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:
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching or private manuscript consults.
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 →
Martha Stewart Living features my journal ideas for National Novel Writing Month
20 Oct 2018
Martha Stewart Living features my tips for National Novel Writing Month in the November “Out and About” column, You can read the tips here.Â