$59 for Members $119 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month. Are you ready to take your novel manuscript to the next level? Now more than ever, a strong opening is vital for a novel’s success. Your manuscript has very little time in an agent’s hands or a … Continue reading “Jump Start Your Novel” with Sara Kocek
$59 for Members $119 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month. Constant tension leads to constant reading. Learn how to create suspense to keep your readers hooked. In this class we will work on developing an understanding of how twists and turns operate in fiction, including how and … Continue reading “The Art of Suspense: How to Write Twists and Build Tension” with Gabino Iglesias
The One Page Salon (called “the best literary evening in town” by the Austin American-Statesman) is a monthly reading series presented by the Writers’ League of Texas and Owen Egerton. Five outstanding writers will read one page from a work in progress – which means the audience will be among the first to hear original new … Continue reading One Page Salon
It's time again for our Member Meet-up! The WLT Member Meet-up is a great chance to mix and mingle with fellow writers. Our hope with these meet-ups is to help facilitate writerly connections with our members -- plus, you'll get to spend time with your dedicated WLT staff! A win/win. Join us for what is … Continue reading Member Meet-up March 2023
$59 for Members $119 for Non-Members Can't make it to the live class? No problem! All classes are recorded and made available to class registrants for one month. This class is a part of the "Fiction Essentials" class package. What are ten things you can start doing today to make your writing come alive on … Continue reading “Foundations of Fiction: 10 Lessons for Elevating Your Writing” with Diane Zinna
Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions focused on the craft of writing. Our Hondo, TX event will feature Amy Gentry presenting "Thrill Your Darlings: Borrowing Across Genres to Strengthen Your Novel" and Donna Johnson presenting "Deepening the Narrative: Moving … Continue reading Texas Writes in Hondo, TX
“The stories in A New Race of Men from Heaven move elegantly between the ache of loneliness and the grace of connection, however fleeting.” —Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections Kirk Wilson’s Out of Season reminds us that the supernatural is in our marrow, in stories that are at once unruly, intelligent, … Continue reading March Third Thursday: WLT On the Craft of Writing: Short Fiction
$59 for Members $119 for Non-Members Can't make it to the live class? No problem! All classes are recorded and made available to class registrants for one month. This class is a part of the "Fiction Essentials" class package. When you start out writing a work of fiction, you might have a character, a setting, … Continue reading “Plot Generator: Story-Worthy Problems and Situations that Drive Your Fiction” with Chaitali Sen
Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions focused on the craft of writing. Our Van Alstyne, TX event will feature Donna M. Johnson presenting "Deepening the Narrative: Moving Beyond the Personal in Memoir" and Kathleen Kent presenting "Criminal Minds: The … Continue reading Texas Writes in Van Alstyne, TX
$59 for Members $119 for Non-Members Can't make it to the live class? No problem! All classes are recorded and made available to class registrants for one month. Conversation is at the heart of how we communicate, yet writing dialogue is something many writers struggle with. In this class, we’ll study examples of great dialogue—across genres … Continue reading “Giving Your Story a Voice with Dialogue” with Natalia Sylvester
BookPeople welcomes Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton in conversation with Becka Oliver to celebrate the release of Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth. The event will include a moderated discussion, a reading, an audience Q&A, and a signing line. ABOUT BLACK CHAMELEON: MEMORY, WOMANHOOD, AND MYTH: In the literary tradition of Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House, … Continue reading Book Launch: “Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth” by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton in conversation with Becka Oliver
$25 per ticket If you’d like to register for all of the Agents Symposium monthly presentations (including the recording for the February 25 presentation and access to the remaining live presentations from March through November), please select the second ticket option or click here ($250 total). NOTE: If you are registered for the Agents Symposium … Continue reading 2023 Agents Symposium: “The Ins and Outs of Approaching Agents” with Eric Smith
$59 for Members $119 for Non-Members Can't make it to the live class? No problem! All classes are recorded and made available to class registrants for one month. This class is a part of the "Fiction Essentials" class package. Characters are the most important part of any story. Creating fictional characters (or even characters based … Continue reading “Developing Authentic and Compelling Characters in Fiction” with John Pipkin
