Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. In 2021, the WLT will host two write-ins every month, January through December. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but your friendly WLT staff will welcome you at the start and will check back in at the end. … Continue reading 2021 Write-In June 15
We all have bodies that allow us to experience the world around us in unique, but ultimately human ways. Writer Lidia Yuknavitch says that "we are all walking around carrying every experience we have ever had written on our bodies. Our physical bodies." And this very truth speaks to the importance of listening to our … Continue reading June Third Thursday: “Writing About the Body”
$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one week. Do you know what it takes to build your platform as a writer? Whether you're just getting started or you've got a book deal and are ready to take your work to the next level, building an … Continue reading “Building Your Platform as a Writer” with KB
About the event: BookTok, or the subsection of TikTok to discuss books and all things literary, is growing everyday. There are billions of views on #BookTok, and book sales are soaring with corresponding viral videos. In this WLT Off the Beaten Craft presentation, a self-described TikTok addict and Zoomer, will discuss the basics of the … Continue reading WLT Off the Beaten Craft: “Not Just for Dancing: How to Use TikTok to Connect with Readers” with Alexandria Juarez
For this event, we'll be joined by Bryan Burrough and Chris Tomlinson, two of the co-authors of the new book Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth. As the authors note in the book's Introduction: "The story of the Alamo is simple, right? ... The problem is that much of what you think … Continue reading WLT On the Craft of Writing: ReWriting History
Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. In 2021, the WLT will host two write-ins every month, January through December. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but your friendly WLT staff will welcome you at the start and will check back in at the end. … Continue reading 2021 Write-In July 3
It’s the first ever WLT Book Club and we hope you’ll join in! All summer long (June, July, & August), we’ll be reading the debut novels featured at our April Third Thursday panel discussion. We’ll get together monthly on Zoom to discuss one of the books. Each discussion will be led by a WLT staff … Continue reading WLT Book Club: The Atmospherians by Alex McElroy
It's time again for our Monthly Member Meet-up! Have you been wanting to meet another like-minded writer to share critiques with, or interested in creating a writing group? The WLT Monthly 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 … Continue reading Member Meet-up July 2021
Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. In 2021, the WLT will host two write-ins every month, January through December. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but your friendly WLT staff will welcome you at the start and will check back in at the end. … Continue reading 2021 Write-In July 13
"Perhaps, then, unlikeable characters, the ones who are the most human, are also the ones who are the most alive." - Roxane Gay In July, our Third Thursday panel discussion will explore "Writing Unlikeable Characters." For this conversation, we'll be flipping that concept of an "unlikeable character" on its head. This will be a celebration of … Continue reading July Third Thursday: “Writing Unlikeable Characters”
