Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

(Poetry) Slam 101 with C.L. “Rooster” Martinez

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

Take the first steps towards that microphone with this deep dive into the world of slam poetry with spoken word veteran, C.L. “Rooster” Martinez! (Poetry) Slam 101 is a performance and generative workshop that will examine the background and history of slam poetry as an event and competitive form. Participants will create work for the slam/competitive stage, learn editing strategies for work intended for the slam stage, collaborate on team or “group poems”, and receive instant feedback on written work and performances and strategies (examples and coaching) for the slam stage. 

$125

2022 Virtual Mentorship Celebration

Online via Zoom

Gemini Ink is thrilled to host a Virtual Mentorship Celebration featuring our two 2022 Poetry Mentees: Taslim Tagore and Chelsea Wu! They have worked closely with award-winning poet Laura Van Prooyen through a 6-month mentorship that included writing practice, feedback, deep revision, and publication guidance. Join us from the comfort of your own home as we listen to the latest work from these up-and-coming writers.

Free

The Big Texas Read featuring Dr Carmen Tafolla & Regina Moya

Online via Zoom

Up Next: We’re reading and discussing Carmen Tafolla’s The Last Butterfly/La Ultima Mariposa, illustrated by Regina Moya and winner of the most inspiring bilingual children’s book for the International Latino Book Awards. The discussion will be moderated by artist and writer Regina Moya.

Free

The Big Give 2022

We're participating in The Big Give 2022 on Thursday, Sep 22-23! For 2 days people are supporting their favorite non-profit arts and cultural organizations.

For over 25 years, readers and writers like you have made Gemini Ink the center for the writing arts in San Antonio. Together we've created a community dedicated to celebrating the power of words and the impact of sharing our stories. We believe the written word can transform lives!

Free

Parenthood in a Time of Dread

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

Join us for a reading with poets Craig Beaven and Emily Perez. Bio: Craig Beaven...

Free

Deep Revision with Katey Schultz

This 3-session workshop is designed to empower writers with revision techniques to apply to memoir, essays, flash, short stories, or novels. Whether trying to revise a stand-alone chapter or considering the broader arc of your full manuscript, these techniques are graspable, effective, and empowering.

Boost Your Creativity In the Classroom: A workshop for educators of all kinds

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

Everyone is creative, but being an educator takes a special kind of innovation. In this workshop, we will discover new ways to build creative muscles as teachers which will inspire and nurture creative confidence in students. This workshop includes exercises and writing prompts that boost collaboration and imagination.

$125

The Big Texas Read featuring Jill Alexander Essbaum

Up Next: We’re discussing Jill Alexander Essbaum’s Hausfrau: A Novel. Poet, writer, and educator Jessica Piazza will be in discussion with Jill about the craft and business of writing.

Free

Writing About the Weird with Leticia Urieta

Online via Zoom

Are you a storyteller? Have you ever considered how to push the boundaries of what storytelling could be?  Ever wonder what blending genres of horror, folktales and traditional stories, as well as magical imaginings, could mean for your work? In this writing workshop for adults 16+, we will explore short stories, poems and hybrid pieces that help us reimagine realities and unlock the strange, the magical, the grotesque, and the beautiful that we find in our familial stories and our everyday lives. 

$105

Intro to Erasure with Jennifer Steinorth

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

Are you plagued by stress, fatigue and increased screen time? Many artists and writers feel blocked. Working with found materials can help penetrate blocks and reclaim agency. 

Through erasure, we are able to take existing text and blackout, erase, and obscure what is already written to create a whole new text that talks back to history, institutions, news media, departed souls, and any force that threatens to silence us.   

$100

The Songwriting Master Class: Better Lyrics… Better Stories… Better Songs with Nathan Brown

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

This workshop deals with finding a song’s “main goal,” its central theme, and then explores the various ways we can “drive home” that story for other listeners to appreciate. We’ll take a look at the inner workings of several song forms and structures so we can better understand how to apply our particular stories to those classic structures.

$135