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 →
Refund is on the Longlist for the National Book Award in Fiction
17 Sep 2015
Refund is included on the Longlist for the National Book Award in fiction. !!!!!!!!