FPL Writers' Center

479-856-7250

Adult Workshops & Classes

Playwright's Workshop

Ongoing
Location: Fayetteville Public Library
Fee: Free | Time: 6:00–8:00 pm | Mondays

Arkansas Playwrights Workshop is dedicated to nurturing new plays and playwrights through ongoing Monday night workshops and occasional public performances of new work. Each Monday, sections of new work are read by area actors. Sessions are open to beginning and advanced playwrights and screenwriters. Actors and directors are welcome, and walk-ins are encouraged. APW is directed by Robert Ford, playwright-in-residence for TheatreSquared, Northwest Arkansas' professional theatre company.

For further information, email: bob@theatresquared.org or call (479) 582-4448. Sessions are free.

*(No Meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month)

Workshops for Young Writers

Young Writers Workshops, Grades 3-5 and 6-12

Grades 3-5:
September 17 through October 23
Every Tuesday from 4 to 5 pm – Wal Mart Storytime Room
Sign up at the Children's Desk beginning August 28

Grades 6-12:
September 18 through October 24
Every Wednesday from 4 to 5 pm – Ann Henry Board Room
Sign up at the Reference Desk beginning August 29

Through a series of fun writing exercises, students learn to compose original poetry, short fiction, and true stories. In each session, students hear examples of original creative work by a wide range of writers, brainstorm writing ideas as a class, write independently and read original work aloud. In the process, they build confidence in their creative ideas and their public speaking skills. At the end of the six-week workshop session, students submit their favorite original creative writing piece to The Wanderer, an annual publication of the Fayetteville Public Library.

Wanderer Illustration Contest

Submit between March 1 and March 31
photography will be accepted this year

Artists in Grades 4-12 are invited to submit original work for consideration as illustrations in The Wanderer, an annual publication of the Fayetteville Public Library. All entries will be displayed in an exhibit in the young adult library. Selected entries will be published in The Wanderer. Color or black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings, pencil drawings, prints, and paintings are welcome. Contact Caitlyn Spaulding at for more information.

Related Area Events

Ozark Poets and Writers Collective

Here's a landmark on the Fayetteville writing scene. OPWC regularly hosts established writers from within and without the region, while simultaneously encouraging newcomers to the craft. On the last Tuesday evening of each month, OPWC presents a featured reader and open mike at George's, 519 W. Dickson St. Admission is free, though you're welcome to purchase delicious house grub. The Collective also hosts Ozark Slam, a weekly poetry & music open mic at Jammin' Java (off the Fayetteville Square, tucked in next to the convention center off Mountain Ave.) at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, and easygoing "huggable gathering of poets and musicians who want to share and listen." Visit OPCW's webpage at http://www.uark.edu/ALADDIN/opwc.

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