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:

  • Writer’s Toolbox: Finding Voice (in-person workshop) — 23 July 2026 10 am – 12 pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor (427 Main Street). Part of the Schoodic Arts Festival.
  • Writer’s Toolbox: Intention (in-person workshop) — 25 July 2026 10 am – 12 pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor (427 Main Street). Part of the Schoodic Arts Festival.
  • Storytelling (in-person kids’ workshop) — 26 July 2026 10 am -12 pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor (427 Main Street). Yes, it is very similar to the workshop I’ve offered with the library. Part of the Schoodic Arts Festival.
  • ReaderCon! — 9-12 July 2026 at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, MA. I’m attending the con for the first time since 2018 and I’m psyched!
  • This fall, I’ll be expanding on the Writer’s Toolbox workshops with the RSU #24 Adult Ed program! It will be a series of linked, standalone workshops and I’m so excited for them!

**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!
  • Multiple kids’ storytelling workshops at the Ellsworth Public Library! Focused on collaboration to make it also accessible for kids without strong writing skills. I love seeing how excited the kids get and how motivated they are to create their own stories at the end.