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SUMMARY:AWN: Summer soiree and open mic at the Village Smithy Restaurant
DESCRIPTION:Details to come!
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-summer-soiree-and-open-mic-at-the-village-smithy-restaurant/
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:AWN: State of the Publishing Industry
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Larimer\, Editor in Chief of Poets & Writers magazine\, will be in-person at this meeting to discuss the state of the publishing industry in 2024. He is also the coauthor of The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer: Everything You Need to Know About Craft\, Inspiration\, Agents\, Editors\, Publishing\, and the Business of Building a Sustainable Writing Career (Avid Reader Press\, 2020). He has given presentations and appeared on a number of panels on publishing at events such as the Library of Congress National Book Festival\, the Sozopol Fiction Seminars\, the Anguilla Lit Fest\, the Slice Literary Writer’s Conference\, the Iceland Writers Retreat\, the Kauai Writers Conference\, the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference\, Poets Forum\, the Bronx Book Fair\, and the Writer’s Hotel.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-state-of-the-publishing-industry/
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:AWN: Local Bookstore Panel
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n  \nLocal Bookstore Panel \nThursday\, March 21 @ 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.\nIn-Person at Bonfire Coffee Company (433 Main Street\, Carbondale\, CO 81623) \nLocal booksellers from BookBinders and White River Books will share their expertise for writers who hope to one day see their own work on the shelf. \nSnacks\, coffee\, tea\, beer and wine will be provided.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-member-readings-with-optional-feedback/
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240215T183000
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SUMMARY:AWN: Nisi Shawl teaches Writing the Other
DESCRIPTION:Writing the Other: A Practical Approach has been the standard text on inclusivity in speculative fiction for over 20 years.  Its co-author Nisi Shawl teaches writers helpful tools for the work of respectfully representing characters differing from their creators’ race\, age\, gender\, etc.; they’ve previously appeared at Duke University\, Spelman College\, University of Hawaii Manoa and many other learning institutions.\n\nShawl is also a prolific short story author and multiple award-winning editor.  Their most recent publication is Kinning\, a sequel to their Nebula finalist alternate history Everfair.  They live in Seattle\, near a large lake filled with dangerous currents and millionaires.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-nisi-shawl-teaches-writing-the-other/
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Writing Workshop: Let the Writing Make the Rules – with Kate Milliken
DESCRIPTION:Join Aspen Words for a one-day intensive in Pitkin County Library’s Dunaway Community Room (120 N. Mill St. Aspen\, CO) led by author Kate Milliken. \nRegistration for this workshop is now closed\, all available spots have been filled. \nPlease reach out to Mallory.Kaufman@aspeninstitute.org to add your name to the waitlist. \nWORKSHOP DETAILS\nWhen we talk about (and teach) creative writing we often speak in terms of the rules of craft. While it is important to have a knowledge of what has worked time and again to create compelling stories\, in order to write a truly singular story you will need to move beyond convention. Often students of creative writing are so aware of how a story is supposed to be told that they fail to hear the wisdom that is already present in their own writing; its subtle whispers about how it wants to be told. In this one day intensive\, through close readings of unconventional narratives\, generative writing prompts\, and an in-depth discussion of our own projects\, we will deepen our understanding of the voice\, the shape\, and the themes that our work seeks to articulate. Whether you come to our meeting with just an idea of the story you want to tell or you have a full rough draft in your desk\, our time together will embolden you to take the next step—from getting the first pages written to embarking on a needed revision—with a deeper connection to the material and a greater authority\, moving you beyond crafting a story to making it your very own. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nKate Milliken is the Iowa Award winning author of the short story collection “If I’d Known You Were Coming” and the novel\, “Kept Animals\,” which was long listed for the 2020 First Novel Prize and hailed by the New York Times Book Review as a novel of “deft insights and gorgeous\, sensual description.” Kate has written television and commercial advertising and taught on behalf of UCLA\, the University of Michigan\, and The Center for Fiction. Her work has appeared in O\, the Oprah Magazine\, the Santa Monica Review\, Zyzzyva\, and Fiction\, among others and her work has been supported by Tin House\, the Vermont Studio Center\, Sewanee Writers Workshop\, and the Ragdale Foundation. Kate is currently a freelance editor and writing coach and she lives with her family in the Midwest.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/writing-workshop-let-the-writing-make-the-rules-with-kate-milliken/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Workshop: The Magic of Sudden\, Micro and Flash: Very Short Stories led by Pam Painter
DESCRIPTION:ALL DAY SUNDAY\, OCT. 23 \n \nSunday\, Oct. 23 @ 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | \nIn-Person at Pitkin County Library (120 N Mill St\, Aspen) \nPam will be teaching the workshop in-person. Space is limited. \nAWN members receive a discount ($40 for AWN members; $90 for non-members). \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:  \nThis workshop will explore the elements of stories under 750 words.  To begin\, we’ll discuss the concept of the unstable situation.  Plot and conflict sit like boulders on these tiny stories although the tension in an unstable situation is the only drama necessary.  And because first sentences are windows into worlds\, we’ll write a lot of first sentences in a short amount of time.  Next\, we’ll experience the mystery and magic of prompts and how they arrive out of nowhere and immediately will conjure up six or seven new stories.  Then we’ll discover how the words “what if” can lead to startling ways to continue and even complete a story.  Finally\, we’ll ride some of these new story beginnings to satisfying ends. The class will be fast-paced and exciting and most of all productive.  I’ll send you home with a list of my favorite Flashanthologies and collections\, places to submit your work\, and inspiring quotes by writers to serve as future signposts.  We have a whole day to write.   A luxury.  Let’s do it.    \n All attendees must upload their proof of vaccination in advance on the ReturnSafe app. 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/workshop-the-magic-of-sudden-micro-and-flash-very-short-stories-led-by-pam-painter-2/
LOCATION:United States
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SUMMARY:Aspen Writers' Network Event: State of the Publishing Industry
DESCRIPTION:A literary agent for over 25 years\, with agencies like William Morris and the Gernert Company\, Stephanie Cabot will share her broad expertise with AWN while expounding on the current state of the publishing industry. She’ll specifically address how to market yourself as a writer and how to find the best possible agent for you. Cabot will leave plenty of time open to questions and has asked that members email a brief description of their writing to AW\, so she can tailor her remarks accordingly. AWN members should send those descriptions to Jamie Kravitz. \nABOUT STEPHANIE CABOTHalf French\, half American\, Stephanie was educated in Europe and in the U.S. where she majored in History at Harvard. Her agenting career began in London\, where she spent nine years at William Morris – London\, the last five as Managing Director where she built a list of international bestselling and prize-winning authors. She moved back to the States in 2005\, joined The Gernert Company\, and is now selectively adding writers from a variety of genres\, including commercial and literary fiction\, latte lit\, and non-fiction. She is especially interested in writers who tell original stories with strong narratives and create distinctive characters. Recent author publications include The Kindness of Enemies (Leila Aboulela – Grove)\, Magonia (Maria D. Headley – Harper Collins)\, Jade Dragon Mountain (Elsa Hart – Macmillan)\, The Secret Wisdom of the Earth (Christopher Scotton – Hachette)\,Vanessa and Her Sister (Priya Parmar – Random House\, We Are Called to Rise (Laura McBride – S&S)\, The Canterbury Sisters (Kim Wright – Gallery\, S&S)\, All the Old Knives (Olen Steinhauer – Minotaur)\, Hild (Nicola Griffith – FSG)\,  Paradise of The Pacific (Susanna Moore – FSG) and Babayaga (Toby Barlow – FSG).  In 2016\, authors she represents who will publish their work include: Mark Tompkins (Last Days of Magic – Viking Penguin )\,  Mindy Meija (Everything You Want Me To Be – Emily Bestler Books\, S&S)\, JoAnn Chaney (What You Don’t Know – Flatiron Books) and Martin Walker (Fatal Pursuit – Knopf). \n 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-writers-network-event-state-of-the-publishing-industry/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Aspen Writers' Network Event: State of the Publishing Industry
DESCRIPTION:A literary agent for over 25 years\, with agencies like William Morris and the Gernert Company\, Stephanie Cabot will share her broad expertise with AWN while expounding on the current state of the publishing industry. She’ll specifically address how to market yourself as a writer and how to find the best possible agent for you. Cabot will leave plenty of time open to questions and has asked that members email a brief description of their writing to AW\, so she can tailor her remarks accordingly. AWN members should send those descriptions to Jamie Kravitz. \nABOUT STEPHANIE CABOTHalf French\, half American\, Stephanie was educated in Europe and in the U.S. where she majored in History at Harvard. Her agenting career began in London\, where she spent nine years at William Morris – London\, the last five as Managing Director where she built a list of international bestselling and prize-winning authors. She moved back to the States in 2005\, joined The Gernert Company\, and is now selectively adding writers from a variety of genres\, including commercial and literary fiction\, latte lit\, and non-fiction. She is especially interested in writers who tell original stories with strong narratives and create distinctive characters. Recent author publications include The Kindness of Enemies (Leila Aboulela – Grove)\, Magonia (Maria D. Headley – Harper Collins)\, Jade Dragon Mountain (Elsa Hart – Macmillan)\, The Secret Wisdom of the Earth (Christopher Scotton – Hachette)\,Vanessa and Her Sister (Priya Parmar – Random House\, We Are Called to Rise (Laura McBride – S&S)\, The Canterbury Sisters (Kim Wright – Gallery\, S&S)\, All the Old Knives (Olen Steinhauer – Minotaur)\, Hild (Nicola Griffith – FSG)\,  Paradise of The Pacific (Susanna Moore – FSG) and Babayaga (Toby Barlow – FSG).  In 2016\, authors she represents who will publish their work include: Mark Tompkins (Last Days of Magic – Viking Penguin )\,  Mindy Meija (Everything You Want Me To Be – Emily Bestler Books\, S&S)\, JoAnn Chaney (What You Don’t Know – Flatiron Books) and Martin Walker (Fatal Pursuit – Knopf). \n 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-writers-network-event-state-of-the-publishing-industry-2/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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