Write on Time

Dearest readers, Summer is a wrap, and autumn is settling into place. We're aiming to announce the fall class lineup and open enrollment by early next week, if all goes according to plan. Here are a few class titles to whet your appetite: Wonder Worlds: Creating Comic Scripts Tackling NanoWriMo together At First Blush: Crafting Trust in Creative Nonfiction Starting and Growing Your Newsletter Poetry Still Is Not a Luxury Expect a mix of in-person, virtual, and asynchronous options, with lengths ranging from 2 hours to 9 weeks. Financial aid and payment plans will be available, as always. Classes can sell out quickly! Be the first to know when enrollment opens by joining the waitlist. Tap the image below to get started. In the meantime, be sure to check out our free events — we've got a great slate of Thursdays on the Stoop workshops headed your way, and if you're looking for a writing buddy, Creative Coworking is here for you every Wednesday. In solidarity, Julian Shendelman Co-Director ON THE STOOP Wednesday, 9/3, 3:30 – 5:30pm ET: Creative Coworking. Drop-in coworking with peers over Zoom. Write, edit, read, daydream, or whatever best serves your literary life. (FREE/VIRTUAL) Thursday, 9/4, 4:00 – 5:00pm ET: Thursdays on the Stoop: Write on Time — Chronology in Fiction with Sofia Rabaté. In this free hour-long session, participants will be encouraged to take a playful approach to writing time, skipping forward to the next part of the story that matters. (FREE/VIRTUAL) CLASSIFIEDS Got an event, organization, business, or book to promote? Blue Stoop offers affordable ad space here and on our website. BEYOND THE STOOP Event title V.E. Schwab & Joe Abercrombie - Calling All Fantasy Fans! Start time 9/7/2025 6:00pm Location Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave, Wayne, PA 19087 Description Calling all Fantasy Superfans! One night only, V.E. Schwab & Joe Abercrombie in conversation together! That's right - V.E. Schwab, award-winning author more than 25 books, and Joe Abercrombie, British author of The First Law and The Age of Madness trilogies! Sponsored by Main Point Books, this ticketed event will be held at Radnor Middle School in Wayne PA - an easy trip from Philadelphia, southern NJ, DE, MD, and all of southeastern PA! Tickets are $35, and include a coupon for good for up to $32 to purchase books at the event. Signed copies of "Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil" and "The Devils" will be for sale, along with other titles from both authors. Please note: There will be NO signing line at this event. Books will be pre-signed. Link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ve-schwab-joe-abercrombie-calling-all-fantasy-fans-tickets-1527930805169?aff=BlueStoop Contact info events.mainpointbooks@gmail.com Cost $35 ~~~~~ Event title Book Swap with Club Connection Start time 9/8/2025 6:00pm Location Athenaeum of Philadelphia. 219 S 6th Str. Description Join us for our 3rd Athenaeum x Club Connection Book Swap on September 8. Be sure to bring a pre-loved book to trade with a new friend. Come collage a bookmark, swap a book, enjoy light snacks, and connect with fellow literature lovers. Link https://philaathenaeum.org/event-detail/?event_id=35152&event_title=Book%20Swap%20on%2009/08/2025&price=10.00 Contact info events@athenaonline.org Cost $10–20 ~~~~~ BROWSE COMMUNITY CALENDAR 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 300 Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences