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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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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: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: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: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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