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SUMMARY:February First Draughts
DESCRIPTION:First Draughts\, the monthly mixer for prose writers is back! \nMeet 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 and catch up on the latest local literary news. There’ll be a monthly drink special\, plus book and gift card giveaways\, so RSVP to join us. \n \nSign up to RSVP for First Draughts
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/february26-first-draughts/
LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions Open Mic - February
DESCRIPTION: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 to writing and are looking for a place to share what you’ve written with an audience\, Tap The Mic is the place to do it. \nHosted by Lyrik Hunter at Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum\, Tap The Mic features open mic drink specials\, good vibes and great community. Attendance and participation is FREE\, so RSVP below to join us in February! Doors at 7; event starts at  7:30. \nWant to get on the mic? A limited number of pre-registration spots will be available\, so sign up here. \nNote: IDs required; must be 21 to purchase alcohol. \nSign up to RSVP for Tap The Mic\n \nTap The Mic is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/tap-the-mic-feb-26/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Poetry In Place - January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Poetry In Place\, a monthly workshop engaging and archiving our relationship with the Trinity River.\nPoetry 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 will explore the river and record their experience based on prompts by Teaching Artists Lisa Huffaker and Joe Milazzo\, with additional insight provided by a guest contributor.\nRead more about the project here\nThis month\, our guest contributor is Jean Lamberty.\nJean Lamberty is a retired educator who lives in Dallas. Her interests include poetry\, gardening and grandchildren. She has lived near several rivers and now is experiencing the Trinity. Her poems have appeared in various small-press publications\, and she is currently pushing back against the negative agenda of the current administration.\n\n  \nPoetry In Place is free\, but an RSVP is required\n\nSign Up For Poetry In Place \nPoetry In Place is made possible by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/poetry-in-place-jan-26/
LOCATION:Santa Fe Trestle Trail\, 1837 E. 8th St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tap The Mic - January
DESCRIPTION: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 to writing and are looking for a place to share what you’ve written with an audience\, Tap The Mic is the place to do it. \nJanuary’s Tap The Mic is going purple in celebration of host Lyrik Hunter’s birthday\, so you definitely don’t want to miss this! \nHosted by Lyrik Hunter at Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum\, Tap The Mic features open mic drink specials\, good vibes and great community. Attendance and participation is FREE\, so RSVP below to join us in January! \nWant to get on the mic? A limited number of pre-registration spots will be available\, so sign up here. \nNote: IDs required; must be 21 to purchase alcohol. \nSign up to RSVP for Tap The Mic\n \nTap The Mic is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/tap-the-mic-january-2026/
LOCATION:Trinity Cider\, 2721 Main St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cake & Prose - Dickens' A Christmas Carol In Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Cake & Prose returns for the holidays! \nIn 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 event is family friendly. \nCake and Prose will take place in Dallas on Friday\, December 12th at Apprentice Creative Space. \nA Christmas Carol will be performed by Marissa Duran\, Shawn Gann\, Brina Palencia\, and Katie Wetch\, with musical guest Mollie Danel. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRSVP below\, with a suggested donation of $10. \n \nABOUT CHARLES DICKENS\nCharles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. He wrote A Christmas Carol in six weeks and had to pay half the publication costs himself\, since his publisher did not see the value of a Christmas story. The novella has never been out of print since its publication in 1843. A Christmas Carol was his first ever public reading in the Birmingham Town Hall on December 27\, 1852. His first reading was such a success\, he repeated it three days later. Dickens loved to perform A Christmas Carol. He continually edited and adapted the story as a performance piece for several years. \nMARISA DURAN\nMarisa Duran has had the privilege of working with multiple professional theatre companies in the DFW area\, and has landed on-camera roles in short films\, web-series\, and commercials. Marisa works with studios such as Crunchyroll and BangZoom\, and lends their voice to various indie projects\, video-games\, and commercials. \n  \n  \nSHAWN GANN\nShawn Gann is a proud Filipino-American ADR Director\, Voiceover Artist\, and Educator. For most of his career\, Shawn has been a theatre maker in Dallas-Fort Worth that has performed on most major stages\, started several companies\, and has been a producing board/company member with many others; he has also toured nationally and internationally as an actor\, which includes performing in Scotland’s 2019 Festival Fringe in Edinburgh. \n  \nCAITLIN GLASS\nCaitlin Glass is a voice actress and director\, best known for playing Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist\, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club\, and Princess Vivi in One Piece. You can currently hear her as Damian Desmond in Spy X Family\, Cammy White in Street Fighter\, and Mina Ashido in My Hero Academia. Check out her voice directing for Solo Leveling\, 2024’s Anime of the Year\, and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc\, number one at the box office worldwide in Fall ’25! \nOther well-known anime roles include Vados in Dragon Ball Super\, Evergreen in Fairy Tail\, Petra in Attack on Titan\, Diancie in Pokémon\, Kirigiri in Danganronpa: The Animation\, Machi in Fruits Basket (2019)\, Willow Schnee in RWBY\, Haumea in Fire Force\, Satellizer in Freezing\, and Saki in Zombie Land SAGA\, among many others.Caitlin holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Texas at Arlington and still enjoys a turn across the boards every now and then. Catch her with Shakespeare Everywhere\, Shakespeare in the Bar\, Shakespeare Dallas and belting Christmas tunes with Arts Mission Oak Cliff. \nKATIE WETCH\nKatie Wetch is an actor for Voice Over\, TV\, Film\, and Theater. They also specializes in Improv\, Motion Capture\, and Stage Combat. Originally from Virginia Beach\, they could always be found running from the beach to the mountains.  Camping\, Hiking or days spent at the beach were some of their favorite pass-times growing up. If they weren’t outside\, they could be found in their room painting murals on walls\, reading anything fantasy-related\, or playing some of her favorite video games. \n  \n MUSICAL GUEST MOLLIE DANEL \nFor Mollie Danel\, music isn’t just a career—it’s a way of being. It’s melody and meaning\, stage lights and soul. It’s where she finds herself\, one note at a time.If Danel seems familiar\, it’s probably because you’ve already seen her — she plays regularly at Magnolia Wine Bar (every Saturday night)\, has gigged in almost every local venue\, and is a regular on the local open mic circuit — her finger-picking folk grooves quickly becoming a staple on Fort Worth stages. Informed by artists like Bonnie Raitt\, Susan Tedeschi\, Mavis Staples\, and Carole King\, Danel’s sound is a quilt of influences\, stitched with folk storytelling\, blues grit\, and soulful honesty.” (from FWTX.com) \nCAKE & PROSE is created and produced by David Hopkins & Matt Cobb. \nDAVID HOPKINS is a fantasy novelist with an interest in Shakespeare (hence the workshop)\, medieval history\, fairy tales\, and myth. He is the author of The Dryad’s Crown\, a story set in the vast world of Efre Ousel. David is married to artist and designer\, April Hopkins. They have two daughters\, Kennedy and Greta\, and a dog named Moose. David is a full member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and founder of Cake and Prose. David teaches classes through WritingWorkshops.com. \n  \nMATT COBB is a writer and avid reader with a focus on genre fiction. He lives with his family in Fort Worth.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/cake-prose-christmas-carol-dallas-25/
LOCATION:Apprentice Creative Space\, 919 Morrell Ave. #110\, Dallas\, TX\, 75203
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SUMMARY:Cake & Prose - Dickens' A Christmas Carol In Fort Worth
DESCRIPTION:Cake & Prose returns for the holidays! \nIn 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 event is family friendly. \nCake and Prose will take place in Fort Worth on Thursday\, December 11th at Arts Fifth Avenue. \nA Christmas Carol will be performed by Marissa Duran\, Shawn Gann\, Brina Palencia\, and Katie Wetch\, with musical guest Rachel Gollay. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRSVP below\, with a suggested donation of $10. \n \nABOUT CHARLES DICKENS\nCharles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. He wrote A Christmas Carol in six weeks and had to pay half the publication costs himself\, since his publisher did not see the value of a Christmas story. The novella has never been out of print since its publication in 1843. A Christmas Carol was his first ever public reading in the Birmingham Town Hall on December 27\, 1852. His first reading was such a success\, he repeated it three days later. Dickens loved to perform A Christmas Carol. He continually edited and adapted the story as a performance piece for several years. \nPERFORMER BIOS \nMARISA DURAN\nMarisa Duran has had the privilege of working with multiple professional theatre companies in the DFW area\, and has landed on-camera roles in short films\, web-series\, and commercials. Marisa works with studios such as Crunchyroll and BangZoom\, and lends their voice to various indie projects\, video-games\, and commercials. \n  \n  \nSHAWN GANN\nShawn Gann is a proud Filipino-American ADR Director\, Voiceover Artist\, and Educator. For most of his career\, Shawn has been a theatre maker in Dallas-Fort Worth that has performed on most major stages\, started several companies\, and has been a producing board/company member with many others; he has also toured nationally and internationally as an actor\, which includes performing in Scotland’s 2019 Festival Fringe in Edinburgh. \n  \n CAITLIN GLASS \nCaitlin Glass is a voice actress and director\, best known for playing Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist\, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club\, and Princess Vivi in One Piece. You can currently hear her as Damian Desmond in Spy X Family\, Cammy White in Street Fighter\, and Mina Ashido in My Hero Academia. Check out her voice directing for Solo Leveling\, 2024’s Anime of the Year\, and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc\, number one at the box office worldwide in Fall ’25! \nOther well-known anime roles include Vados in Dragon Ball Super\, Evergreen in Fairy Tail\, Petra in Attack on Titan\, Diancie in Pokémon\, Kirigiri in Danganronpa: The Animation\, Machi in Fruits Basket (2019)\, Willow Schnee in RWBY\, Haumea in Fire Force\, Satellizer in Freezing\, and Saki in Zombie Land SAGA\, among many others.Caitlin holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Texas at Arlington and still enjoys a turn across the boards every now and then. Catch her with Shakespeare Everywhere\, Shakespeare in the Bar\, Shakespeare Dallas and belting Christmas tunes with Arts Mission Oak Cliff. \nKATIE WETCH\nKatie Wetch is an actor for Voice Over\, TV\, Film\, and Theater. They also specializes in Improv\, Motion Capture\, and Stage Combat. Originally from Virginia Beach\, they could always be found running from the beach to the mountains.  Camping\, Hiking or days spent at the beach were some of their favorite pass-times growing up. If they weren’t outside\, they could be found in their room painting murals on walls\, reading anything fantasy-related\, or playing some of their favorite video games. \n  \nMUSICAL GUEST RACHEL GOLLAY\nRachel Gollay (she/they) is a Fort Worth-based singer-songwriter. Rachel lives with her wife\, rescue greyhound\, cats\, and backyard chickens. When she’s not plotting and scheming\, Rachel is writing and recording songs or spending time out at the barn with their horse Simcha. Learn more about Rachel and her band at https://www.gollay.net/. \n  \n  \nCAKE & PROSE is created and produced by David Hopkins & Matt Cobb. \nDAVID HOPKINS is a fantasy novelist with an interest in Shakespeare (hence the workshop)\, medieval history\, fairy tales\, and myth. He is the author of The Dryad’s Crown\, a story set in the vast world of Efre Ousel. David is married to artist and designer\, April Hopkins. They have two daughters\, Kennedy and Greta\, and a dog named Moose. David is a full member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and founder of Cake and Prose. David teaches classes through WritingWorkshops.com. \n  \nMATT COBB is a writer and avid reader with a focus on genre fiction. He lives with his family in Fort Worth.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/cake-prose-a-christmas-carol-ft-worth-25/
LOCATION:Arts Fifth Avenue\, 1628 5th Ave.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Make It Memorable: Letters To Petrarch & Still By Logen Cure Tenth Anniversary Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLetters 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 to the canonical hours\, this book recounts a single day and meditates on young love and loss. Purchase a copy here. \nStill\, published by Finishing Line Press in 2015\, was composed during the same years as Letters to Petrarch. The speaker in this coming-of-age collection is at odds with herself and deeply concerned with relationships\, desire\, memory\, and place. Purchase a copy here. \nLogen Cure is a queer poet and educator. She curates Inner Moonlight\, the monthly reading series and podcast at The Wild Detectives in Dallas. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her debut full-length poetry collection\, Welcome to Midland (Deep Vellum Publishing 2021)\, was shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Awards. Learn more at www.logencure.com. \n\nRSVP below for the zoom link \nRSVP for LitTalk
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/make-it-memorable-reading/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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 new to writing and are looking for a place to share what you’ve written with an audience\, Tap The Mic is the place to do it. In December\, we’re pleased to welcome feature poet Alex Tha Great! \nHosted by Lyrik Hunter at Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum\, Tap The Mic features open mic drink specials\, good vibes and great community. Attendance and participation is FREE\, so RSVP below to join us in December! \nWant to get on the mic? A limited number of pre-registration spots will be available beginning mid-November\, so check back then. \nNote: IDs required; must be 21 to purchase alcohol. \n \nTap The Mic is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/tap-the-mic-the-cider-sessions-open-mic/
LOCATION:Trinity Cider\, 2721 Main St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: David Hopkins – Solving Act II Problems In Long-Form Fiction
DESCRIPTION: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!\nWhether you’re a novice or a published author with years of experience\, writing long-form fiction (e.g.\, novel\, novella\, play\, film\, or comic book) is always hard. Most people struggle with the second act\, the middle of the story\, sometimes referred to as the “messy middle.” It’s where we fear boring our reader and losing the plot. We know how it begins and ends\, but what do we do in-between? Much of this frustration comes from a misunderstanding of plot structure. The seminar experts give you a map\, which works fine as an analytical tool\, but it does very little to help you make meaningful choices during the second act. \nIn this two-hour workshop\, we will learn how to write second acts that engage your audience and build tension. We will explore the works of Shakespeare (no prior knowledge necessary) and some contemporary examples to see how these storytellers approach the middle. Become a master of the middle and rediscover the joy of writing long-form fiction. \nDavid Hopkins was born in Chicago\, Illinois. He is the author of the Dryad’s Crown\, a story set in the vast world of Efre Ousel. In addition to his writing\, he also has an interest in Shakespeare\, medieval history\, Dungeons & Dragons\, and Witcher 3. David lives in Texas with his wife\, artist and designer\, April Hopkins. They have two daughters\, Kennedy and Greta\, and a dog named Moose. \n  \nRSVP for the Lyceum Series
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-david-hopkins2/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:LitTalk: Marcela Fuentes
DESCRIPTION: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 co-host for the series!\n\nJoining the Talk in November is Marcela Fuentes\, a newly minted American Book Award winner for her debut novel Malas. Come hear from Fuentes about her creative process and experiences since the novel’s publication\, plus we’ll also have time for a few questions. We can’t wait to see you for the return of LitTalk!\n\n\nMarcela Fuentes is an award-winning fiction writer and essayist. Her debut novel\, Malas\, was a Good Morning America Book Club pick for June 2024. Malas won the Texas institute of Letters First Novel Prize\, the Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel\, the Willa Cather Award for Contemporary Fiction\, and an American Book Award. Other honors include Southwest Book of the Year\,  Writers League of Texas Book Award finalist\, shortlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Prize\, and longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Her second book\, My Heart Has More Rooms than a Whorehouse\, is forthcoming from Viking Books. She is an Associate Professor at Texas Christian University. She lives in Fort Worth with her two German Shepherds\, Francisco and Dolly.\n\nAlex Temblador is the Mixed Latine award-winning author of Writing An Identity Not Your Own\, Secrets of the Casa Rosada and Half Outlaw. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a contributor to Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology. Her creative writing has been published in PALABRITAS\, D Magazine\, among others\, and she has taught creative writing seminars\, workshops\, and classes with the Women’s Fiction Writers Association\, WritingWorkshops.com\, the Writer’s League of Texas\, and more. She lives in Dallas\, writing books and working as an award-winning travel and products journalist.\n\n\nLauren Brazeal Garza is the author of five books of poetry and fiction including her memoir-in-verse\, Gutter (YesYes Books\, 2018)\, which chronicles her homelessness as a teenager. She earned her M.F.A in creative writing from Bennington College\, and her Ph.D. in Literature from The University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches literature and creative writing at The University of Texas at Dallas.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for the reading
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/littalk-marcela-fuentes/
LOCATION:The Wild Detectives\, 314 W 8th St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:e. e. cummings: A Guided Conversation with Gregg Thompson
DESCRIPTION: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’ work\, lead by Garret regular Gregg Thompson. \nGregg Thompson makes his living as a real estate investor\,  having previously worked in investment banking and the printing industry. He has a BA in History from one land grant college and MAs in Literature and Philosophy. He writes poetry\, some of which has been published\, and has been engaged with The Writer’s Garret in one capacity or other over several years. Gregg is a father of three grown children. \n  \nSign Up For The Discussion
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/e-e-cummings-a-guided-conversation-with-gregg-thompson/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writing In Nature with Lisa Huffaker
DESCRIPTION: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. \nNote: Writing In Nature will include moving through areas that are sometimes minimally affected by the conditions of the weather\, and uneven surfaces. The walk and workshop will take place rain or shine (severe weather excluded). \nLisa Huffaker creates poetry\, collage\, and assemblage. A finalist for Dallas’ Poet Laureate\, she is a frequent visiting artist at the Nasher Sculpture Center\, a recent C3 Visiting Artist at the Dallas Museum of Art\, and creator of White Rock Zine Machine\, a micropublishing project offering artist’s books through sculptural vending machines. Her poetry appears or is forthcoming in 32 Poems\, Diode\, Spillway\, THRUSH\, Tupelo Quarterly\, and elsewhere. Her multimedia installation\, Code Room\, is currently on view at Ro2 Art. Her book in progress\, a collage/erasure transformation of an antifeminist marriage manual written in 1963\, was recently featured at TU Delft and Cornell Tech’s 3rd Workshop on Obfuscation. \n \nSign Up For The Discussion
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/writing-in-nature-with-lisa-huffaker-25/
LOCATION:Twelve Hills Nature Center\, 817 Mary Cliff Rd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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 new to writing and are looking for a place to share what you’ve written with an audience\, Tap The Mic is the place to do it. \nHosted by Lyrik Hunter at Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum\, Tap The Mic features open mic drink specials\, good vibes and great community. Attendance and participation is FREE\, so RSVP below to join us in November! \nWant to get on the mic? A limited number of pre-registration spots will be available beginning mid-October\, so check back then. \nNote: IDs required; must be 21 to purchase alcohol. \nSign up to RSVP for Tap The Mic
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/tap-the-mic-nov25/
LOCATION:Trinity Cider\, 2721 Main St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185247
CREATED:20250826T060812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T060812Z
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SUMMARY:A Drop of Mischief: Edna St. Vincent Millay and the Power of the Sonnet with Logen Cure
DESCRIPTION:In this 3-session generative workshop\, participants will learn about the life and legacy of 20th-century sonnet virtuoso Edna St. Vincent Millay. Through Millay’s work\, we will explore the power and potential of the sonnet form\, especially as a tool for resistance. Participants will apply concepts from our discussion in composing their own sonnets. Writers of all levels of experience are welcome! \n\nPlease note: this series of workshops will meet at 10am at The Writer’s Garret on Oct 25\, Nov 1 and Nov 8.\n\nLogen Cure is a queer poet and educator. She curates Inner Moonlight\, the monthly reading series and podcast at The Wild Detectives in Dallas. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her debut full-length poetry collection\, Welcome to Midland (Deep Vellum Publishing 2021)\, was shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Awards. Learn more at www.logencure.com.\n\nSign Up For The Workshops
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/millay-and-the-sonnet/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T210000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185247
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SUMMARY:Cake & Prose: Shaun Hamill
DESCRIPTION:Cake and Prose returns to Fort Worth! On Saturday\, October 18th at 7 p.m.\, we’re featuring acclaimed local author\, Shaun Hamill. Come join us at Arts Fifth Avenue to hear readings from Hamill’s work\, to enjoy songs from our musical guest\, Rachel Gollay—and of course\, to eat cake. \nCake and Prose is a unique\, free literary event with a focus on genre fiction\, local talent\, and cake. The ingredients are simple: \n\n\n\nThree stories. An author shares three stories — read by three different actors. These stories could be any genre. They could be short stories or excerpts of a longer work.\nThree songs. A musical performance by a guest artist adds another layer to this night of entertainment. Themes can emerge between the stories and songs.\nOne cake. During the intermission\, there is cake. Really good cake from a local bakery.\n\nMix together and enjoy! RSVP below! The event is free\, but donations to support Writer’s Garret are greatly appreciated. \nABOUT SHAUN HAMILL \nShaun Hamill (he/him) received his BA in English from the University of Texas at Arlington\, and his MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Shaun has published two novels to date\, A Cosmology of Monsters and The Dissonance (both from Pantheon Books)\, and has two licensed fiction novels forthcoming from Titan Books: Alien: Perfect Organisms and Solomon Kane: Suffer the Witch. His fiction has appeared in Carve and Come Join Us By the Fire 2. His nonfiction has appeared at Crimereads and Tor Nightfire and he is a frequent cohost on The Dungeons & Dragons Lorecast. Learn more about Shaun at https://www.shaunhamill.com/. \nABOUT RACHEL GOLLAY \nRachel Gollay (she/they) is a Fort Worth-based singer-songwriter. Rachel lives with her wife\, rescue greyhound\, cats\, and backyard chickens. When she’s not plotting and scheming\, Rachel is writing and recording songs or spending time out at the barn with their horse Simcha. Learn more about Rachel and her band at https://www.gollay.net/. \n\n\nRSVP for the reading
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/cake-prose-shaun-hamill/
LOCATION:Arts Fifth Avenue\, 1628 5th Ave.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T213000
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SUMMARY:Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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 new to writing and are looking for a place to share what you’ve written with an audience\, Tap The Mic is the place to do it. \nHosted by Lyrik Hunter at Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum\, Tap The Mic features open mic drink specials\, good vibes and great community. Attendance and participation is FREE\, so RSVP below to join us in October! \nWant to get on the mic? A limited number of pre-registration spots will be available beginning mid-September\, so check back then. \nNote: IDs required; must be 21 to purchase alcohol. \nSign up to RSVP for Tap The Mic
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/tap-the-mic-oct25/
LOCATION:Trinity Cider\, 2721 Main St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T153000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185247
CREATED:20250826T053720Z
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SUMMARY:Say It Loud! A Celebration In Poetry Presented By Badge Of Pride & The Writer's Garret
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Writer’s Garret has partnered with Badge Of Pride to present Say It Loud! A Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Poetry. Inspired by artifacts from Badge Of Prides’s exhibition From Silence…To Celebration!\, 14 queer poets from the North Texas region will take to the stage to share new work in response to the exhibit\, drawing on themes queer memory\, resistance\, intimacy\, and imagination. \nFeaturing: Logen Cure (artistic co-chair)\, LyriK Hunter (artistic co-chair)\, Blaq Bailey\, CLOUDGoddess the Poet\, C.R.U.S.H.\, James Davis\, Delaney\, Aaron Glover\, Kepler Goodwin\, Guru\, Arthur Maruyama\,  Emmy Piercy\, Mz. Trill\, and Jennifer Elise Wang. \nPresented by Badge Of Pride\, The Writer’s Garret\, and Irving Archives and Museum\, this will be an electric afternoon of poetry and performance\, rooted in queer history and charged with the urgency of the present. If you haven’t yet seen the exhibition\, this is your moment—explore it before it closes on September 28\, then join us on October 05 to experience the words it inspired. \nThe reading is FREE\, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. \nRSVP for this event
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/say-it-loud-a-celebration-in-poetry/
LOCATION:Irving Archives & Museum\, 801 W. Irving Blvd.\, Irving\, TX\, 75060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T203000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185247
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SUMMARY:I Know About A Thousand Things: A Reading By Naomi Shihab Nye & Marion Winik
DESCRIPTION:Join Naomi Shihab Nye and Marion Winik for a reading of selections from I Know About A Thousand Things: The Writing of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde\, Texas\, a collection of excerpts from Ann’s letters and other occasional writing\, which they co-edited. \nThe reading will be held at 7pm at Grace United Methodist Church. Attendance is free\, but an RSVP is required. \nRSVP For The Reading\n \nAbout the book \nStruggling for 30 years with chronic illness at her ranch outside Uvalde\, Texas\, Ann Alejandro was a writer of transporting natural talent and prolificity. Though she would have loved to be widely read and appreciated\, she was too modest to scale the walls of the publishing world. Thus her chosen form was the letter and her audience close friends and family\, including the poet Naomi Nye and the essayist Marion Winik. For decades\, her often lengthy missives continued to delight her correspondents\, blending observation\, storytelling\, humor\, praise\, and accounts of her deep attachment to the land and animals that surrounded her in the rural Southwest. \nBefore Ann’s death in 2019 at the age of 64\, Naomi and Marion promised her they would pull together a book from thousands of pages left in their care. They selected the very best of Ann Alejandro\, added commentary\, and organized the material into chapters with titles like Faith\, Motherhood\, Land\, Snakes\, Pain\, and Love. \nI Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde\, Texas is an extraordinary collection of writing put together by two longtime literary friends in tribute to a third. It includes an introduction by Nye and and an afterword by Winik\, as well as a photo gallery of Ann’s life. It will delight and enrich readers for years to come. \nAbout the editors \nNAOMI SHIHAB NYE is the Texas Writer of the Year for 2024-2025. She has served as Young People’s Poet Laureate of the United States and poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine and the Texas Observer. She has written or edited more than thirty books\, most recently Grace Notes: Poems about Family and Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems. She has worked as a visiting writer all her life. She received Lifetime Achievement awards from the Texas Institute of Letters\, the National Books Critics Circle\, and the Arab American National Museum. \nMARION WINIK is the author of The Big Book of the Dead\, First Comes Love\, and other books. Her essays have been published in the New York Times Magazine\, The Sun\, Agni\, and elsewhere; her column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has been running since 2011. A professor in the MFO program at the University of Baltimore\, she reviews books for The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, Oprah Daily\, and People\, among others\, and hosts the NPR podcast The Weekly Reader. She was a commentator on All Things Considered for fifteen years.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/a-thousand-things-reading/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
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SUMMARY:I Know About A Thousand Things: Letter Writing as a Spark for Creativity
DESCRIPTION:This three-hour workshop centers on I Know About A Thousand Things: The Writing of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde\, Texas\, a collection of excerpts from Ann’s letters and other occasional writing. It is led by the book’s co-editors\, Naomi Shihab Nye and Marion Winik\, longtime friends of the author\, and each other\, and writers themselves. \nIn putting the book together\, Winik and Nye came to suspect that it is possible for any writer to access rare power\, intimacy and candor by addressing a specific person directly\, rather writing for the larger\, undefined audience of literature in general. Even the subject matter that comes to mind is often different\, framed by the relationship of the letter writer to its recipient. To explore these ideas with other writers\, they designed this workshop. \nThe class will begin with a discussion of the book\, followed by four or five epistolary exercises in both prose and poetry formats. Each exercise is seeded by a passage from the book we will look closely at on the day of class. Students will have the opportunity to share their response to the prompts. \nThat evening\, students are invited to join Winik and Nye for a public presentation of the book at Grace United Methodist Church at 7pm. \nRegistration For The Workshop Is Full\nAbout the book \nStruggling for 30 years with chronic illness at her ranch outside Uvalde\, Texas\, Ann Alejandro was a writer of transporting natural talent and prolificity. Though she would have loved to be widely read and appreciated\, she was too modest to scale the walls of the publishing world. Thus her chosen form was the letter and her audience close friends and family\, including the poet Naomi Nye and the essayist Marion Winik. For decades\, her often lengthy missives continued to delight her correspondents\, blending observation\, storytelling\, humor\, praise\, and accounts of her deep attachment to the land and animals that surrounded her in the rural Southwest. \nBefore Ann’s death in 2019 at the age of 64\, Naomi and Marion promised her they would pull together a book from thousands of pages left in their care. They selected the very best of Ann Alejandro\, added commentary\, and organized the material into chapters with titles like Faith\, Motherhood\, Land\, Snakes\, Pain\, and Love. \nI Know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde\, Texas is an extraordinary collection of writing put together by two longtime literary friends in tribute to a third. It includes an introduction by Nye and and an afterword by Winik\, as well as a photo gallery of Ann’s life. It will delight and enrich readers for years to come. \nAbout the editors \nNAOMI SHIHAB NYE is the Texas Writer of the Year for 2024-2025. She has served as Young People’s Poet Laureate of the United States and poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine and the Texas Observer. She has written or edited more than thirty books\, most recently Grace Notes: Poems about Family and Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems. She has worked as a visiting writer all her life. She received Lifetime Achievement awards from the Texas Institute of Letters\, the National Books Critics Circle\, and the Arab American National Museum. \nMARION WINIK is the author of The Big Book of the Dead\, First Comes Love\, and other books. Her essays have been published in the New York Times Magazine\, The Sun\, Agni\, and elsewhere; her column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has been running since 2011. A professor in the MFO program at the University of Baltimore\, she reviews books for The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, Oprah Daily\, and People\, among others\, and hosts the NPR podcast The Weekly Reader. She was a commentator on All Things Considered for fifteen years. \nsign up for the workshop
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/a-thousand-things-workshop/
LOCATION:Apprentice Creative Space\, 919 Morrell Ave. #110\, Dallas\, TX\, 75203
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
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SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: April Sojourner Truth Walker – Re-Imaging Urban Revitalization Through Haiku
DESCRIPTION: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!\n“What place\, what words\, what memories should I trust? Which direction will take me home?\nFrom Camille T. Dungy’s Writing Home \nThere is a fine line between revitalizing and gentrifying urban communities – often the latter wins\, re-housing\, re-packaging and re-moving the original residents and their stories. In this workshop\, we underscore the vital in re-vitalization – the people who call these communities home in spite of blight. \nThe brevity of haiku allows us to focus on showing rather than telling. We’ll use haiku paired with photography to unearth buried histories and re-image Dallas through the lens of all its citizens. By the end of the workshop\, participants will have created a communal collage piece as a new monument to the urban Dallas landscape. \nApril Sojourner Truth Walker is a Dallas native\, who studied at Emory University in Atlanta and Hollins University in Virginia. Before starting her writing coaching company – A Little More Truth\, LLC – in April of 2020\, she worked for seven years as a Senior Project Manager at AT&T. April also served as an Adjunct Professor at Oklahoma City Community College teaching a myriad of classes in the Humanities from 2016-2022. A perfect day for April is one spent in nature with a good book\, a cup of tea and nowhere to be. \nRSVP for the Lyceum Series
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-april-sojourner-truth-walker/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250902T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250902T213000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
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SUMMARY:Tap The Mic: The Cider Sessions Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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 new to writing and are looking for a place to share what you’ve written with an audience\, Tap The Mic is the place to do it. \nHosted by Lyrik Hunter at Trinity Cider in Deep Ellum\, Tap The Mic features open mic drink specials\, good vibes and great community. Attendance and participation is FREE\, so RSVP below to join us! \nWant to get on the mic? A limited number of pre-registration spots are available\, so click here. \nNote: IDs required; must be 21 to purchase alcohol. \nTap The Mic is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture. \nSign up to RSVP for Tap The Mic
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/tap-the-mic-the-cider-sessions/
LOCATION:Trinity Cider\, 2721 Main St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75226\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
CREATED:20250105T205001Z
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SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: Kim Nall – The Head\, the Eye\, and the Heart: What Poets Can Learn From Photography
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the lyceum.\nThese 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!\n“Above all\, I craved to seize… the whole essence of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes” –Henri Cartier-Bresson \nIs a poem a documentary or an art object? If the goal of poetry is separate from that of journalism\, then as a way of representing reality\, a poem probably most closely resembles a photograph. While there are certainly differences between visual art and the written word\, I believe that photography can teach us a lot about writing poetry. Both photographs and poems attempt to capture the most crucial elements of a situation or event to make it “come alive” on the page and in the mind of the audience\, and both are tasked with the near-impossible challenge of representing the complexity of lived experience in static media. Most importantly\, both forms depend on the careful selection of signs and symbols within a situation to convey its meaning. In this generative workshop\, we will explore the ways we can learn from the techniques photographers use to create unforgettable photographs to help us better capture authentic moments in poetry. \nKim Nall is a poet and educator from Dallas\, Texas. She holds a BA in Communication Studies from the University of North Texas and an MFA in Creative Writing (poetry) from Carlow University\, where she co-emcees the Raising Our Voices Alumni Reading Series. Her work has appeared in Poetry Quarterly\, Red Wheelbarrow\, The Texas Observer\, at the Dallas Museum of Art\, and elsewhere. She currently teaches English and Creative Writing at Dallas International School. \n\n  \n\nRSVP for the Lyceum Series
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-kim-nall/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
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SUMMARY:Poetry In Place Featuring Guest Contributor Alan Gann
DESCRIPTION:Introducing Poetry In Place\, a workshop series engaging and archiving our relationship with the Trinity River.\nOur next workshop will be August 16\, featuring guest contributor Alan Gann\, at the Trinity Forest Trail\, located at 4750 S. Great Trinity Forest Way. The workshop will convene at 7:30am.\nVisit the Poetry In Place page to find out more and sign up
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/poetry-in-place-featuring-guest-contributor-alan-gann/
LOCATION:Trinity Forest Trail\, 4750 S. Great Trinity Forest Way\, Dallas\, TX\, 75216\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
CREATED:20250701T213501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T033514Z
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SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: Alex Temblador - Writing An Identity Not Your Own
DESCRIPTION: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!\nWriting An Identity Not Your Own \nWriting An Identity Not Your Own will discuss one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is not your own. We will examine bias and how it might influence the text through stereotypes\, harmful storyline tropes\, character descriptions\, dialogue\, and more. This seminar is is open to writers of all genres and skill levels \nAlex Temblador is the award-winning author of Writing An Identity Not Your Own\, Half Outlaw\, and Secrets of the Casa Rosada. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma and has had her creative writing published in Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America\, Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology\, Colorado Review\, PALABRITAS\, D Magazine\, and more. When she’s not working as a travel and products journalist\, Alex is teaching creative writing seminars and courses for the likes of Macmillan Publishers\, The Writer’s League of Texas\, StoryStudio Chicago\, Women’s Fiction Writers Association\, and more. \n \nRSVP for the Lyceum Series
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-alex-temblador/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
CREATED:20250716T213239Z
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SUMMARY:July Poetry In Place - Guest Contributor Garrett Boone at Fraser Dam Recreation Area
DESCRIPTION:Introducing Poetry In Place\, a workshop series engaging and archiving our relationship with the Trinity River. Workshops are always free to participants.\nOur next workshop will be July 19\, located at Fraser Dam Recreation Area (9300 Stemmons Fwy) and feature guest contributor Garrett Boone.\nVisit the Poetry In Place page to learn more and RSVP!
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/july-poetry-in-place/
LOCATION:Fraser Dam Recreation Area\, 9300 Stemmons Fwy\, Dallas\, TX\, 75247\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T160000
DTSTAMP:20260603T185248
CREATED:20250215T162535Z
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SUMMARY:Interesting People At Parties: Creating Rich Characters with Bahar Momeni
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hands-on workshop dedicated to breathing life into your fictional personas by drawing inspiration from the wide variety of everyday interactions. This session goes beyond technique—it invites you to experience character creation as a mindful practice\, where observing both the world and yourself becomes key to crafting unforgettable personalities. \nIn this immersive session\, you will: \n“Observe and Capture Real-Life Nuances” \nLearn to attentively observe the subtleties of human behavior\, speech patterns\, and body language\, transforming these observations into authentic character traits. \nLook Within as Well as Around: \nExplore your own emotions\, memories\, and physical responses to enrich your characters with depth and authenticity. By connecting with your inner self\, you’ll discover how personal experience becomes a powerful creative tool. \nBlend Reality with Creativity: \nDiscover techniques to combine traits from real-life individuals\, crafting unique and compelling characters that resonate with readers. \nEngage in Interactive Exercises: \nParticipate in activities designed to refine your ability to depict diverse personalities\, ensuring your characters are as dynamic and multifaceted as those you encounter in real life. \nThis workshop offers more than just character design—it is a reflective and creative journey. By observing both the world and yourself\, you’ll craft characters that don’t just exist on the page—they come alive. \nBahar Momeni\, born in Iran\, is an award-winning writer\, poet\, and human rights activist. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in literature at UT Dallas\, where she teaches literature and creative writing. Bahar‘s work\, published in Farsi and English globally\, addresses women’s resilience and everyday resistance themes. She received several awards\, including the “Outstanding Emerging BIPOC Creator Award” in 2023 and the “Future Art Writers Award” in 2024. Bahar is currently focused on her PhD dissertation on Diaspora Literature and debut semi-autobiographical graphic novel\, The Trees We Carry\, exploring identity\, displacement\, and resistance. \n  \n  \nSign Up for Interesting People At Parties
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/interesting-people-at-parties/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Legendary Children: An Evening With Tom & Lorenzo
DESCRIPTION:Badge Of Pride\, in partnership with The Writer’s Garret\, is thrilled to welcome the dynamic duo Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez  (aka\, T Lo) to Dallas for a celebration of Queer culture and history to mark Pride Month and our museum exhibition\, BADGE OF PRIDE: FROM SILENCE…TO CELEBRATION! (on view from June 06-September 28\, 2025). This event is part of our Say it Loud: From the Shadows to the Mainstage speaker series. Through this series\, we’re bringing powerful voices\, transformative stories\, and inspiring activists to the forefront—shedding light on the past\, amplifying the present\, and igniting change for the future. \n \nJoin us on Wednesday\, June 25\, 2025 at the award-winning Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Oak Cliff for an unforgettable evening as Tom & Lorenzo take the stage to dive deep into how RuPaul’s Drag Race honors LGBTQ+ cultural traditions and pays tribute to the legends who paved the way. They’ll share insights from their best-selling book\, Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life\, exploring everything from the art of shade and lip-syncing to the Pit Crew and Snatch Game! \n \nLearn about the brave trailblazers who shaped Queer culture under immense pressure—and get a rare chance to ask your burning questions during a lively Q&A session moderated by Aaron Glover\, Executive Director of The Writer’s Garret. \n \nGet ready for a legendary night! You won’t want to miss this fun\, pop-culture-packed evening celebrating the rich history of Queer resilience and creativity. This will be T Lo’s first appearance in Texas! The event is free\, but tickets are required! Ticket options\, including signed copies of the book\, as well as limited premium seating\, are available.  \n\nClick here to get your tickets now! \n \nStay connected with Tom & Lorenzo at tomandlorenzo.com. \n \n——————- \n \nLegendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life\, was released by Penguin to critical acclaim and was featured in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Los Angeles Times\, New York magazine\, The Associated Press\, Vanity Fair\, Variety\, and Kirkus\, among others. It was named by Cosmopolitan magazine as one of the Best New Books of 2020 and by NPR as one of the Best Books of 2020 in seven categories. It has been released in Spanish and Italian language editions.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/legendary-children-an-evening-with-tom-lorenzo/
LOCATION:Bishop Arts Theatre Center\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: Lisa Huffaker - The Poet As Propector: Mining Found Text
DESCRIPTION: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!\nInvigorate your poetry by delving into the goldmine of existing language\, already at hand. We’ll explore a range of inspiring practices\, from word-collecting and cloud-seeding\, to collage/cut-ups and erasures. We’ll walk the gorgeous\, blurry boundary between poetry and visual art\, and draw inspiration from the work of Mary Ruefle\, Sarah J. Sloat\, Katy Didden\, Jennifer Sperry Steinorth\, and others. Whether you choose to grow poems entirely from found language\, or build a word collection to catalyze your writing one surprise at a time\, the language all around us is a motherlode\, if you know how to dig. \nLisa Huffaker integrates poetry\, visual art\, and performance in hybrid forms. Her writing appears in The Georgia Review\, Pleiades\, Cincinnati Review\, Sixth Finch\, Diagram\, and elsewhere. Pegasus Contemporary Ballet recently premiered Words For a Resonant Space\, a new dance work built on her poetry\, and Pierce Planetarium recently featured her hybrid of poetry\, full-dome art projections\, and music. Excerpts of her ongoing book project\, a collage/erasure transformation of a 1963 “self-improvement” book for wives\, have been exhibited internationally as part of TU Delft and Cornell Tech’s 3rd Workshop on Obfuscation\, and widely published in journals. Watch for forthcoming excerpts of the project in Massachusetts Review and The Iowa Review. \nRSVP for the Lyceum Series
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-lisa-huffaker/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:June Poetry In Place featuring Guest Contributor Amy Martin
DESCRIPTION:Poetry In Place is a new 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.\nOur next workshop will be June 14th\, located at the Trinity River Audubon Center (6500 S. Great Trinity Forest Way) and feature guest contributor Amy Martin.\nRead more about the project and RSVP here.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/june-poetry-in-place/
LOCATION:Trinity River Audubon Center\, 6500 S. Great Trinity Forest Way\, Dallas\, 75217\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry In Place At California Crossing Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a morning spent engaging with the Trinity River and reflecting through poetry! With Lisa Huffaker and Joe Milazzo\, and featuring guest contributor Casey Cutler. \nPoetry in Place is always free\, but an RSVP is required\, so find out more and sign up now.
URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/poetry-in-place-at-california-crossing-park/
LOCATION:California Crossing Park\, 1633 California Crossing Rd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75220\, United States
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