Ahh, summer – the season of growth and fullness, of (theoretically) a little more time in the day. Before you squander this extra time all on slushy drinks and poolside cookouts, why not claim a little of it for your writing? Join us for a workshop to generate some new drafts with the option to participate in gentle critique.
All genres are welcome! We’ll read some contemporary poems and flash prose to serve as inspiration for writing in multiple genres. Writers of all experience and education levels are welcome. Register now because seats will be limited.
Workshop Quick Facts
Date: Sunday, June 14
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM – Come for the workshop, stay for the Writers Mingle in the main part of the coffee shop, which goes from 3:00 to 5:00 PM!
Location: The Studio at Dapper Owl Coffee Pub, 2412 East Main St., Murfreesboro
Workshop Leaders: Bryanna Licciardi and Kory Wells – learn more about them below.
Bring: A notebook and pen or laptop.
Cost: This event is being offered on a sliding-scale basis to make it affordable to everyone. Our costs for this workshop include the venue rental and copies. The instructors are donating their time. Any funds raised over our expenses will help make our future events more affordable, and/or allow us to pay presenters a fair wage. Pay what you can afford:
- $5 – reduced fee
- $20 – standard fee
- $30 – standard fee + help someone else attend!
If you cannot afford any level, there’s a place on the form to indicate your need for scholarship support.
Class size will be limited–register today!
About the workshop leaders
BRYANNA LICCIARDI is a multi-genre writer and educator living in Middle Tennessee. She is a degree collector of sorts, with a BA in English, an MFA in Poetry, EdS in Higher Ed Administration, and a Doctorate in Education. She works as an English and Gender Studies lecturer at MTSU, and is the author of poetry chapbook Skin Splitting (Finishing Line Press, 2017) and full-length poetry collection Fish Love (Alternating Current Press, 2024). Find more about her literary publications and awards at bryannalicciardi.com or follow her at @bryanna.poet.
KORY WELLS is author of two poetry collections, most recently Sugar Fix (Terrapin Books), and a forthcoming collection of creative nonfiction and poetry, The Body Shelters in Song (Harbor Editions). Her writing’s been featured on The Slowdown from American Public Media, won creative nonfiction awards from Blue Earth Review and Nashville Scene, and appears in Cutleaf, Salvation South, The Strategic Poet, and elsewhere. A former poet laureate of Murfreesboro, she nurtures community through storytelling and arts leadership, especially as the founder of Poetry in the Boro and co-producer of the Bloom Stage. Find her at @tnpoet or korywells.com, which she needs to update.