The Words of Dr. L is out in the world and upcoming events are listed here:
CLASSES
NEW! NYCWriting Intensive, an in person multigenre writing workshop in NYC, taught by me and Robert Anthony Siegel!
Robert and I taught a weekend workshop August 8-10 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 the weekend of JANUARY 23-25, 2026. We will meet for introductions 5-7 pm Friday January 23, and then meet 9 to 4 pm on January 25 and 25. Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more info
I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops this fall!
Upcoming:
Show and Tell: Summary, through Writing Workshops, December 2, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching or private manuscript consults.
I loved doing an interview with Nicole Adler for her Youtube show, “The No-No show.” Nicole played Lena in a stage production of my story “Eternal Love” in San Francisco a couple years ago. You can watch the interview here.
I’ll be teaching a fiction workshop July 14-19 2026 in Paris through Writing Workshops! Robert Anthony Siegel will be teaching the nonfiction workshop, and Ramona Ausubel a generative workshop. You can find out more and apply here.
“Taiwan’s Incredible Edible Revolution,” is up on Narrative.ly
26 Sep 2014
Narrative.ly publishes my piece on Taiwan’s Homemakers’ Union Consumer Co-op. You can read the article here.