Spring has Sprung
The Bees Ain’t the Only Ones Getting Busy
And by “getting busy” I just mean doing a lot of stuff, you know, lots of activities in these streets. If you was thinking of the other “getting busy,” you nasty and I’m telling your mama!
The spring, as per usual, is a super busy time for me as I barrel toward the end of the academic semester (my grades are due in two weeks!) and push to keep the momentum going for the writers taking classes with me through my independent teaching gigs. Not to mention, spring time is when folks start getting all their events on the calendar. I’m thankful for the active, inclusive writing community that I’m in, so let’s just get into it!
Workshops and Thangs… In order of appearance…
Hub City Writers’ Project
There are still a few seats left!
In this interactive, generative workshop, writers will explore how memory both inspires and informs memoir writing. Through discussion, writing prompts, and short exercises, writers will (re)discover the intersections of creative inquiry and lived experience to craft their own resonant, reflective stories that are begging to be told.
Reckoning With Remembrance
We use selected readings, memory-mining exercises, and generative writing, research, and revision prompts to create work that engages both sides our brains, and ultimately, our whole hearts.
Mondays 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CST
Starting May 25th!
Tampa Bay Publishing Conference
Learn the ins and outs publishing from Florida authors and industry professionals from April 28-30 in St. Petersburg, Florida!
The three-day conference includes authors sharing their personal publishing journeys and what they learned along the way, as well as panels tackling topics related to publishing and writing.
COMING SOON
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A little sneak-peek…
There are some exciting opportunities to rock with me in MAY! Check out these upcoming events—mark your calendars and register early to secure your spot! These events make up some of the last few chances to catch me before my summer sabbatical!
Join us for the sixth annual Writing Retreat at Shake Rag Alley, open to writers of all levels. Enrich your talent and prospects in one of three genres:
Memoir and Personal Narrative with Patricia Ann McNair, Retreat Artistic Director
Writing Fiction with Christine Maul Rice
Digging In: Research and Writing with Sheree L. Greer
These in-depth workshops will challenge you across the three days and are led by award-winning published authors and experienced teachers of writing. Interwoven around these main workshops will be optional and inspiring creative activities, including: Craft Talks and Panel Discussions, Faculty and Local Author Reading, Participant Open Mics!
Radical Pleasure Artist Talks and Panel
GCLS Annual Conference
The GCLS’s annual conference is the premier literary event for both authors and readers. The event brings together readers, fans, writers, editors and publishers to celebrate women loving women and sapphic literature. The 18th Annual Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM beginning on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 and ending on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
