April 24, 2024
Please note, the audio is out of sync for the first minute, but should be fine after that point. View the Slides Darren C. Demaree is the author of twenty-one poetry collections, most recently “in defense of the goat as it continues to wander towards the certain doom of the cliff”, (April Gloaming, February 2024). …
March 15, 2024
Download the Slides Prince Shakur is the author of the memoir When They Tell You to Be Good published by Tin House Books. Booklist called the memoir: “Clear-eyed and unsentimental, an insightful, beautifully written memoir of family and identity.” Prince is also a professor and a writing instructor for Authors Publish, where he teaches memoir…
March 1, 2024
Nev March is the award winning author of 3 books published by Macmillan. Her first book, Murder in Old Bombay, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel. You can buy a copy here. You can pre-order her latest book, The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret here. You can sign up for Nev’s newsletter…
February 3, 2024
View the Exercises from the Talk Cat Rambo is a Nebula award winning author of science fiction and fantasy. Their sci-fi series You Sexy Thing was published by Tor Macmillan. Cat has been widely published in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld, and Tor.com, among many other places. Cat was also a two term president of the SFWA. You…
January 22, 2024
Want to work with John Claude Bemis? John’s course, Plot Your Novel – Plot Your Scenes is now open for enrollment. Get in-depth feedback on your novel directly from John Claude Bemis. Learn more and enroll here.
November 29, 2023
Eric Smith is a Young Adult author and literary agent with P.S. Literary living in Philadelphia. He’s worked with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors across genres and categories. You can check out some of the books he’s worked on here! In his author life, his latest book, With or Without You, published with…
November 4, 2023
Announcing Short Fiction Intensive with Daisuke Shen. The workshop includes in-depth personal feedback on two drafts of a story, as well as personal recommendations for literary journals that may be interested in your work. It’s from December 18th to 22nd. Space is strictly limited to just 10 participants. If you’re interested, you can learn more…
October 18, 2023
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September 20, 2023
Visit Ellen’s Website Ellen mentioned quite a few authors, books, and quotes during the lecture here are some of them. The Situation and The Story by Vivian Gornick Dog Years by Mark Doty Best Words, Best Order by Stephen Dobyns The Art of Fiction by John Gardner “A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to…
August 13, 2023
Visit Kimiko’s Website This lecture was loosely based on an essay originally published in the American Poetry Review. You can get a copy here.
August 10, 2023
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July 24, 2023
Presented by Ley Taylor Johnson Visit Ley’s Website Download the Slides Download Ley’s Book
July 4, 2023
Presented by Emily Colin Work With Emily Colin On Your Romance Novel Download the Slides
June 16, 2023
Presented by Kwame Dawes Get a Copy of Nebraska
June 14, 2023
Presented by Eugenia Leigh Buy Eugenia’s Book View the Slides Eugenia Leigh is a Korean American poet and the author of two poetry collections. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Atlantic, The Nation, Guernica, Poetry, Ploughshares, and Poetry Northwest. Her latest book, Bianca, was released this March. You can order…