Are you burning with a story you must tell, but don’t know how or where to begin?
Created by an internationally acclaimed novelist, beloved writing teacher, and seasoned professional editor, Birds & Muses provides women writers the practical and moral support they need to complete their literary fiction and creative nonfiction book projects.
Offering one-on-one Mentorships and Developmental Editing, small-group Writing Intensive Retreats, and Bookgardan, a year-long book cultivation program open by application to an intimate cohort of dedicated writers, Birds & Muses is the culmination of author and mentor Kate Moses’ thirty-plus years of experience in the literary field.
Through Birds & Muses, Kate shares all the publishing-professional savvy, technical craft expertise, and creative wisdom that she learned as a self-taught writer feeling her way alone toward the completion of her first four award-winning books, and subsequently as a respected member of the national literary community. Birds & Muses means you don’t have to do it alone: you’ll be guided and sustained by Kate and her belief in you and your writing.
Birds & Muses is an inclusive, nurturing community for all writers who identify as female. Please explore the website to learn more about each of our programs, about the Birds & Muses approach to helping women writers get their work done, and to find out if Kate could be the mentor you’ve been looking for.
“Whether developmental brainstorming to begin your book or surgical restructuring of a draft manuscript; whether feeding you and reading your daily pages during a week’s writing intensive, or as your mentor and companion through the long haul of completing a novel or memoir — my work with you and for you will be invested, insightful, generous, and nurturing.”
—Kate Moses