Join Kari Martindale of the Maryland Writers’ Association as we explore journaling. What memories to you cherish? A trip to dream destination? A delightful experience? A lifetime of raising a child you now enjoy seeing become their own person in the world? A trip to see a loved one you hadn’t realized you had missed so […]
I’ll be hosting an MWAFrederick Meeting, “You Show Me Your Website, I’ll Show You Mine!” We’ll be sharing websites with one another for inspiration/information. We can share our screens (or, if you’re not great at screen sharing, I can look up the website and share my own screen) and show one another our author websites. […]
I will be hosting a facilitated discussion at the annual MWA conference: CHALLENGES FACING INDEPENDENT AUTHORS: A FACILITATED DISCUSSION — KARI MARTINDALE A facilitated group discussion about obstacles facing independent authors. The speaker, who authored two self-published children’s books and ran the MWA-hosted Support Indie Summer, will present issues she has faced and discuss how […]
In October, I’ll be teaching a workshop in the Armed Service Arts Partnership writing program. Turning Old Prose into Poetry: Have you been writing prose for a while now and you’d like to try your hand at poetry? Are you a seasoned poet looking for inspiration? Come learn some techniques to turn your old prose […]
I’ll be reading spoken word at a social during a weekend Teacher Artist Training session for ASAP, an organization for which I have begun delivering workshops.
Serving as Accuracy Judge as I did at the regionals in February.
I really enjoyed teaching “Turning Old Prose into Fresh Poetry” to Armed Services Arts Partnership students and have been invited back to teach a class in the spring! Details: Creating Poetry Out of Visual Art Ekphrasis is a device whereby poems are inspired by Visual Art: paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc. There is an increasing trend […]
I’ll be teaching another poetry workshop for ASAP, which offers free classes to veterans. In partnership with Wounded Warrior Project.
I’ll be teaching a 6-week course for ASAP, which offers free classes to veterans.
SATURDAY–Open mic will take place in the hotel lobby on Saturday night. I’ll be hosting and reading my own work. The first annual MWA Conference Open Mic went so well […]
All teens welcome in the Maryland Writers’ Association Teen Writing Club! https://marylandwriters.org/Teen_Writing_Program
I’ll be presenting another Poetry 101 workshop for ASAP in partnership with Wounded Warriors. Looking forward to it! ASAP provides free art and comedy classes to veterans, service members, military […]
Have you been writing prose for a while now and you’d like to try your hand at poetry? Are you a seasoned poet looking for inspiration? Come learn some techniques […]
I’m facilitating another workshop for ASAP: Turn your Journaling into Poetry! Bring your journal and let’s turn some of your favorite, or most impactful, or saddest, or most beautiful […]
Poetry 101 In this interactive workshop, we’ll chat about poetry and Kari will introduce some forms and poetic devices that you’ll try out. She’ll play excerpts of familiar poems […]
There’s so much travel information out there, but how do you find it, curate it, and use it to plan your roadtrip? How do you form loops and calculate reasonable […]
There’s so much travel information out there, but how do you find it, curate it, and use it to plan your roadtrip? How do you form loops and calculate reasonable […]
I’ll be teaching an in-person workshop on ekphrasis, for Armed Services Arts Partnership. at the Delaplaine Arts Center in Frederick. If you’re affiliated with the military in any way, you’re […]
Date: Saturday, September 21 Time: 1:00-2:30 The Road to Traditional Fiction and Nonfiction Publishing: One Author’s Journey Presenter: Jean Burgess This presentation will blend the presenter’s own story with engaging, […]
I’ll be presenting at the Maryland Writers’ Association– You have a favorite piece of writing that you love but it never really went anywhere. Or something you published but love […]
We’ll be hosting Aaron Angello and Amy Gottfried to present about writing when everything is going wrong!