I’ll be teaching more classes for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival this fall, more info tk soon.
I’ll be teaching my private revision weekend workshop via zoom this fall, dates tk. Send in a manuscript of up to 20 pages and we’ll discuss it on Saturday, do revision exercises, do a take home exercise that you bring back on Sunday. Class will be limited to 8. The cost is $500.
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.
The New Order on the Longlist for The Story Prize
01 Feb 2019
The New Order is on the Story Prize Longlist for collections that stood out in 2018. You can see the whole list here.