{"id":454,"date":"2020-07-13T13:57:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T13:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/newark-writes\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2026-02-05T19:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:18:35","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/newark-writes\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Newark Writes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Newark Writes!<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>54 Halsey Street, Hahne 245, 973-353-5849<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We are delighted to continue our Community Writing Center workshops in 2026. Our Community Writing Center,<b> Newark Writes!<\/b>, holds bi-monthly workshops on Thursday evenings from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>This Spring we will hold workshops on writing Writing Personal Essays, Getting Started with Fiction, and Starting your Screenplay, to name just a few. Check out our <span style=\"color: #800080\"><a style=\"color: #800080\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/newark-writes\/workshop-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workshop Calendar<\/a><\/span> for descriptions of our workshops. You can also look at our <span style=\"color: #800080\"><a style=\"color: #800080\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/newark-writes\/archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archives<\/a><\/span> section for descriptions of past workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Workshops are free of charge and open to all members of the Newark community. All workshops provide hands-on instruction, with time built in for writing and sharing written work. Refreshments are served.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow us on Instagram: <strong><span style=\"color: #cf1d38\"><a style=\"color: #cf1d38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newarkwrites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newarkwrites<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Visit us in our space:<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Hahne 245 <\/span>(entrance through 54 Halsey or 625 Broadway, Newark, NJ)<\/li>\n<li>Call us for more information: <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">973-353-5849<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newark Writes! 54 Halsey Street, Hahne 245, 973-353-5849 We are delighted to continue our Community Writing Center workshops in 2026. 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