Examine the idea of bearing witness and how to most effectively bring it into our writing.

Writing Short Plays, Comedic Sketches and TikTok Content for Social Justice

Discover methods to break free and write down those true stories faster than you think.

Embracing Open Mic Performance with Confidence

Learn how film and digital media can be used as tools for social change. We will view powerful examples of documentary film and other forms of digital media that address the most critical issues in our global society.

Delve into the depths of history as you learn to craft compelling narratives rooted in the past.

Dive into the art of storytelling, dramatic structure, character development and dialogue, while developing a short play.

Embark on a fast-paced journey of creativity and collaboration developing, writing, and filing a short screenplay

Keynote Address: Monday, June 24 at 8 PM Eastern Time, streaming FREE on the Common Ground on the Hill YouTube channel. Learn about the threatened Chesapeake Bay oyster industry.

Keynote Address: Monday, July 8 at 8 PM Eastern Time. FREE - No registration required. IN PERSON at WMC Alumni Hall, McDaniel College in Westminster, MD.

In this workshop, appropriate for both novice and experienced writers, we’ll practice telling our own story in journals, memoirs, personal essays, blogs, and other forms of life writing.

Create a nature poem and explore other modes of presenting it, including collage, photography, music and more.

Non-actors and actors alike will enjoy developing the skills of improvisational acting.

Learn to give life to your ideas! Create poems in class individually and as a group working on a collaborative poem.

Examine the ingredients needed to tell a personal story in such a way as to make it leap off our tongues and into the mind of a listener.

Veteran theater, tv and radio storyteller Steáfán Hannigan will help you fine tune your storytelling.