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
Level 1 (Class Only): $289 for Members, $349 for Non-Members Level 2 (Class + Private Consultation): $349 for Members, $409 for Non-Members This July, join us for our virtual 2021 Summer Writing Retreat featuring three classes on memoir, fiction, and revision. Each class will meet weekly for four weeks, starting the week of July 5. Our memoir class with Jessica … Continue reading Summer Writing Retreat: “Writing to Discover: The Art of Memoir” with Jessica Wilbanks
Registration for the Write Away will close at 5:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, July 7. If you’d like to be a part of the Summer Writing Retreat but you’re not ready to commit to a class – or maybe you’re just getting started on a project and you’d like to get in as much writing … Continue reading Summer Writing Retreat: Write Away
Level 1 (Class Only): $289 for Members, $349 for Non-Members Level 2 (Class + Private Consultation): $349 for Members, $409 for Non-Members This July, join us for our virtual 2021 Summer Writing Retreat featuring three classes on memoir, fiction, and revision. Each class will meet weekly for four weeks, starting the week of July 5. Our fiction class with Charlotte … Continue reading Summer Writing Retreat: “Exploration & Generation: Playing with Fiction Fundamentals” with Charlotte Gullick
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
Level 1 (Class Only): $289 for Members, $349 for Non-Members Level 2 (Class + Private Consultation): $349 for Members, $409 for Non-Members This July, join us for our virtual 2021 Summer Writing Retreat featuring three classes on memoir, fiction, and revision. Each class will meet weekly for four weeks, starting the week of July 5. Our revision class with Chaitali … Continue reading Summer Writing Retreat: “Layering: A Structured Approach to Revision” with Chaitali Sen
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”
