A white woman with long dark hair and light eyes smiles at the camera. We only see her head and shoulders. She is wearing a black and white cardigan over a red shirt. Behind her is the underside of an umbrella showing stars and galaxies against a background of dark blues and purples

Melissa Burkart

Workshops & Events

Upcoming:

  • Kids’ storytelling workshop (in-person) — 11 May 2026 at the Ellsworth Public Library. Here’s the link to the one I did November 2025, which is very similar. I’ll include the link to the May event when I have it.
  • Writer’s Toolbox: Finding Voice (in-person workshop) — 23 July 2026 10 am – 12 pm in Winter Harbor (exact location tbd). Part of the Schoodic Arts Festival.
  • Writer’s Toolbox: Intention (in-person workshop) — 25 July 2026 10 am – 12 pm in Winter Harbor (exact location tbd). Part of the Schoodic Arts Festival.
  • Storytelling (in-person kids’ workshop) — 26 July 2026 10 am -12 pm in Winter Harbor (exact location tbd). Yes, it is very similar to the workshop I’m offering with the library. Part of the Schoodic Arts Festival.

If there’s no event link, that’s because it doesn’t exist yet! I’ll update those ASAP when they’re available.

Awesome past events:

  • A short play of mine was included in Meetinghouse Theatre Lab‘s Out-of-the-Hat reading! — 6:00 pm 21 March 2026 at Hammond Hall 47 Main Street Winter Harbor. Actors and director met in the morning to read the plays, assign roles, and rehearse, with a public performance in the evening. The theme was local playwrights!