I’ll be teaching more classes for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival this fall, more info tk soon.
I’ll be teaching classes for Catapult via zoom this fall.
December 18: “Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings” 12-5 pm EST.
I’ll be teaching my private revision weekend workshop via zoom this fall, the weekend of Nov. 20-21. Students will send in a manuscript of up to 20 pages on November 7, and we’ll discuss it on Saturday, do revision exercises; students do a take home exercise that and bring it to share with the class on Sunday. Class will be limited to 8. The cost is $500.
I’m also planning a weekly revision class for 6 weeks in January/February.
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information on any of these classes.
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.
