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SUMMARY:The Big Give SA 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sep 17–18 in raising $20\,000 to support writers.\nHelp Us Reach Our Big Give Goal!\n \nLearn about the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund in the video above! \nDouble Your Impact for Emerging Writers! \nEvery gift to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund during The Big Give helps bring writing to life—for 160 San Antonians. \nAll donations from The Big Give are in support of the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Gemini Ink established this fund for emerging writers in honor of esteemed journalist Cary Clack\, a beloved member of the Gemini Ink board. Born and raised in San Antonio\, Cary Clack became the first Black journalist on the metro desk at the San Antonio Express-News\, where he has covered local and national news and social issues for three decades. He is the author of Clowns and Rats Scare Me and More Finish Lines to Cross and was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2017. \nThis year\, all donations support the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund—honoring San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers. Your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by generous donors\, doubling its power. \n“A lot of people don’t see themselves as writers and just need the encouragement to do it.” –Cary Clack \n\nYour gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by our generous donors Dr. Karen A. Waldron and Patricia Pratchett\, doubling its power.\nHelp us honor San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers through our popular Cary Clack Scholarship Fund.” \n\nGemini Ink’s mission is to teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels. We believe everyone has a story\, and writing that story is powerful. By 2026\, our strategic vision is to teach 15\,000 people how to bring their stories to life. \nAnyone can apply to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Learn more about our scholarships. \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-big-give-sa-2025/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valeri Aragon":MAILTO:varagon@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s 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-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-09-17/
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SUMMARY:The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Joaquín Zihuatanejo
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, September 17th\, 2025\, via Zoom for a conversation with Joaquín Zihuatanejo\, to discuss his new book\, OccupyWhiteness (Deep Vellum). Moderated by Natasha Carrizosa.\n\n\n(Virtual Readings Quarterly @ 7pm CST) \n\n\nRSVP \n\nStarting from long-form works of literature by straight\, white men\, Joaquín Zihuatanejo occupies their pages\, erasing words and sections\, leaving only his poetry behind — the white space that remains becoming colonized Brown verse. \nOccupy Whiteness is an act of rebellion that reclaims spaces and highlights a history of erasure of Brown life. An unflinching look at the present day\, the collection is haunted and blessed by the image of ancestors who braved the river and desert to travel into border states for the opportunity of freedom. These are poems meant to agitate and create unease\, to make the reader realize that neither their author nor the immigrant children he describes are Other. Through poems and interspersed photography from the border\, Zihuatanejo poignantly depicts this equally beautiful and brutal place we call home. \n\nAbout the Author\nJoaquin Zihuatanejo is a poet\, spoken word artist\, and award-winning teacher. Born and raised in the barrio of East Dallas\, in his work Joaquín strives to capture the duality of the Chicano culture. He’s been called\, “one of the most dynamic and passionate performance poets in the country\, melding equal parts comedy\, poetry\, and dramatic monologue into a crowd-pleasing display of verbal fireworks… always thrilling\, Joaquín’s hilariously manic presentation is full of compassion and nuance\, never sacrificing substance for style.” Joaquin was a National Poetry Slam Finalist\, a Grand Slam Spoken Word Champion\, and HBO Def Poet\, performing at universities\, conferences and poetry slams all over the North America and Europe. \n\nAbout the Moderator\nNatasha Carrizosa is a vessel of the word – poet\, writer\, speaker\, and teaching artist. Her grounding work is deeply rooted in her BIPOC living experiences\, mindfulness\, and truths. Author of mexiafricana\, heavy light\, and crown. Her work has been published in Manteca! – an anthology of Afro-Latino poets\, CONTRA: Texas Poets Speak Out\, The Ascentos Review\, Learn Then Burn 2\, defunkt & cutthroat magazines\, R2: The Rice Review\, huizache #9\, and AfroLatinas and LatiNegras (Critical Africana Studies.)
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-big-texas-author-talk-featuring-joaquin-zihuatanejo/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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