I’m starting weekend writing revision workshops. The first will be August 7-8, the next September 11-12. We’ll discuss your story, up to 20 pages. Workshops will run 11-1 and 2-4 EST Saturday and Sunday and we’ll also do revision exercises. Workshop will be limited to 8 people. More details on my Editorial Services page. Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more info!
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.
Interview for SUNY Stony Brook’s Bookends blog
30 Jan 2021
I talk to the Bookends blog about the revision process. You can read the interview here.