Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids!
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Events
The Center for Fiction Presents Melissa Broder on Death Valley with Karah Preiss
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 4, 2023
Join us at The Center for Fiction for a conversation about Death Valley, the newest release from author Melissa Broder...
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Groups+Workshops
Literary Truth: How to Write Immersive Nonfiction with Courtney Zoffness
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT October 21 to October 22, 2023
Examine techniques essential to fiction writing, and see how they can strengthen and enrich narrative nonfiction.
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Groups+Workshops
Writing Family Stories and Family Histories with Eraldo Souza dos Santos
Friday—Sunday October 6 to October 8, 2023
Explore how writers from different historical periods and traditions wrote about their families—and how we can do so today, finding inspiration...
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Groups+Workshops
Writing Everyday Life with Bruna Dantas Lobato
Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT December 5 to December 21, 2023
Discover how to amplify the mundane by identifying our surroundings and the forces that drive us in order to craft a successful “quiet story.”
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Groups+Workshops
Breaking Storytelling Norms with Symbiotic Forms: A Generative Workshop with Sarah Cypher (November 2023)
Once a week Mondays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT November 13 to December 4, 2023
Loosen up and get inspired by using outside texts as access points for new work or as fresh angles for revision.
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Writing Powerful, Characterizing Dialogue in Fiction with Joanna Cantor (in-person) (October 2023)
Once a week Wednesdays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT October 11 to November 15, 2023
Analyze peer work and assigned readings for techniques on writing compelling dialogue, and implement these techniques in your own work with writing prompts.
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Groups+Workshops
Writing About Social Issues: Writing with Conscience with Kavita Das
Once a week Thursdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT October 26 to December 7, 2023
Focus on responsibly addressing complex societal matters, exploring the writer’s role as a witness and catalyst for change through lessons...
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Groups+Workshops
Creating a Book Marketing Plan: How to Authentically Promote Your Book and Engage Your Community with Eleanor Whitney
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am EDT - 2:00 pm EDT October 21 to October 22, 2023
Learn about the publishing process and create a plan to connect with your readers and communicate effectively in order to promote your book.
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Groups+Workshops
How to Publish Translation Writing with Bruna Dantas Lobato
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT October 14 to October 15, 2023
Discover how to pitch and publish your translated work by preparing a translation sample, learning to revise your work, planning a submission strategy, and more.
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Groups+Workshops
An Introduction to Comics with Sofia Warren (October 2023)
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am EDT - 2:00 pm EDT October 7 to October 8, 2023
Delve into the world of comics by drawing self-portraits, monsters, and more to become more confident in your ability to communicate graphically.
