READINGS FOR THE WORDS OF DR. L!

The paperback version of The Words of Dr. L will be released in May, 2026. Events are listed here:

May 16, 2026: I will be on a panel for the Gold Coast Literary Festival in Oyster Bay, Long Island, “The Art of the Short Story,” with Jennifer Sears. 1:30 -2:30 pm

October 28, 2026. I’ll be reading with Joan Silber at the Indie Press Prose series at the Concord Festival for Authors in Concord, MA. More info tk.

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 the weekend of JUNE 26-28 and AUGUST 7-9 2026.  UPDATE: Our August workshop is almost full; we still have some space in the June workshop. Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more info

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

Upcoming:

Building Interiority for Characters: Writing Memory, April 7, 7-9 p.m. EST via Zoom:

Building Interiority in Characters: Writing Memory with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

Deep Dive into Dialogue: A Master Class in the Art of What People Say: April 11, 12-5 pm EST via Zoom:

Deep Dive Into Dialogue: A Master Class on the Art of What People Say with Karen E. Bender (Zoom) on Saturday, April 11th, 2026

Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories, April 22, 7-9 pm EST via Zoom:

Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

Creating Difficult Characters: May 2, 12-5 pm EST, via Zoom:

Creating Difficult Characters with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom) on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026

Exploring First Person POV, Saturday June 20, 12-5 pm EST via Zoom:

Exploring First Person Point of View with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom) on Saturday, June 20th, 2026

Building Interiority in Characters: Judgement, Envy and Love, Wednesday, July 1, 7-9 pm EST over Zoom:

Building Interiority in Characters with Perceptions: Judgment, Envy and Love with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026

Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings, Saturday, September 19, 12-5 pm EST over Zoom:

Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom) on Saturday, September 19th, 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.