Events

Fall is an endlessly evocative time, a season ripe with inspiration for poetry, essays, and stories. Join Teaching Artist in residence Lisa Huffaker for a nature walk of observation, reflection and sensory experience, then return to The Garret to write and share your experiences with the group. Note: Writing In Nature will include moving through…

One of the most recognizable and well-loved poets of the 20th century, e. e. cummings wrote nearly 2900 poems through his life. From his experiments with form to his more accessible and cherished love poems, his work helped drive the modernist movement in American poetry. Join us for an afternoon of reading and discussing cummings'…

Created in 2019 by Alex Temblador as a way to highlight DFW-based authors, LitTalk has provided a platform for over two dozen writers to share their insights into the craft, business and inspiration of their work. Now, after a short hiatus, LitTalk is back, and we're so excited to welcome Lauren Brazeal Garza as Alex's…

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 you're a novice or a published author with years of experience, writing long-form fiction…

The Writer’s Garret is proud to partner with Trinity Cider to host Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions, a new 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…

Join us online for a conversation between poets Logen Cure and Executive Director Aaron Glover celebrating the tenth anniversary of two of Logen’s chapbooks, Letters to Petrarch and Still. Letters to Petrarch, published by Unicorn Press in 2015, is a handmade hardback chapbook. Comprised of epistolary poems addressed to 14th-century Italian poet Francesco Petrarca and prayers corresponding…

Cake & Prose returns for the holidays! In December, we’re celebrating the Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, A Christmas Carol. Our actors are reading a version of the story abridged by Dickens himself for public readings. And as always, there will be cake from a local bakery during intermission and a musical performance to conclude the evening. This…

Cake & Prose returns for the holidays! In December, we’re celebrating the Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, A Christmas Carol. Our actors are reading a version of the story abridged by Dickens himself for public readings. And as always, there will be cake from a local bakery during intermission and a musical performance to conclude the evening. This…

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…

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…