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’ll be reading in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Iowa City for The Words of Dr. L. Info on each reaching here and in the events column.
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Mentor in SUNY Stonybrook’s BookEnds program
28 Jan 2019
I’m honored to be a Mentor in SUNY Stonybrook’s new program, BookEnds, through Southampton Arts. Students in BookEnds get guidance in finishing their novels or story collections. You can find out more about the program, and how to apply, here.