READINGS FOR THE WORDS OF DR. L!
The Words of Dr. L is published May 6, and upcoming events are listed here:
July 22, Prairie Lights, Iowa City, 7 pm.
CLASSES
NEW! In person writing workshop in NYC, taught by me and Robert Anthony Siegel!
We will be teaching a weekend workshop August 8-10 in Midtown Manhattan. We will discuss a manuscript up to 25 pages, do generative work, have a publishing panel. Registration closes July 27. Class is limited to 10. Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more info
I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops and the Iowa Summer Writing Festical this spring!
Upcoming:
Building Interiority in Characters: Writing Memory, through Writing Workshops, August 5, 7-9 pm EST via zoom.
Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings, through Writing Workshops: Saturday, Sept. 13, 12-5 via zoom:
Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories, through Writing Workshops,: October 8, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
Building Interiority in Characters Via Perceptions, through Writing Workshops, October 15, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
Deep Dive into Dialogue through Writing Workshops, Nov. 8, 12-5 pm EST over zoom:
The Octopus Moment: How to Tell a Story with Reach, through Writing Workshops, Nov. 12, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
Show and Tell: Summary, through Writing Workshops, December 2, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
Show and Tell: Scene, through Writing Workshops, December 9 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
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.
The Substack “The Auraist” selected “The Words of Dr. L” as a well-written new work of speculative fiction. You can read more about the site here.
I’m co-teaching with my husband, Robert Anthony Siegel, in a workshop run by us, for fiction and nonfiction writers, the weekend of August 8-10 in Midtown Manhattan. A weekend to get feedback on your work in progress, connect with other … Continue reading →
“These often speculative stories take place in worlds in which troubling features of our own are amplified . . . Beyond the collection’s interest in political commentary, what most animates it is familial heartache.” The New Yorker reviews The Words … Continue reading →
I talk to the Bookends blog about the revision process. You can read the interview here.