The paperback version of The Words of Dr. L is now available!

CLASSES

NEW! NYCWriting Intensive, an in person multigenre writing workshop in NYC, taught by me and Robert Anthony Siegel!

Robert and I are now teaching in-person weekend workshops in Midtown Manhattan, where we discussed student manuscripts (either fiction or nonfiction) up to 25 pages, generated new work, had a craft talk and a publishing panel.  Our next one will be the weekend of  January 8-10 and it will be in Santa Monica, California.   Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more info.

Robert and I wil be teaching a workshop for Writing Workshops in Iceland May 23-28 2027. You can find more information here.

https://writingworkshops.com/pages/writing-workshop-in-iceland

I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops this fall!

Upcoming:

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Scene in Narrative: Tuesday, November 17 7=9 pm EST over Zoom:

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Scene in Narrative with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, November 17th, 2026

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Summary in Narrative: Tuesday Dec. 1  7=9 pm EST over Zoom:

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Summary in Narrative with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, December 1st, 2026

Deep Dive into Dialogue: Mastering the Art of What People say, Saturday, December 5, 12-5 pm EST over Zoom:

Deep Dive Into Dialogue: A Master Class on the Art of What People Say with Karen E. Bender (Zoom) on Saturday, December 5th, 2026

Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching or private manuscript consults.