Struggling to see what your manuscript needs next? This class will help you refocus on the big picture. Discover tools to examine your work-in-progress from different angles to pinpoint what […]
Recently, what excites me is that not-knowing, early stage of a poem. This isn’t to say my intentions and impulses are bad—it’s good to be aware of where I start—but […]
Dean Young urged poets to make “birds” rather than “birdcages,” but the sonnet’s been doing both things for 800+ years, recently surging in popularity among women and BIPOC+ poets. What […]
Explore the editorial crossroads of capturing personal history with technical recipe collection and recording community foodways. Define your family story through the lens of kitchen time, everyday eating, and memorable […]
For most writers, their baptism begins when they find their voice. The real challenge then becomes how to plug that voice into appropriate themes. Some of the skills I've learned […]
Join North Shore Readers and Writers Festival Author David Mura as he reads from his novel, The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself. David is a memoirist, essayist, novelist, poet, critic, playwright […]
Library Friends of Cook County and the Grand Marais Art Colony invite the community to a panel discussion featuring five esteemed Minnesota authors and educators. The discussion will center around […]
There comes a point in nearly every poem I write where I get trapped in the poem I’ve built. What I mean is, it becomes difficult to consider other possibilities […]
This class will cover some of the basic techniques of Western narrative construction, including the goals of the protagonist, blocks to the goals of the protagonist, irreconcilable conflicts, the three […]
If you want to connect with an audience, networking is essential. Even if you are unknown and without a budget, there are ways to develop courage and confidence to move […]
Everyone leads a life that is important enough to write about, but sometimes we aren’t sure what we want to say. In this class, we will look beneath the surface […]
This discussion-style class will inspire fellow writers at any level of practice who wish to write from a place of adventure and vulnerability. Rather than always "writing what we know" […]