Pitch Workshop with Sarah Aswell

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Are you an aspiring writer who wants to get published? Do you need some tips on how to pitch your work to agents, editors, and publishers? In this 1-hour workshop with freelance humor writer Sarah Aswell, you'll learn what professionals in the publishing world are looking for right now, as well as how to negotiate deadlines, payment, and other issues surrounding writing for pay. This event is free and open to the public, and is part of UA's Creative Writing [...]

An Evening with Eric Sasson

Math and Science Building Auditorium, Rm 1001 411 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Brooklyn-based novelist Eric Sasson will read from his novel Admissions, and the reading will be followed by a Q and A. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free and open to the public, and is part of the UA Creative Writing Program's "Business of Writing Week."

An Evening with Eric Sasson

Math and Science Building Auditorium, Rm 1001 411 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Brooklyn-based novelist Eric Sasson will read from his novel Admissions, and the reading will be followed by a Q and A. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free and open to the public, and is part of the UA Creative Writing Program's "Business of Writing Week."

An Evening with Eric Sasson

Math and Science Building Auditorium, Rm 1001 411 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Brooklyn-based novelist Eric Sasson will read from his novel Admissions, and the reading will be followed by a Q and A. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free and open to the public, and is part of the UA Creative Writing Program's "Business of Writing Week."

“Stories That Stand Still” – A Discussion of Craft by Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

This talk will explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn’t move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, plot, and time. Stories discussed will include Angela Carter’s “The Fall-River Axe Murders,” Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Nancy Hale’s “The Earliest Dreams,” and Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “The Future Looks Good.” This [...]

Free

“Stories That Stand Still” – A Discussion of Craft by Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

This talk will explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn’t move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, plot, and time. Stories discussed will include Angela Carter’s “The Fall-River Axe Murders,” Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Nancy Hale’s “The Earliest Dreams,” and Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “The Future Looks Good.” This [...]

Free

“Stories That Stand Still” – A Discussion of Craft by Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

This talk will explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn’t move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, plot, and time. Stories discussed will include Angela Carter’s “The Fall-River Axe Murders,” Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Nancy Hale’s “The Earliest Dreams,” and Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “The Future Looks Good.” This [...]

Free

An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Celebrated writer Carmen Maria Machado will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Machado’s writing defies and blends genres such as surrealism, fantasy, and horror to create writing that is so palpable it seems alive. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

Free

An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Celebrated writer Carmen Maria Machado will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Machado’s writing defies and blends genres such as surrealism, fantasy, and horror to create writing that is so palpable it seems alive. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

Free

An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado

Camellia Room, Gorgas Library 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Celebrated writer Carmen Maria Machado will read a selection of her work and answer audience questions. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Machado’s writing defies and blends genres such as surrealism, fantasy, and horror to create writing that is so palpable it seems alive. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

Free