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Workshops
At Abode, we believe offering affordable workshops and community events is important so all writers can have access to writing tools/techniques and much needed community engagement. We strive to create safe spaces for our staff, authors, and community members.
*By attending any events/workshops, please understand no forms of bigotry, racism, homophobia, transphobia, or other discriminatory acts will be permitted, and if acted upon, will result in your immediate removal from our spaces.
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2024 Abode Workshop Pass
$100
100
Gain access to all 11 of Abode's workshops for 2024.
Valid for one year
Upcoming Workshops
Membership OfferSat, May 18Virtual WorkshopMay 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CDTVirtual WorkshopIn this workshop, intended for poets but open to writers in all genres, we will consider the plate as a portal, reaching through sensorium and memory to explore what food can offer to our practice.
Sat, Jun 08Virtual WorkshopJun 08, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CDTVirtual WorkshopSome of the strongest feelings we have are about our own names and the people we love. In this generative workshop, we will study poems by Ebony Stewart and Meghan Malachi on reclaiming your own name and how to love someone by truly seeing them.
Membership OfferSat, Jun 15Virtual WorkshopJun 15, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDTVirtual WorkshopTaught by Najya Williams, this workshop will identify the boundaries we place upon ourselves, the boundaries society places upon us, and the ways in which we can work “outside those margins” in a manner that will elevate our thinking and overall ability as literary artists.
Membership OfferSun, Jul 28Virtual WorkshopJul 28, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDTVirtual WorkshopTaught by Monica Kim, participants will examine the ways in which visual poetry can subvert the Western poetic page and norm of the English language.
Membership OfferThu, Aug 15Virtual WorkshopAug 15, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CDTVirtual WorkshopA virtual class taught by Asela Lee Kemper where we look into works by Barbara Jane Reyes, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Rosebud Ben-Oni on using pop music to explore themes of grief and identity through poetry.
Membership OfferSat, Sep 21Virtual WorkshopSep 21, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDTVirtual WorkshopA virtual workshop taught by Mandira Pattnaik where we borrow theories and truths from Physics, Astronomy and other sciences to write magical flash fiction.
Membership OfferFri, Oct 18Virtual WorkshopOct 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDTVirtual WorkshopTaught by Lysz Flo, this workshop will give opportunities to envision a better life and how the themes of today’s world can inform our fictional worlds and communities by digging into the emotive parts of ourselves and hopes for the future.
Membership OfferSun, Nov 17Virtual WorkshopNov 17, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CSTVirtual WorkshopIn this online class taught by Si-Min Chong, attendees will read works examining the ways animals, trees, mushrooms, the living beings around us make a home (art), gather food (sustenance), and experiment with ways of being and play.- Membership Offer
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