Writing Workshop | Home & Exile: Mastering Your Memoir

Zoom

| Virtual Writing Workshop |   Everyone has a story to tell. But how can we tell captivating stories about real people? Whether you’re writing your own memoir or want to document a family history, you need to know what idea or message you want to convey to a reader. Once you’ve tackled the big...

Free

African Americans Rooted & Rising: T. Mychael Rambo & Jasmine McBride

Zoom

| Virtual Event |   Embracing Our Roots is a conversation series that reaches back into the history of Minnesota’s African American arts community. The purpose is to pass this knowledge along to the new generation that is now ascending as leaders in our African American arts community. The series features Elders and Culture Bearers who...

Free

We Are Meant to Rise (Minnesota Writers Series)

Minnesota Humanities Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and an interactive round table discussion around the book, “We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World,” which was published by University of Minnesota Press with More Than a Single Story. The book’s editors, Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, will be joined...

Free

Writing Workshop | Home & Exile: Novels Without Fiction

Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, United States

| In-person Writing Workshop | Novels without Fiction is how Spanish writer, Javier Cercas, describes his stories; books in which reporting and narrative go hand in hand. It is a style that includes dialogue and character development, and makes literary non-fiction come alive for many readers. Please bring your chosen topic to share. It can...

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Anthology Reading: We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World

Soul Bone Literary Festival 2022 will host a reading of the anthology We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World, edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura. Our readers tonight are Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, Ahmad Qais Munhazim, Diane Wilson, and Sun Yung Shin. Carolyn Holbrook will introduce and curated this evening...

We Are Meant to Rise Reading & Panel

Jewish Family Services 1633 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Jewish Family Service of St. Paul (JFS) invites the public to join the unveiling and dedication of The Bruce Goodman Read in Color Little Free Library at on Sunday, September 11 at 2:00 p.m. The library, built by Highland Park residents Mike and Mary Link, brings diverse books to Little Free Library book-sharing boxes that...

Writer to Writer: Marcie Rendon & Leya Hale

Zoom

Writer to Writer is a series featuring conversations between BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) writers. Join author and playwright, Marcie Rendon (White Earth Nation) and documentary producer Leya Hale (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné Nations) in a conversation on their writing and their lives. They will also discuss issues that affect their Indigenous communities...

Writer to Writer: Writing to Tell a Story

Franklin Library 1314 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN

Dakota and Diné Documentary Producer, Leya Hale, will share her process for developing story structures and character narratives for non-fiction documentary storytelling. The workshop will be followed by a Q&A. Collaborator: More Than a Single Story. This program is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. This writing workshop is part of...

Writer to Writer: Writing Strong Characters

Nokomis Library 5100 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Whether you are writing a short story or a novel, a memoir or even a poem, your characters need to be full and round. Marcie Rendon (White Earth Nation) will provide writing exercises to create and develop strong, memorable characters. We will share our work and engage in a brief Q&A about the business of...

We Are Meant to Rise Event (Private)

| Private Event | A panel discussion about anthology We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World for the British American Partnership.   PANELISTS Carolyn Holbrook is a writer, educator, and an advocate for the healing power of the arts. Her memoir, Tell Me Your Names and I Will won...