The Factory: Writing Programs
Literary programming has been part of Ball & Socket Arts from the very beginning & we’re excited to continue offering workshops, classes, and author events exploring and celebrating many genres of written expression. Watch this space for a new announcement regarding spring 2026 coming soon!
Our spring schedule announcement for 2026 is coming soon!
Current literary workshops, readings, and events are typically live on our Events page.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
The Writer’s Factory: One-off Events for Writers at all Levels of Experience!
Curated by our writer-in-residence, Kristin Dringoli
Held in the Workshop Gallery.
$30 per class (if the fee is a barrier, please reach out to our team)
Spring Schedule:
Poetry Workshops: First Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm
March 3rd
Narrative Poetry
Chelsea Dodds
April 7th
Writing Beyond the Veil: Exploring Poetry about Death
Carly Message
May 5th
Beyond the Frame: Is a Picture Really Worth a Thousand Words?
Pat Mottola
Prose Workshops : Last Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm
March 31st
Writing the Absurd
Steff Sirois
April 28th
Dialogue Workshop
Emily Costa
May 26th
Lyrics Workshop
Joel Willson
Free Author Talks with Book Signings at ReRead Booksellers
Sunday, March 29th at 3 pm at ReRead Books: Poetry Author Talk with Cheshire Poet Laureate Pat Mottola and Chelsea Dodds
Sunday, April 26th at 2 pm at ReRead Books: Prose Author Talk with Steff Sirois & Emily Costa
PAST PROGRAMS:
Beginning in Summer 2025, we are offering one-off writing workshops throughout on weekday nights. These are geared towards adults.
We also brought back our Poetry Night event as part of Live @ the Factory on August 22nd with headliners: Luisa Caycedo-Kimura and Michael “Chief” Peterson plus an Open Mic!
On September 28th we rolled out our first Author Talk and Book Signing featuring Roohi Chaudri and Serkan Görkemli in conversation about their debut works of fiction: Outside Women and Sweet Tooth.
Stay connected with our literary events and classes by signing up to our mailing list.
Introducing our 2025/2026 Writer-in-Residence, Kristin Dringoli!
About Kristin:
Kristin Dringoli is a fiction writer from Cheshire currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University. She was a summer 2025 author fellow at the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. Her work has been published in Essays & Fictions, Potluck Mag, Spellbinder, and is forthcoming in Flash Fiction Magazine.
If you are a local author or writer, please feel free to submit a proposal to lead a workshop.