Venue

The Writer's Center

Address

4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD

Website

writer.org ↗

Area

MD-adjacent

Coming up

29 events

Mostly Talks, Ideas & Policy and Theatre & Comedy.

The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD. 29 upcoming events, mostly Talks, Ideas & Policy and Theatre & Comedy. Dates, times and details on AskAlice.

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Upcoming here

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6:00 PM

Building Your Author Platform

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Tue, Oct 13 · $60

Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM · $60

Workshop on building an author platform at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

UnClogging Your Brain

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Tue, Oct 13 · $60

Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM · $60

Writing workshop led by Lisa Jan Sherman at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Open Mic @ The Writer's Center

Theatre & Comedy storytellingopen mic

Wed, Oct 14 · Free

Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM · Free

Open mic for writers at The Writer's Center.

6:00PM

6:00 PM

(Re)constructing Detailed Scenes

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Thu, Oct 15 · $60

Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM · $60

Fiction workshop led by Julia Harte at The Writer's Center.

10:00AM

10:00 AM

A Beginner's Guide to Food Writing

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Sat, Oct 17 · $100

Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM · $100

Multi-session food writing workshop led by Dr. Kelly A. Spring at The Writer's Center.

3:00PM

3:00 PM

Washington Sculptors Group Annual Members' Image Show 2026

General & Hyperlocal gallerysolo

Sat, Oct 17 · Free (RSVP)

Sat, Oct 17 · 3:00 PM · Free (RSVP)

Twenty WSG member artists present their work followed by Q&A; gallerists, curators, collectors and art supporters invited.

10:00AM

10:00 AM

Writing Marvelous Micros

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Sat, Oct 17 · $100

Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM · $100

Multi-session micro-fiction workshop led by Caroline Bock at The Writer's Center.

6:00PM

6:00 PM

Reading Your Work Out Loud

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Mon, Oct 19 · $60

Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM · $60

Workshop on reading your writing aloud, led by Jennifer Hamady, at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Introduction to Art Journaling

Arts & Crafts workshop

Tue, Oct 20 · $100

Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM · $100

Multi-session art journaling workshop led by Joan Waites at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Reading like a Writer: Imitation as Generative Writing

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Tue, Oct 20 · $250

Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM · $250

Multi-session workshop led by Brandon Blue at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

An Evening of Tributes to Tobias Wolff

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Fri, Oct 23 · Free

Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM · Free

Tribute evening for author Tobias Wolff at The Writer's Center.

12:00PM

12:00 PM

Managing Queries with QueryTracker

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Sun, Oct 25 · $60

Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM · $60

Workshop on managing literary agent queries led by Michael Chorost at The Writer's Center.

2:00PM

2:00 PM

Search Party: Find Your Writing Group

Games & Social networking

Sun, Oct 25 · Free

Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM · Free

Meetup to find a writing group at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Daniel Nayeri - This Is a Door

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Mon, Oct 26

Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Daniel Nayeri discusses his new book, at The Writer''s Center in Bethesda.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Daniel Nayeri Book Release

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talkbook club

Mon, Oct 26

Mon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

Book release event with author Daniel Nayeri at The Writer's Center.

6:00PM

6:00 PM

A Conversation & Reading with Petra Hůlová and Alex Zucker

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Tue, Oct 27

Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Author conversation and reading with Petra Hůlová and translator Alex Zucker at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Open Mic @ The Writer's Center

Theatre & Comedy storytellingopen mic

Wed, Oct 28 · Free

Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM · Free

Open mic for writers at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Richard Hoffman Book Release

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Thu, Oct 29 · Free

Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM · Free

Book release event with author Richard Hoffman at The Writer's Center.

5:00PM

5:00 PM

Halloween Magic at The Writer's Center

Theatre & Comedy comedydate night

Sat, Oct 31 · $35.31

Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM · $35.31

The Magic Duel — an award-winning, interactive comedy-magic show live on stage.

1:00PM

1:00 PM

Lessons and Inspiration from a Literary Life

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Sat, Oct 31 · $70

Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM · $70

Talk led by Gwydion Suilebhan at The Writer's Center.

5:00PM

5:00 PM

The Magic Duel Comedy Show

Theatre & Comedy comedy

Sat, Oct 31 · $30–$50

Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM · $30–$50

Magician Mark Phillips and comedian Meadow Perry face off in a magic-and-comedy show decided by audience vote.

5:30PM

5:30 PM

LGBTQ+ Writers Mixer

Games & Social networkingLGBTQ+

Thu, Nov 5 · Free

Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM · Free

Mixer for LGBTQ+ writers at The Writer's Center.

6:00PM

6:00 PM

The Writer's Center 50th Anniversary Celebration

General & Hyperlocal

Sat, Nov 7 · $50

Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM · $50

Gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

John DeDakis Book Launch

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Tue, Nov 10 · Free

Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM · Free

Book launch with author John DeDakis at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

Open Mic @ The Writer's Center

Theatre & Comedy storytellingopen mic

Wed, Nov 11 · Free

Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM · Free

Open mic for writers at The Writer's Center.

6:00PM

6:00 PM

Ole Blue Claw: Tales from the Crustier Side of Maryland Anthology Launch

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Sat, Nov 14 · Free

Sat, Nov 14 · 6:00 PM · Free

Anthology launch event at The Writer's Center.

2:00PM

2:00 PM

Poet Carolyn Joyner Book Release

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Sat, Nov 14 · Free

Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM · Free

Book release event with poet Carolyn Joyner at The Writer's Center.

7:00PM

7:00 PM

The Sum of Its Parts: Readings and Discussions from Three Anthologies

Talks, Ideas & Policy author talk

Tue, Nov 17 · Free

Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM · Free

Readings and discussion from three anthologies at The Writer's Center.

6:30PM

6:30 PM

Writing Picture Books II

Talks, Ideas & Policy talks general

Thu, Nov 19 · $60

Thu, Nov 19 · 6:30 PM · $60

Picture book writing workshop at The Writer's Center.