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SUMMARY:The Big Texas Author Talk Featuring Deb Olin Unferth
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, August 19\, 2026\, via Zoom for a conversation with Deb Olin Unferth\, to discuss her new book\, Earth 7: A Novel (Graywolf Press).\n\n\n(Virtual Readings Quarterly @ 7pm CST) \n\n\nRSVP \nDeb Olin Unferth’s latest novel\, Earth 7\, is a bold and imaginative work of climate fiction that explores love\, survival\, and what remains of humanity on a nearly uninhabitable planet. As Earth sits on the brink\, two unlikely figures—a woman raised in an ocean pod and another who may be a robot—form a connection in a world where some have fled to Mars and others seek digital immortality. At once poetic\, strange\, and deeply human\, Earth 7 moves from the vast edges of the cosmos to the microscopic\, asking urgent questions about consciousness\, technology\, and what it means to endure. \n\nAbout the Author\nDeb Olin Unferth is the author of seven books\, including Barn 8 and Wait Till You See Me Dance. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and four Pushcart Prizes\, and was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her work has appeared in Harper’s\, The Paris Review\, Granta\, and McSweeney’s. \n\nAbout the Moderator\nFernando A. Flores was born in Reynosa\, Tamaulipas\, Mexico\, and grew up in the South Texas borderlands. He is the author of the collections Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas and Valleyesque\, along with the novels Tears of the Trufflepig and Brother Brontë\, which was one of Kirkus’ Best of Fiction 2025 and longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Faulkner award for fiction. He lives in Austin\, Texas.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/tbtat-featuring-deb-olin-unferth/
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SUMMARY:Veterans' Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veterans’ Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Open Writers’ Lab Reading & Community Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join Gemini Ink as we celebrate the literary artistry of our Open Writers’ Lab members with a community reading and open mic.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/open-writers-lab-reading/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Voices of San Anto Workshop with Marisela Barrera
DESCRIPTION:Register\nWhether it’s that funny anecdote you share at parties or an event that changed your life\, we want to help you bring your story to life.\nJoin writer and performer Marisela Barrera for a free\, two-session bilingual storytelling workshop at the San Antonio Public Library. \nWorkshop participants will craft a 5-7-minute story about a significant moment in their lives and present it at a live storytelling show. \n\nAttendance at all three sessions is mandatory.\nWorkshop dates: Sat\, Aug 22 & Aug 29\, 2026\, 1-5pmFinal Celebration: Sep 5\, 2-4pm \n\nRegistration is required.\nSpace is limited to 15!\nPlease email Sarah.DeLaRosa@sanantonio.gov to request being added to the waitlist.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/voices-of-san-anto-marisela-barrera/
LOCATION:Igo Branch Library\, 13330 Kyle Seale Pkwy\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78249
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Burianek":MAILTO:cburianek@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:Register\nLast Saturday of Every Month 12-1:30pm cst via Zoom \nFor ages 13-19 years old \nAre you a teen who enjoys writing in their free time? Or are you someone who’s never had the chance to write on their own? If so\, this Online Teen Writing Circle is for you!  \nIn this once-a-month writing circle\, teens will enjoy writing in a judgment free zone. We’ll break the ice with one another and perform various writing exercises. You are encouraged to share your work with your peers and get constructive feedback\, but it is not required. Our only goal is to keep you writing! \nThis course is open to teen writers of any skill level. \nParticipants will leave the writing circle with:  \n\nNew\, unique written work\nListening and sharing experience\nConstructive feedback to help improve their writing\n\nWant to learn more about our Teen Writing Circle? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions!\n \n\nDaniel Ramirez has been an educator for more than 15 years. After studying History in graduate school\, he spent several years working in conservation programs with teenagers. His time as a Montessori educator revealed the power of combining creativity with learning and inspired him to explore his own creative practice. In addition to his longtime love of storytelling\, he has developed interests in calligraphy\, puppetry\, poetry\, and block printing. A San Antonio native\, he spends his free time exploring the crystalline waters of Central Texas. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/teen-writing-circle-2025-03-29-2025-04-26/2026-08-29/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Open Writers' Labs
DESCRIPTION:These peer-driven workshops\, held the last Monday of each month\, are free and open to writers of all levels and focus on poetry\, flash fiction\, and short creative non-fiction.\n \n  \n\n\nOnline Via Zoom\nFor the online workshop\, sign up the day before the class to ensure you receive the Zoom link. \nThis workshop is facilitated by Kevin Ramos. Originally from the northeast\, Kevin studied theater arts at Rutgers University and The University of Washington. He’s lived all over the country before making his home in San Antonio\, Texas. Kevin has written several novels and short stories. Most recently\, publishing a short memoir called Enough about addiction\, mothers\, and missing graves. And a novel\, Hayley’s Sense of Fire (DLG Publishing Partners)\, a modern re-telling of the classic fairy tale\, The Little Matchgirl. \n\nIn-Person at Gemini Ink\n \nJoin our in-person Open Writer’s Lab with Robert Allen at Gemini Ink’s office\, 1111 Navarro St.\, San Antonio\, TX 78205. \nRobert Allen has worked as a librarian and an electrical contractor for most of his life. Many moons ago\, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin\, where he studied poetry under David Wevill. Allen has been active in local writer’s groups and open mics\, including the Sun Poets Society. He’s been published in The Ocotillo Review\, the Texas Poetry Calendar\, Voices de la Luna\, di-verse-city\, the San Antonio Express-News\, and Poetry on the Move. In 2006\, he started attending Gemini Ink’s free Monday night writing classes and has attended regularly ever since. With more than a decade of attending writers’ groups\, classes\, and open mics\, he now co-facilitates Gemini Ink’s Open Writer’s Lab. \nParking at Gemini Ink\nGemini Ink offers free parking along the back wall of our downtown offices. Please access this parking lot from Augusta St and first park in any of the 12 spots along the back wall. Only when these 12 spots are full do we ask that you park elsewhere in our lot. We now rent our offices from UTSA and are collaborating with them to create a secure and accessible parking lot for our community of writers and readers.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/open-writers-lab-2-2020-08-31-2020-09-28-2021-06-28-2022-05-30-2022-06-27-2022-07-25-2023-03-27-2023-12-25-2025-04-28-2025-05-26/2026-08-31/
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