Author Silviana Wood at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
The Guadalupe Latino Bookstore 1300 Guadalupe St, San Antonio, Texas"It is a masterpiece!" "Silviana Wood is La Mera Mera." -Denise Chávez, author of Loving...
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Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
Online via ZoomThe Veteran’s Writing Collective 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.
Free
The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Leticia Urieta
Online via ZoomJoin us for a free author talk & discussion with Leticia Urieta, author of Las Criaturas. This session will be moderated by jo reyes-boitel, a poet, essayist, and playwright.
In Las Criaturas, Leticia Urieta hones the conventions of folklore and mythology to center girls & women in a present context. Otherworldly and musical, Las Criaturas positions the monstrous as a form of power and place of refuge, firmly asking readers the pertinent questions: “Who creates the monsters? How do las criaturas that pervade our past, present, and future find justice?” Urieta has gifted us a daring and playful new work that points us in the right direction.
–Reyes Ramirez, author of The Book of Wanderers
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Deadline to apply to the 2023 Bexar County Arts Internship
Assist the Director of Programs in revamping Gemini Ink’s Autograph Series, which presents writers of national and international stature—many of them recipients of major prizes such as the Pulitzer or National Book Award. The internship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate college students who are Bexar County residents attending a college or university in Bexar County or outside of the county, as long as the student is a resident of Bexar County and able to show proof of the same.
Free
How to Get Yourself Out on Social Media for Busy Writers with Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson and Zach Jewell
Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United StatesAre you a busy writer seeking balance between a hectic writing life and building a network of social media supporters? Want to get to know your followers but just can’t find the time?
2020-2023 San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson and social media expert Zach Jewell are teaming up to share insider secrets for creating engaging, writing-related social media content that will keep your followers up-to-date and involved with you as a writer and human being.
$140
Open Writer’s Labs
Online via ZoomThese 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.
Free
All Things Are Alive: Animating the Inanimate–Puppetry for Writers with Mobi Warren
Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United StatesAre you looking for a different way to tap into your creativity? Are you ready to experience the curiosity, wonder, and empathy that puppetry naturally inspires? Under the guidance of puppeteer and poet Mobi Warren, workshop participants will build a simple hand puppet from paper mâché and cloth, and breathe life into the personality that emerges. The process may culminate in a poem, a short prose piece, or a monologue puppet script. Participants will be encouraged to sense the livingness in the materials used and to explore unexpected insights that emerge as the puppet acquires form. No puppetry experience is required to attend this workshop, and writers of all levels are welcome.
$145
MOSAIC Ekphrastic Poetry Celebration
Contemporary at Blue Star 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TexasWe're celebrating the work by high school students who created visual art and write an original ekphrastic poems for National Poetry Month. This special series of workshops was led by San Antonio’s Poet Laureate, Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, in partnership with MOSAIC Studio, Contemporary at Blue Star. The celebration takes place at MOSAIC Studio.
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Words, Wine and Wisdom: A Night of Stories with Leticia Urieta, Rooster Martinez & Andrew Porter
Poetic Republic Coffee Co. 2330 S. Presa St, San Antonio, Texas, United StatesJoin us for a night of poetry and literary celebration as we partner with our friends at Poetic Republic Coffee Co. to create an inviting space for the writing community to share words, wine, and wisdom, with a little latte or espresso on the side. Special guests are Leticia Urieta, C.L. “Rooster” Martinez and Andrew Porter.
Free
Literary Movements with Rod Carlos Rodriguez
Government Canyon 12861 Galm Road, San Antonio, United StatesWe'll examine literary movements and their nature-based connections so that we may draw upon them for our own creativity. We'll be in nature’s classroom, the great outdoors! And we'll share and write from the comfort of the Government Canyon Gallery, which provides an enclosed classroom wrapped in windows and a gorgeous 360° view of the surrounding woods. Class participants will use body movement as a source of creativity, find their own corners of nature to sit in and write from, and participate in small group work. Bring a bottle of water and a folding chair!
$90
11th Annual San Antonio Book Festival
UTSA Southwest Campus 300 Augusta St, San Antonio, TexasGemini Ink is thrilled to announce our presence at the upcoming San Antonio Book Festival on Saturday, April 15th. Join us from 9am to 5pm at the Central Library and UTSA Southwest Campus in downtown San Antonio, where we'll be ready to engage with everyone who attends this exciting event!
Free
The Art of Bad Poetry with Abby Murray
Online via ZoomWhat do we even mean when we consider a poem “good” or “bad”? Beginners aren’t the only ones who benefit from conversations that question our assumptions about poetry and the way we practice connecting with our own voices. Established poets also gain from discussing poetry’s rules and reputation, its stereotypes and possibilities. 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. Expect laughter. Anticipate letting go of fears that limit us. Plan to write.