Events

Experience the transformative power of storytelling at the Banned Books Festival—an electrifying evening of theatre presented in partnership with the Bishop Arts Theatre Center inspired by Ijeoma Oluo’s groundbreaking book So You Want to Talk About Race. GET TICKETS This year’s festival features six bold, original short plays penned by visionary local playwrights who dive fearlessly into the complexities of race,…

Do you you want to get more involved at The Writer's Garret, meet other like-minded community members and have a good time with crafting supplies on a Saturday morning? If any of this sounds like fun, join us on Saturday, March 14th at 10am as we prepare for our summer youth programs! Bring a coffee…

Rail Writers: Time Trekkers Step into the Past | Explore the Present | Imagine the Future Time Trekkers invites young people to discover the history of Dallas by traveling through the city, walking its streets, and writing about it. From the majestic skyscrapers of downtown to the vibrant streets of Deep Ellum and the historic…

First Draughts, the monthly mixer for prose writers is back! Meet us in the backyard at The Wild Detectives on the third Tuesdays of each month to grab a book and a beverage, chat with other writers, share your postcard fiction on the month's prompt, and catch up on the latest local literary news. There'll…

The Writer's Garret is excited to again partner with Badge Of Pride, an award-winning LGBTQ history organization, to present a trio of performances titled The Correspondence Project. Drawing on texts by Queer icons from the past, and supplementing with newly commissioned material by local poets and writers, the performances of The Correspondence Project boldly proclaim…

Welcome to the lyceum. These free, monthly workshops are held on the third Saturday of the month, and offer writers of every genre and skill level an opportunity to learn, experiment and develop their craft. We hope you’ll join us! Whether a print culture poet, spoken word/performance poet or rapper/emcee, a versatile command of language…

Join us at the North Oak Cliff Public Library for a stoy time reading of Ellison: More Than Invisible by Quraysh Ali Lansana, followed by cupcakes and lemonade! Ellison: More Than Invisible walks through the life of acclaimed writer Ralph Ellison, from his childhood in Oklahoma City to his major accomplishments, with photographs, anecdotes and…

Join us for Poetry In Place, a monthly workshop engaging and archiving our relationship with the Trinity River. Poetry In Place is a project documenting the relationship of residents of Dallas with the Trinity River, one of the main geographical features motiving the placement of the city when it was founded. In monthly workshops, attendees…

From the partnership responsible for creating 2024's genre-defying Words For A Resonant Space comes a brand new fusion of dance and literary excitement. Pegasus Contemporary Ballet and The Writer's Garret are bringing the celebrated Common Language Project into the world of dance with Common Language, an evening of four newly commissioned works by local choreographers,…

From the partnership responsible for creating 2024's genre-defying Words For A Resonant Space comes a brand new fusion of dance and literary excitement. Pegasus Contemporary Ballet and The Writer's Garret are bringing the celebrated Common Language Project into the world of dance with Common Language, an evening of four newly commissioned works by local choreographers,…