Workshop Events
Award-winning poet and author Victoria Marie Lees has offered writing workshops at local assisted living facilities, libraries, teen writers’ groups, as well as adult writing groups and at Writers’ Conferences.
Topics Include:
Fiction and Memoir
Characterization, plot techniques, dialogue, scenes, backstory
Poetry
Imagery, figures of speech, meter and rhyme, types of poetry
Non-Fiction
What’s your point/What are you trying to prove with your writing? Journalists and creative non-fiction writers need to state their points concretely and clearly. Word Choice, Word Order, and Word Placement Matter.
These can be half-hour to hour-long, personalized workshops for beginner through intermediate writers. In-person meetings for the Pocono area of Pennsylvania are available. Zoom meetings can be scheduled as well.
You can reach out to Victoria by email at authorvmlees@victoriamarielees.com or through the form on her contact page for more information about working with Victoria one-on-one for beginning writers or to schedule a workshop.
Please see Victoria Marie Lees’s Media Kit for further details.
Upcoming Events:
Meet the Author!
Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
I will be signing books. If you are in the area, please stop by and say, “Hi!”
C. Simpson Used Book Shop
209 West End Plaza
Brodheadsville, PA
2026 Pocono Liars Writers Workshop
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4 pm
Eastern Monroe Public Library
1002 N. 9th Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Real-world Insight for Writers. Topics include: Editing Your Own Work, Beyond the First Draft, Pitching to Markets, and Utilizing the Tropes. Find more information and sign up for your FREE tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pocono-liars-writers-workshop-tickets-1997150619264
I will be presenting the “Pitching to Markets” workshop. Three main questions need to be answered when pitching fiction and nonfiction to markets. I will assist participants in answering these questions and drafting pitch letters for their stories and essays.
Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
Registration opens Monday, September 14, for my FREE in-person writing workshop called “How to Gather Ideas for Writing.” Writing ideas are everywhere. Places you’ve visited. Objects you’ve collected. People you know, or experiences that shaped your life. Find inspiration through photographs, newspaper articles, or online posts. Then learn the questions and techniques to focus and deepen your writing. If you are in the area, please join us. Here are the details:
The Eisemann Room
Eastern Monroe Public Library
1002 N. 9th Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
To register:
Phone: 570-421-0800 ext. 317 (info desk)
Website: www.monroepl.org
What students say about Victoria Marie’s teaching:
Emily R., Personal Essay Writer
Victoria Marie “encourages each participant, sparks creativity through constructive critique, and has a gift for drawing out the best in us and honoring our unique writing styles. Her feedback is insightful and affirming, helping us grow as writers. Her lessons are clearly structured and cover essential elements of the writing process. I feel better equipped to express complex ideas through narrative.”
James V., Literary Writer
Victoria Marie’s “lessons and feedback are so powerful. Her ideas are taking my writing to another level. Thank you!”
Brad Day, Personal Essay Writer
Victoria Marie has produced an “organized and professional method of instructing [our Creative Writing class] in a relevant and constructive manner. She has helped me become a better writer. She appreciated how I wrote and offered reassuring and positive comments.”
Cindy LaPenna, Children’s Picture Books, Short Story, and Poetry Writer
Victoria Marie “selects topics to delve into that every writer needs to know, like dialogue and POV. Each handout is full of good information. She answers any other topics or problems writers might have.”
Edward “Ned” H., Fiction Writer
Victoria Marie’s “lectures on the various aspects of writing have been good. I’ve gone back to things I’m writing or have written and revised them in light of her lectures.”
Roseann B., Inspirational Romance Writer
When asked what was an aha moment in memoir class:
“Learning the importance of character growth as well as the acceptability of backstory.”