I’ll be teaching more classes for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival this fall, more info tk soon.
I’ll be teaching classes for Catapult via zoom this fall.
December 18: “Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings” 12-5 pm EST.
I’ll be teaching my private revision weekend workshop via zoom this fall, the weekend of Nov. 20-21. Students will send in a manuscript of up to 20 pages on November 7, and we’ll discuss it on Saturday, do revision exercises; students do a take home exercise that and bring it to share with the class on Sunday. Class will be limited to 8. The cost is $500.
I’m also planning a weekly revision class for 6 weeks in January/February.
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information on any of these classes.
My short story, “The Shame Exchange,” which first appeared in The Yale Review, will be reprinted in a new anthology, “Twenty Twenty: A Stories on Stage Sacramento Anthology,” including stories inspired by the year 2020. You can buy the anthology … Continue reading →
I’m excited to participate in the Drexel University Literary Festival on May 18, via Zoom. I’ll be doing a reading at 12:30 EST, and then doing a short lecture at 2 pm. Here’s an article about it and the Zoom … Continue reading →
I’m happy to be teaching classes through the Iowa Summer Writing Festival Online starting in March. I’ll be teaching weekend and longer courses. You can find out more information here.
Drexel University Literary Festival May 18
13 May 2021
I’m excited to participate in the Drexel University Literary Festival on May 18, via Zoom. I’ll be doing a reading at 12:30 EST, and then doing a short lecture at 2 pm. Here’s an article about it and the Zoom link.