’s Screenwriting Academy is excited to announce that TV writer and producer Stephanie Birkitt will be leading two three-week classes during which she will share her expertise on all things TV writing. We recently asked Birkitt to give us a sneak peek into her world. Here’s what she had to say. PWN: When…
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A Call for Villains: 4 Ways Antagonists Strengthen Your Story
by Michele Prestininzi So … you’ve got a protagonist and you’ve done the hard work needed to give them an emotional arc. You’ve explored the exercises in Lisa Cron’s Story Genius to find the origin story of their wound. You’ve gone all Brené Brown and shown the protagonist’s vulnerability. Your main character’s emotional arc is good––really…
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CAPTIVATED: WHAT PWN IS OBSESSED WITH …
This month, we turned to our PWN Teen team of college interns who’ve been busy helping us design and create our new PWN Teen website and programming (coming soon). They also are the masterminds behind our PWN Teen Instagram. Each week, they inspire us with their innovative ideas, their enthusiasm, and their creative vision, so…
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Learn to Write: Read
by Jennifer Gaites I once wrote an essay for a college creative writing class titled “Learn to Cook: Eat Out.” At the time, I was not a good cook nor could I afford to eat out, but I come from a long line of skilled home cooks and my premise was simple: in order to…
![Spring Session II has just begun, and there's still time to join some of our classes. Not sure which class to join? Drop in to our weekly Lunchtime Write-In to get a sample of our generative workshops. Join us tomorrow (or any Friday) from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. (on Zoom) as we give inspirational prompts and plenty of time to write. At the end, you always have the option to share your work, but are never required to do so. Get your thoughts out and down on the page, create a story to share with others, or escape into your own imaginative world. Register today at www.projectwritenow.org/writers-institute/product/lunchtime-write-in. (You choose your payment [suggested $10] or we also offer a no-fee option.) And then maybe sign up for a class after too! #lunchtimewritein #writersinstitute #amwriting #writerslife #stayfocused #writingcommunity](https://projectwritenow.org/writers-institute/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)