READINGS FOR THE WORDS OF DR. L!

The Words of Dr. L is published May 6, and here are the readings I’ll be doing:

Book Launch: May 12, 8 pm, Book Club Bar, New York, in conversation with Meg Wolitzer. Info here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-event-karen-benders-the-words-of-dr-l-with-meg-wolitzer-tickets-1297279490879

Creating Urgency in a Story: mini-class and reading. Liz’s Book Bar, Brooklyn, May 14, 6:30-7:30 pm, Register and buy tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-urgency-in-a-storya-class-with-karen-e-bender-tickets-1262870653119

May 30, Newtonville Books, in conversation with Christina Thompson, 7 pm

June 4, Diesel Books, Brentwood, Brentwood Mart, 6:30 pm in conversation with Hope Edelman

June 10, Book Passage, Ferry Building, San Francisco, in conversation with Elizabeth Rosner, 5:30 pm

July 22, Prairie Lights, Iowa City, 7 pm.

CLASSES

I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops and the Iowa Summer Writing Festical this spring!

Upcoming:

Explore Strategies for Story Beginnings, With Writing Workshops, over zoom, May 3, 12-5 pm EST:

Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom), Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories, over zoom, May 22, 7-9 pm EST

Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Building Interiority in Characters with Perceptions, over zoom, June 25, 7-9 pm EST

Building Interiority in Characters with Perceptions: Judgment, Envy and Admiration with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Deep Dive Into Dialogue, via zoom, June 28, 12-5 pm EST

Deep Dive Into Dialogue: A Master Class on the Art of What People Say with Karen E. Bender (Zoom) on Saturday, June 28th, 2025

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Summary in Story, via zoom, July 1, 7-9 pm EST

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Summary in Narrative with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Scene in Story, via zoom, July 8, 7-9 pm EST

Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Scene in Narrative with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025

I’ll be teaching in person at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in July. I’ll be teaching a weekend class. “Difficult People; Characters You Can’t Stop Reading About” July 19-20, and a week-long class, “Finding Your Story,” July 21-25. Information here:

https://iowasummerwritingfestival.uiowa.edu/people/karen-bender

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