"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”
ATTENTION: This event has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 30th at 8:00 PM CDT. To RSVP for the rescheduled event, click here. Most of our programming discusses topics on the craft and business of writing, but we don’t often get to talk about what it’s like to be a human who happens to be a … Continue reading WLT On the Writing Life: “Writing Through Difficult Times” with Laekan Zea Kemp
For this conversation, we'll be joined by Sharon Oard Warner to discuss the novella. "A novella compresses the world with a short story's focus, but it explores that smaller space with a novel's generosity." -Josh Weil, author of The New Valley: Novellas For this event, we're partnering with one of our favorite indie bookstores, BookWoman. You … Continue reading WLT On the Craft of Writing: Writing the Novella
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 August 7
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: Revival Season by Monica West
We hope you can join us for our New Member Orientation on Thursday, August 12 at 7:15 PM CDT on Zoom. We'll share a short presentation about the ins and outs of membership, including the many member benefits you can take advantage of, how to set up your member experience on the WLT website, special programs and opportunities … Continue reading New Member Orientation August 2021
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 August 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 August 17
The publishing industry is constantly changing. It's important to stay up-to-date with things like trends, best sellers, and sales, but there's so much more that goes into writing a book, especially when you're an adult writing for teens. Join us in August as we dive into what it takes to write YA today with three … Continue reading August Third Thursday: “Writing YA Today”
A few times a year, the WLT hosts WLT Off the Beaten Craft, a free presentation from an author who knows their stuff, focused on a genre, form, or topic that we don’t often get to talk about. These “Off the Beaten Craft” presentations are free and open to all. About the event: In this … Continue reading WLT Off the Beaten Craft: “The Ins & Outs of Sensitivity Reading” with Shenwei Chang
