Gorton’s Masterclass Series: Rebecca Makkai – A Local Writing Life
This event is virtual “A Local Writing Life”: Local author Rebecca Makkai has achieved national prominence, most recently with her novel The Great Believers — a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and […]
Speakeasy Workshop: This Will Be Character-Building
Join Rebecca Makkai for an intimate workshop designed to help you write an original short story or the first chapter of a novel or memoir -- or to continue work […]
Speakeasy Workshop: This Will Be Character-Building
Join Rebecca Makkai for an intimate workshop designed to help you write an original short story or the first chapter of a novel or memoir -- or to continue work […]
StoryStudio Chicago Storyball – Stories Matter Foundation Fundraiser
StoryStudio Chicago 4043 N. Ravenswood, #222, Chicago, IL, United StatesMark your calendars! Stories Matter Foundation's first ever fundraising event will be online over Zoom on Thursday, April 29 at 7pm Central. We'll have more details soon, including silent auction […]
Miami Book Fair Presents: Get Your Story Off the Ground with Rebecca Makkai
Mondays, May 3 – 24 (4 weeks) 8 – 9:30 p.m. EST | Online via Google Meet | Register to receive link There are decisions we make (about entry point, […]
Lighthouse Lit Fest Advanced Weeklong Fiction Workshop: The Arc Of Story, The Architecture Of Plot With Rebecca Makkai
Lighthouse Writers Workshop 3844 York St, Denver, CO, United StatesNo one’s ever going to force you to write a traditional plot arc, but the tools of narrative momentum—cause and effect, development, change, stakes, suspense—should be in every writer’s tool […]
Lighthouse Lit Fest: Interiority Complex
Lighthouse Writers Workshop 3844 York St, Denver, CO, United StatesThe great advantage of prose (over theater, film, and life) is that we’re privy to characters’ interior states. But how can a writer get thoughts and emotions across, other than […]
Society For The Study Of Midwestern Literature Celebrates Mark Twain Award Winners Marilynne Robinson and Rebecca Makkai
Marilynne Robinson and Rebecca Makkai, winners of the 2020 and 2021 Mark Twain Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature, in conversation with Phil Christman, author of Midwest Futures. (Free […]
Hugo House Workshop: “Blind Date”
Hugo House 1634 11th Avenue , Seattle, WAThis brainstorming workshop will explore the alchemy of combining seemingly disparate concepts into one narrative. We’ll each take our own unused, unloved ideas and, after we discuss the fine art […]
Kate Reed Petty in conversation with Rebecca Makkai Virtual Event | True Story
Ticketing This free event will be streamed live on the Novel Neighbor’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Registration is optional, but recommended. Signed bookplates are available with purchases made through the […]
