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Have you ever wanted to journey down the road to find your voice, craft your personal storytelling, or write creative fiction? In this two-part workshop led by Carla Stockton, we will examine the distinctions between truth writing – such as journalism, history, and biography – and creative nonfiction – such as memoir – and explore … Continue reading Creative Truth and Absolute Fiction: An Online Two-Part Workshop in Nonfiction/Memoir and Fiction Writing

The body is a vessel, a home that gives us permission and access to navigating life. So too, the body can also be a site of challenge, or grief, or a space that holds stories and experiences that can block us both as people, and as writers. In this class, we will simultaneously explore the … Continue reading The Language of the Body: Writing As a Pathway for Healing (5-wk Online Class)

Join us at Hex & Hop Brewing in Bloomingdale for an opportunity for queer readers and writers to read, write, and connect! THEME: SHORTSBecause February is too short to fit in a QLN! Wear shorts (over long johns); write and read short stories; and explore brevity in literature! Plus, you can participate at your own … Continue reading Queer Lit Night

Fact or Fiction is a fun, live storytelling game where performers tell stories and the audience asks questions in order to determine if what they just heard was true or made-up. (We’ll choose the storytellers in advance to ensure a good mix of fact and fiction.) Audience members can play solo or form teams to … Continue reading Fact or Fiction 2026

This February, Graywolf Press will release Swirl & Vortex, the collected poetry of Larry Levis, offering a unique opportunity to be in the company of the voice of a poet whose work offered a kind of music to the sometimes lonely and often beautiful depth inside of us that we have come to call a … Continue reading A Line As Long As the Heart Is Wide: Reading and Writing with the Poetry of Larry Levis

The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong side, lifelines, standing in line, line in the sand, lines in a performance, or any kind of line! What's your Line? Sign up and take … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Olive Ridley’s

The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong side, lifelines, standing in line, line in the sand, lines in a performance, or any kind of line!  What’s your Line? Sign up and take … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Common Roots

Have you been wanting to submit your writing for publication but you're just not sure where to start? Or maybe you've submitted before and want a push to keep on going? Join widely published poet Shira Dentz for a crash course in submitting. During this three hour seminar, you'll learn the basics about how to … Continue reading Submitting Seminar: How and Where to Publish Your Writing

Join us at Hex & Hop Brewing in Bloomingdale for an opportunity for queer readers and writers to read, write, and connect! 5-6pm: Reading & Writing6-7pm: Open Mic Plus, you can participate at your own level. When people arrive, they’ll get to choose from three different stickers:GREEN: I’m here mostly to chat with other readers … Continue reading Queer Lit Night + Open Mic

The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Upper Jay Art Center

The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Smoke Signals

The Howl Story Slam is back for its TENTH season! This year, we'll start with the theme “Whats My Line?” Stories of lines crossed, being on the right or wrong … Continue reading Howl Story Slam at Ausable Brewing