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 […]
Ragdale Ring 2021
Ragdale Foundation 1230 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesRagdale welcomes guests to our campus for the third event of our 9th annual Ragdale Ring season. This event features accomplished and acclaimed performers and authors. Masks are recommended when […]
Exile in Bookville Presents: Authors on Tap: Nick Flynn and Rebecca Makkai
Exile in Bookville 410 S. Michigan Avenue (2nd Floor), Chicago, IL, United StatesAuthors on Tap: Nick Flynn and Rebecca Makkai Thursday August 26, 2021 | 7:00PM - 8:00PM CT Join us on August 26th at 7:00pm to help celebrate the paperback release […]
OnWord 2021 | Annual Event to Support The American Writers Museum
Radisson Blu - Atlantic Ballroom 221 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe American Writers Museum Presents: OnWord 2021 Annual Benefit The American Writers Museum celebrates the breadth of American writing through interactive exhibits, programming, and educational activities that honor the past, promote […]
Unabridged Books Presents: “The Talented Miss Farwell” Virtual Event with Emily Gray Tedrowe & Rebecca Makkai
Unabridged Bookstore 3251 N. Broadway, Chicago, ILCelebrate the paperback release of The Talented Miss Farwell with author Emily Gray Tedrowe on Wednesday, September 1st at 7:30 pm CDT! The author will be joined for a conversation by Rebecca Makkai! About the […]
Speakeasy Workshop: Reading Like A Writer
Wednesdays September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th join me to learn to read like a writer. In this discussion- and lecture-based class, we'll use short assigned texts to become stronger […]
