Alexandra van de Kamp

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avandekamp@geminiink.org
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Fascinating Characters in the Time of Netflix—An Intensive Workshop with Award-Winning Producer Marilyn Atlas

Online via Zoom

Spend an evening with LA producer and Talent Manager Marilyn Atlas, as she offers an insider’s look into the world of book-to-TV projects, TV screen-playing, and creating those memorable characters and scenes that everyone wants to binge-watch. Atlas will offer user-friendly advice, hands-on guidance, and an industry pro’s know-how and passion to discuss a range of techniques to take your screenplays and prose projects to the next level.

$125

Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and Transcendence

Guadalupe Theater 1301 Guadalupe St, San Antonio, Texas

Th e inaugural Sterling Houston Festival is a month-long series of events scheduled
for June 2022 presented by a city-wide collaboration of arts organizations honoring
the late African-American writer and San Antonio native, Sterling Houston. Join
Gemini Ink for a dramatic reading of “Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and
Transcendence,” one of Houston’s seminal works; followed by a panel discussion on
the bold vision of this playwright.

Free

Gemini Ink at the Poetic Republic Cafe

Poetic Republic Coffee Co. 2330 S. Presa St, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Join Gemini Ink this coming Friday, June 17th, for a night of poetry and literary celebration as we kick off the summer with our first in-person poetry event at the perfectly named (if we may say so ourselves) Poetic Republic Cafe! We’d love you to join us and sip some coffee or wine as you enjoy literary community in this inviting and welcoming space, created “for people to connect, engage, and create memorable moments” according to our awesome hosts and their wonderful manifesto! 

Free

Poesía Migrante: Writing about the Migrant Experience with Juan Felipe Herrera

Online via Zoom

This workshop is geared toward anyone with roots in the migrante experience or anyone who would like to write about it in new, thought-provoking ways. All levels are welcome, but novice writers who want to unlock the beauty of their own voice are highly encouraged to register. 

$150

The Big Texas Read featuring Wondra Chang

We're reading and discussing Wondra Chang's novel, Sonju. This session will be moderated by Jay Brandon. ABOUT SONJU: After she defies the rigid, oppressive Confucian tradition of order and conformity, Sonju descends from an aristocratic upbringing to working at a men’s club...

Free

The Big Texas Read featuring Laurie Ann Guerrero

Up Next: We’re reading and discussing Laurie Ann Guerrero’s collection of poems in the TCU Texas Poets Laureate Series: I have Eaten the Rattlesnake. The discussion will be moderated by Xelena González, the upcoming title Remembering (Simon & Schuster, 2023).

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 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

Gemini Ink’s 22nd Annual Inkstravaganza

McNay Art Museum 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, TX, United States

Join Gemini Ink, San Antonio's Writing Arts Center, at the beautiful McNay Art Museum on Friday, November 4th, for an unforgettable, lively evening celebrating the many worlds of Dr. Norma Elia Cantu!

The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Vincent Cooper

Up Next: Poet Vincent Cooper, author of the poetry collection, Zarzamora. This session will be moderated by Christopher “Rooster” Martinez, an educator and spoken word poet from San Antonio, Texas.

Free