EVENTS & SERVICES
EVENTS & SERVICES
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Upper Arlington Library
July 2, 2026 6-7:30 p.m.
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Sensory Details Workshop: In this generative writing workshop, we’ll explore how to write using all five senses, how to determine what details to include/leave out, and how to create emotional resonance for your reader.
Columbus Parks & Rec—Ekphrasis
July 18, 2026 10-12 p.m.
Cultural Arts Center, Columbus OH
Ekphrastic Workshop: In this generative writing & art workshop, we’ll explore how to write using art as a catalyst for writing and writing as a catalyst for art.
Thurber House AWS
Adult Writers’ Studio meetings are inclusive and supportive of as many writers as possible by focusing on topics, tools, techniques, prompts, exercises, discussion, and feedback that apply to a wide range of writers' needs and interests. Discussions will be organic/based on what participants want to talk about rather than pre-constructed topics.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET
Thursday, July 30, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET
Saturday, August 1, 2026 from 12:00-2:00 pm ET
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET
Thursday, August 6, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET
Ongoing (July-August)
Columbus, Ohio
Desert Nights, Rising Stars, Virginia G. Piper Center ASU
Talk on Historical Fiction (October 17)
Tempe, Arizona
To push the envelope is to test a limit—to go a little farther than feels safe. For writers, this means risk. It means doubt. It means vulnerability. It means taking the leap to follow a path that perhaps only you can see.
This year at Desert Nights, Rising Stars, we ask a simple, difficult question: how do you push the envelope of your work—and find the courage to take the risks that will deepen it? In a generous, attentive community of writers, we’ll share lessons learned, examine risks of craft and content, and support one another as we listen for the heart of our stories.
