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SUMMARY:Explore Four Japanese Poets: Inspiration from International Voices with Veronica Golos
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday(s)\, September 3\, 10\, 17 & 24\, 2025\, 6:30-8:30pm CT\, online via Zoom\nNonmember $200; Member $170; Student/Educator/Military $140 \n*EARN CPEs\nTWO SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE\n \nIn a time of worldwide strife and disconnection\, poetry reacquaints us with humanity in a way that transcends borders\, time zones\, and languages. Join master poetry teacher Veronica Golos on an international poetry tour. Next stop: Japan! \nIn this four-week generative poetry workshop\, we will read\, discuss deeply\, and draw our inspiration from foundational poets Kobayashi Issa\, Izumi Shikibu\, and contemporary poets Yuki Tanaka and Shizuka Omori. Yuki Tanaka\, and Shizuka Omori. We will explore each poet’s craft tools and apply these techniques to our work. Participants will receive a packet with poems and suggestions for developing their writing.  \nThis class is open to writers of all skill levels 18+. \nStudents will: \n\nWrite poems that follow the selected poet’s structure and theme\nReceive on-the-spot feedback for written work \n\nRead Veronica’s Writer’s Desk Q&A!\n\nVeronica Golos is the author of four poetry books: GIRL\, awarded the Naji Naaman Honor Prize in 2019; Rootwork\, winner of the 2016 Southwest Book Design Award in Poetry; Vocabulary of Silence\, a 2011 New Mexico Book Award winner that was translated into Arabic\, Spanish and Persian; and A Bell Buried Deep\, a Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize winner. She teaches poetry for Hugo House\, Gemini Ink\, and SOMOS. She reviews poetry books for Tupelo Press and works as a manuscript editor. She lives in Taos\, New Mexico\, with her husband\, David Pérez.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/exploring-japan/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250915T183000
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SUMMARY:YA 4U: Young Adult Writing with Gume Laurel
DESCRIPTION:Monday(s)\, September 15\, 22\, 29 & October 6\, 2025\, from 6:30-8:30pm CT\, Hybrid (available in-person and online via Zoom).\nNonmember $200; Member  $170; Student/Educator/Military $140 \n*EARN CPEs\nTWO SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE\n \nDo you have an idea for a Young Adult (YA) novel simmering in your mind? Have you always wanted to write YA but thought you were too old to connect with young readers? Learn to write YA from a place of lived experience! \nIn this four-session workshop series\, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard author\, Gume Laurel III\, will share personal insight into YA novel writing. We’ll start by reflecting on our own young adult experiences\, so we can write from a place of familiarity. From there\, we will lean into our own young adult writing voices\, regardless of our age or writing level. Then\, we’ll get to writing! Students will leave class with at least one rough draft of a YA flash fiction story. \nThis class is open to writers of all skill levels 18+. \nStudents will leave the course with: \n\nA clearer understanding of the young adult category\nConnection to their own young adult writing voice\nOne or more drafted chapters of a young adult flash fiction story\n\n\nGume is a Texan\, native to the Rio Grande Valley\, along the southernmost US/Mexico borderlands. He has dedicated himself to crafting literary works that promote inclusion and showcase diverse characters with intersectional identities. Gume’s stories especially highlight the underrepresented groups he is a part of: Latine\, Chicanx and queer. His first hi-lo verse novel\, Samson & Domingo\, published by West 44 Books\, received Honorable Mention for Best in LGBTQ+ Themed Book from the International Latino Book Awards. His most recently published hi-lo verse novel\, Solar Punks\, gives readers a hopeful look into a future powered by renewable energy\, and is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. When Gume isn’t writing\, he can be found getting lost on a hiking trail with his dogs Blu and Mouse. He’s also a botana connoisseur\, considers himself a professional amateur poet\, and firmly believes he could probably be a good DJ if he tried.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/ya-4u-young-adult-writing/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250917T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250917T203000
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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/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event,Online Workshop,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T183000
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SUMMARY:Short and to the Point: Writing Microfiction with Lyzette Wanzer
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday(s)\, September 24 & October 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, 2025 6:30-8:30pm CT online via Zoom\nNonmember $300; Member $255; Student/Educator/Military $210 \n*Please note: our printed schedule lists September 17 in error. The class begins September 24. \n*EARN CPEs\nLearn the art of microfiction! This genre challenges and sharpens your skills by teaching you how to write an attention-demanding story in only a few words.   \nIn this six-session workshop\, writers will discover the key to successful microfiction: a well-defined character and plot\, all compressed into an impactful short story. We’ll foster creativity and expand writing skills\, refining the ability to convey complex ideas concisely without sacrificing the story’s punch. Throughout the duration of the workshop\, students will write and revise a story of 300 words or less.  \nThis is an intermediate-level workshop. Prior prose or poetry writing experience is required and assumed. \nDuring this class you will: \n\nRead and parse multiple microfiction examples\nWorkshop your story with your peers\nReceive instructor feedback on your drafts\nExplore places to publish your piece\n\nRead Lyzette’s Writer’s Desk Q&A!\n\nLyzette Wanzer is a San Francisco writer\, editor\, and writing workshop instructor. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Mills College. A flash fiction connoisseur and essay aficionado\, her work has appeared in Callaloo\, The Los Angeles Review\, Pleiades\, The MacGuffin\, Flashquake\, and others. She is a contributor to Lyric Essay as Resistance\, The Chalk Circle\, Civil Liberties United\, and 642 Tiny Things to Write About. Lyzette presents at conferences including AWP\, CEA\, Litquake\, and the San Francisco Writers Conference. She judges literary contests in nonfiction and intercultural essay categories.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/short-and-to-the-point/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250927T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250927T133000
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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 over 15 years. After studying History in grad school\, he tromped around the outdoors doing conservation with teenagers. Spending time as a Montessori educator revealed the power of incorporating creativity with learning. Encouraging youth to tap into their creative abilities convinced him to discover his own. Since then\, in addition to his original love of storytelling\, he’s found a penchant for calligraphy\, puppetry\, poetry\, and block printing. A San Antonio native\, he explores the crystalline waters of Central Texas in his free time. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/teen-writing-circle-2025-03-29-2025-04-26/2025-09-27/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20250929T183000
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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-2-2020-08-31-2020-09-28-2021-06-28-2022-05-30-2022-06-27-2022-07-25-2023-03-27-2023-12-25-2025-04-28-2025-05-26/2025-09-29/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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