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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: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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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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