Events

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,…

The Writer’s Garret is proud to partner with Trinity Cider to host Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions, a monthly open mic showcasing the vibrant literary and performing talents of DFW! Whether you’re a veteran poet looking to try some new material, a microfictionalist with a story burning in your pocket, or you’re brand new…

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! This workshop introduces the fundamentals of playwriting through a series of fast-paced creative exercises designed…

In this 3-session workshop, participants will learn about speaker and voice in poetry. Conventional wisdom says that readers should never assume that the speaker of the poem and the poet are one in the same. This workshop will explore the tensions of this idea, variations on the relationship between speaker and poet, and strategies for…

Cake and Prose is back in 2026, and we’re excited to kick the year off featuring local author, Judy Liu. Come join us at Apprentice Creative Space and hear Liu’s work, enjoy songs from our musical guest, Andy Yu—and of course, to eat cake. Cake and Prose is a unique, free literary event with a…

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…