our mission

Our Mission
Inspire Writers Center is a non-profit creative writing and literary center.
Our mission is to advance literary arts and culture by teaching creative writing classes and facilitating educational opportunities for our local Melbourne, FL community.
Our logo indicates our intended purpose, to inspire creative literary expression by illuminating the path to achieving one's individual writing goals. The radiating sun is an allusion to our home state of Florida, the Sunshine State.

Our Background
Established in January 2022 by Malcom Massey, who also serves as Executive Director, Inspire Writers Center was founded as a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization based on similar established writing centers from around the country, including The Muse Writers Center in Norfolk, VA, The Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland and ideas gathered at the 2018 AWP Conference Tampa Florida, along with many others. We have created original teaching concepts of our own while merged the best concepts from each of these sources. Our EIN is available by emailing connect@inspirewriterscenter.org. 

Our Founder
Malcom Massey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Old Dominion University. Following career paths in the banking and hospitality fields, Malcom gained significant experience managing nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and abroad, managing international book distribution warehouses, participating in international book fairs, and administering nonprofit educational organizations. He began his writing career during these years of international travel.

Malcom has taught at the university level for the State of Virginia, business colleges and for international nonprofit organizations. He has taught writing classes to English audiences in Mexico, through The Muse Writers Center in Virginia, as well as occasional classes for Hampton Roads Writers, also in Virginia. Malcom also organized and led Virginia Writers Retreat in 2019.

Malcom is an established, published author with seven novels The Martin Culver Series of action suspense novels, with other fiction and non-fiction titles to his credit.

Our Instructors
In addition to their publishing backgrounds in the areas they teach, all IWC Instructors are background checked, trained in classroom methods & management to maximize the learning experience for all concerned.

Our Creative Approach
At Inspire Writers Center, it is our goal to nurture and sustain a culture of creativity and acceptance, where differences in creative approach combine to meet the writing needs & goals of our students and instructors. We seek to serve a diverse audience, one that has been traditionally underserved and underrepresented, as well as to raise the importance of literary arts and education to the levels enjoyed by other arts and cultural programs in our area.
It is our intention to provide our class, course, workshop, and event offerings exclusively to those persons aged 21 and over. Please see our Disclaimer section on this site or further information on this core value.

Thank You
Thank you for your visit today Check out our writing courses and be sure to stop by our Donate page before you leave. The mission of Inspire Writers Center is supported by our great students and our wonderful donors.

Stay connected! Drop a note to connect@inspirewriterscenter.org to be included on our email event list.

Have an Inspired Day!

Malcom Massey

*Updated March 8, 2023