Poetry at the Park: The Ode and Nature
Poetry at the Park: The Ode and Nature
Join Gemini Ink for this family-friendly guided nature walk of beautiful Crownridge Canyon Park and Wilderness Area. The adventure begins with a brief lesson on the poetic ode given by professor and poet Joshua Robbins. Afterward, we’ll head into the woods to learn about the park’s diverse wildlife and hear examples of the ode read aloud along the way. Continue reading →
American Pastorals: An Online Poetry Workshop
American Pastorals: An Online Poetry Workshop
From Hesiod to Patricia Smith to Billy-Ray Belcourt to Ocean Vuong, we’ll interrogate what it means to be a body, to belong, to be scrutinized geographies, and to inhabit the late-capitalist American landscape. Our poems will excavate and attempt to envision what it means to be stewards of the land while also playing a role in the presumed purveyance of justice. Continue reading →
Writing Place: Homelands in Literature
Writing Place: Homelands in Literature
This writing workshop is designed for any writer concerned with notions of homeland, both real and the imagined. This course will focus on helping writers utilize setting in ways that push, expand, and further the idea of place. The goal of this class is to provide students with the tools needed to create a fully realized and immersive fictional world that thrums with the breath of life. Continue reading →
Call for Panel Proposals—2019 Gemini Ink Writers Conference: “Negotiating Place”
Call for Panel Proposals—2019 Gemini Ink Writers Conference: “Negotiating Place”
Gemini Ink, a non-profit literary organization based in San Antonio, TX, is seeking proposals for literary panels for our 2019 Writers Conference to be held July 19-21, 2019. The conference theme is: "Negotiating Place" and will feature writers Analicia Sotelo, Andre Dubus III, Ira Sukrungruang, Camille Acker, and Pablo Miguel Martinez, with a keynote address by Andrea VOCAB Sanderson. Continue reading →

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Poetry at the Park: The Ode and Nature Join Gemini Ink for this family-friendly guided nature walk of beautiful Crownridge Canyon Park and Wilderness Area. The adventure begins with a brief lesson on the poetic ode given by professor and poet Joshua Robbins. Afterward, we’ll head into the woods to learn about the park’s diverse wildlife and hear examples of the ode read aloud along the way. Continue reading →
American Pastorals: An Online Poetry Workshop From Hesiod to Patricia Smith to Billy-Ray Belcourt to Ocean Vuong, we’ll interrogate what it means to be a body, to belong, to be scrutinized geographies, and to inhabit the late-capitalist American landscape. Our poems will excavate and attempt to envision what it means to be stewards of the land while also playing a role in the presumed purveyance of justice. Continue reading →
Writing Place: Homelands in Literature This writing workshop is designed for any writer concerned with notions of homeland, both real and the imagined. This course will focus on helping writers utilize setting in ways that push, expand, and further the idea of place. The goal of this class is to provide students with the tools needed to create a fully realized and immersive fictional world that thrums with the breath of life. Continue reading →
Call for Panel Proposals—2019 Gemini Ink Writers Conference: “Negotiating Place” Gemini Ink, a non-profit literary organization based in San Antonio, TX, is seeking proposals for literary panels for our 2019 Writers Conference to be held July 19-21, 2019. The conference theme is: "Negotiating Place" and will feature writers Analicia Sotelo, Andre Dubus III, Ira Sukrungruang, Camille Acker, and Pablo Miguel Martinez, with a keynote address by Andrea VOCAB Sanderson. Continue reading →

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Gemini Ink believes in the vital role creative writing can play in an individual’s life and personal development. Our writing classes are open to everyone. Whether the last thing you wrote was a poem in high school or you are a published emerging author, we provide a warm supportive writing community and the opportunity to develop your skills.

Our Programs

Creative Writing Classes (CWC)

Creative Writing Classes offers fair-cost excellent workshops by published writers year round.

Writers in Communities (WIC)

Writers in Communities provides free writing workshops to students of all ages in community sites from inner schools to homeless shelters.

Autograph Series

Autograph Series presents internationally celebrated authors in free public readings followed by a ticketed author luncheon featuring an Author Q & A and book signing.

Writers Conference

The Gemini Ink Writers Conference brings together noted contemporary writers and scholars for 3 days of workshops, panel presentations and readings. The theme for 2018 is Writing the New Century. Conference dates are July 20-22.

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