Take Your Storytelling to the Next Level
We believe that creative writing can play a vital role in personal development. Our writing classes are open to everyone. We provide a warm, supportive writing community for writers of all levels. Gemini Ink offers excellent, fair-cost workshops by published writers year-round.
Gemini Ink is an approved TEA provider for CPE (Continuing Professional Education). Educators seeking recertification can attend our classes and earn a certain number of credits for partaking in the workshop.
Parking at Gemini Ink
Gemini 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.
Wednesdays, Jan 15, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
This free monthly 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.
Wednesday, Jan 15, online via Google Meet @ 7-8:30PM CST, Free, RSVP
The Big Texas Author Talk: A Free Monthly Online Reading Series from Gemini Ink & Writing Workshops
Featuring Kimberly Garza, author of The Last Karankawas. Moderated by Elizabeth Gonzalez James.
Saturday, Jan 18, 10am-12pm CST, in person at Gemini Ink
Poets & Coffee with Alexandra van de Kamp
Join Gemini Ink’s Executive Artistic Director, Alexandra van de Kamp, for an informal craft conversation about what’s happening right now in the world of poetry.
Saturday, Jan 18, 1-5pm CST, in person at San Antonio Public Library
Voices of San Anto with Marisela Barrera
Class Full. Email Sarah.DeLaRosa@sanantonio.gov to be added to the waitlist for our next Voices of San Anto workshop.
Join writer and performer Marisela Barrera for a free, two-session workshop at the San Antonio Public Library, where workshop participants will craft a 5-7 minute story about a significant moment in their life and present it at a live storytelling show.
January 25, 10am-4pm CST, in person at Gemini Ink
First Page Fiction Bootcamp with Chaitali Sen
In this one-day workshop, we will study and discuss various examples of compelling first pages to see what works. We will explore elements like character, setting, point of view, and narrative voice while writing and reviewing our first pages in a supportive environment.
Last Monday of Every Month, Jan 27, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in person or via Zoom
Open Writer’s Labs
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.
Monday(s), February 3 & 10, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm, CST, via Zoom
Uncovering the Whole Self: Create Poetic Self-Portraits with Ayokunle Falomo
In this two-session workshop, we will use works of art by revered artists like Frida Kahlo plus poems by Safia Elhillo, Chen Chen, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Tarfia Faizullah to generate new work through the lens of self-reflection.
Mon-Wed, February 11 – 13, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in-person at Gemini Ink
From Story to Song: Crafting Memorable Lyrics with Nathan Brown
In this two-day workshop, we’ll compare and contrast the worlds of story and songwriting, uncovering their similarities and differences while discussing what makes a song lyric unforgettable.
Tuesday(s), February 18, 25 & March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Story Core with Rubén Degollado
In this six-session generative virtual workshop, participants will begin by exploring examples of the core elements of setting, plot, and characters working well together to create a cohesive storyline.
Wednesdays, Feb 19, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
This free monthly 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.
Mondays, February 24 & March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2025 6:30-8:30pm CST, in-person at Gemini Ink
Beyond the Blank Page: Introduction to Creative Writing with Christen Barrón
In this hands-on writing workshop, participants will receive a gentle and fun introduction into creative writing and opportunities to dabble in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to see which one resonates most.
Last Monday of Every Month, Feb 24, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in person or via Zoom
Open Writer’s Labs
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.
Tuesday(s), February 18, 25 & March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Story Idea for the Pitch of a Lifetime with Marilyn Atlas
In this two-day workshop, talent/literary manager and producer Marilyn Atlas will teach you the tricks and tips it takes to make that professional pitch.
Wednesday, March 12, 6:30-8pm, Free, in person at Gemini Ink
LitMinds: A Book Club at Gemini Ink
Join us for the Lit Minds Book Club. We’re reading
Wednesdays, March 19, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
This free monthly 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.
Last Monday of Every Month, March 31, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in person or via Zoom
Open Writer’s Labs
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.
Tuesday(s), April 1, 8 & 15, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in-person at Gemini Ink
Everything but the Kitchen Sink: A Workshop on Writing Hybrid Essays with ire’ne lara silva
In this three-week workshop, we will liberate our minds and recover from the trauma of the “school-essay” mentality by creating hybrid essays that engage the reader, reflect our realities, and push the limits of what an essay can be.
Monday(s), April 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
The Poetics of You: An Intro to Poetry Workshop with Melissa Studdard
In this four-session workshop, we’ll explore and review basic poetic concepts while working with prompts designed to unlock your own unique poetic gifts and subject matter.
Wednesdays, April 16, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
This free monthly 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.
Tuesday(s), April 22 & 29, 2025 from 6:30-8:30pm, CST via Zoom
Cultivate Creative Resilience and Write Unforgettable Works with Jen Knox
In this two-part workshop, we will explore the many versions of creative block, from writer’s block to rejection letters, from tough critiques to typos to self-doubt.
Last Monday of Every Month, April 28, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in person or via Zoom
Open Writer’s Labs
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.
Tuesday(s), May 6 & 13, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador
In this two-session workshop, Mixed Latine award-winning author Alex Temblador of Writing An Identity Not Your Own will discuss one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is not your own.
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30-8pm, Free, in person at Gemini Ink
LitMinds: A Book Club at Gemini Ink
Join us for the Lit Minds Book Club. We’re reading Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Saturdays, May 17, 2025, 10am-1:30pm CST, (includes a 30-minute lunch), via Zoom
The Art of Bad Poetry with Abby E. Murray
In this class, writers of all levels will strive to expand their understanding of the art of poetry, first by weeding out our judgments of “good” and “bad” poetry, then shaping poetry’s elusive boundaries by playing with work that challenges our notions of value and weakness.
Wednesdays, May 21, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom
Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
This free monthly 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.
Last Monday of Every Month, May 26, 6:30-8:30pm CST, in person or via Zoom
Open Writer’s Labs
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.
Know any budding writers? We’re excited to share we now have an Online Teen Writing Circle that will meet every last Saturday of the month for ages 13-19! Teens can explore different writing styles, share their work (optional), and have fun! Learn more.
Huge shout out to the H. E. Butt Foundation and Impact San Antonio for their generous support of this program!
Enjoy these free online mini-lessons from some of our Partner Classes faculty!:
For our multi-session workshops, we’ve partnered with Wet Ink, the only online platform designed exclusively for writing workshops to bring top-notch creative writing workshops to you. Led by published, professional writers, our classes are intentionally small so that each writer can get the time and attention their work deserves.
Our classes meet in a dedicated online classroom where you can interact with your classmates and instructor. Craft materials, lectures, reading assignments, and writing prompts are all available through the online classroom. Students also post their work, and provide and receive feedback within the Wetink platform.
What you get:
Wetink and Zoom meeting links will be sent via email to all registered participants 30 minutes prior to the start of the first class. If you don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam folder.
For detailed instructions on how to use Zoom, see Zoom video tutorials here.
