CLASSES, EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS
March 26, 2024
What does it mean to be an "emerging" writer, and how can you bust out of your cocoon and bring your words to the world?
May 29, 2023
The girls chat with Rebecca Morrison - a lawyer turned writer who recently went viral with a piece she wrote for the Today show.
February 10, 2024
Trauma, racial injustice, rape culture, family relationships, body image: we all carry these weights around with us in our own way. How can we examine and write about them without crumbling under their weight? Join TJ Butler, Rebecca Morrison, and Tara Campbell for a discussion of working productively with tough material: how to start, how to dig, and how to recognize and respect your limits.
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS: FIND THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOUR WORK
Get your essays ready for commercial publication and get closer to yes!
Learn the key elements of getting your essay into national commercial publications and mass media–the places that create “hot essays,” help sell your book, and pay! Rebecca Morrison has cracked the code with publications in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Today Show, Newsweek, HuffPost, Salon, and more, and she’ll be sharing her top tools and techniques to get YOUR work ready for submission–and optimize your chances of getting a yes.
WRITING DIFFICULT TRUTHS IN FICTION WORKSHOP
In this workshop, local writers TJ Butler (Dating Silky Maxwell, ELJ Editions 2023) and Rebecca Morrison will join local educator Suzette Romero to discuss the ways readers, writers, and those interested in writing can tackle difficult subjects. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.
