Events

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. In this immersive session,…

Introducing Poetry In Place, a workshop series engaging and archiving our relationship with the Trinity River. Workshops are always free to participants. Our next workshop will be July 19, located at Fraser Dam Recreation Area (9300 Stemmons Fwy) and feature guest contributor Garrett Boone. Visit the Poetry In Place page to learn more and RSVP!

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! Writing An Identity Not Your Own Writing An Identity Not Your Own will discuss one…

Introducing Poetry In Place, a workshop series engaging and archiving our relationship with the Trinity River. Our 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. Visit the Poetry In Place page to find…

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! “Above all, I craved to seize… the whole essence of some situation that was in…

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…

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! "What place, what words, what memories should I trust? Which direction will take me home?…

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. In…

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. The reading will be held at 7pm at Grace United Methodist Church. Attendance is…

  The 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…