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Poets Michelle Latavala and Maya Stein meet to read their work, using the theme of the reading ("mapping the unmappable" as a loose guide for which poems they'll choose to...
read moreJoin us for an evening of literary discovery with our "Words in Progress" virtual reading series. Featuring acclaimed author Diane Marie Brown (Black Candle...
read moreWordsmiths' Weekly is a fast-paced workshop for writers. We offer a choice of 2 prompts. You write in a sprint for 30 minutes. We then go into breakout rooms of 3 people,...
read moreThe International Armenian Literary Alliance's May edition of their Literary Lights 2025 reading series will feature Gregory Djanikian, award-winning author of ...
read moreKick off Summer with Us at the Pen Parentis Season Finale With Susanna Sonnenberg, Wanda Morris and Annie Wenstrup—it’s also our curator, Christina Chiu’s final Salon...
read moreJoin us for a tasting menu of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories written by women and non-binary authors. We'll feature 6 authors who will each have 8 minutes to...
read moreAs memoirists and novelists, what do we do when we have a family story to tell but weren’t around when it happened? What if that story is a thread in a larger history? And what...
read moreGrowing up, I noticed teachers of mine used “political poetry” as a term in opposition to—what?—to “real poetry,” to “lyric poetry,” to poetry that...
read moreDuring a time of global upheaval, war, genocide, and countless national crises and political injustices, writing can give us a means to express, document, defy, and/or attempt...
read moreThe Author-Agent Relationship (May 21, 5pm – 8pm MT over Zoom) - This interactive 3-hour workshop, led by senior literary agent Amanda Orozco, aims to provide you a...
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