Tis the Holiday Season Here at Writespace
Sunday, November 21 we finished our last class of the year, Pheonix Fire. While it seems quiet here, we are hard at work on a great lineup of workshops for the first quarter of 2022. And though there are no more classes until next year, we're not completely dormant. There are still some great free events (see below).
We are looking forward to spending time with our loved ones over this holiday season. We wish you and yours the very best. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.
We are looking forward to spending time with our loved ones over this holiday season. We wish you and yours the very best. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.
Give the Gift of Writespace
We have two perfect holiday gifts for the writer in your life:
- Help them start the next chapter off right with a Writespace Gift Certificate
- Give the gift that lasts all year with a Writespace Gift Membership (or upgrade an existing membership)
Gift Certificates
Gift Memberships
Our classic membership option! Fountain Pen memberships cost $60 per year and include the following benefits:
- Discounted pricing of between 25% and 35% on over 80 Writespace workshops.
- Discounted pricing of 15% on Writespace's flagship annual literary festival, Writefest.
- Exclusive admission to Members Only First Page Feedback Sessions.
- Exclusive notification of new workshop postings three days before the general public and the chance to sign up before workshops sell out.
- Take five workshops during your membership year and receive one free three-hour workshop (to access this benefit, please email us the list of workshops you've taken).
- Celebration of your writing successes on our Member Success Stories page.
- Back for 2021: Free admission to our exclusive Member Socials.
- New for 2021: Free admission to our Quiet Write-Ins.
We are proud to offer the Quill Pen membership, a tier that gives you the chance support not only your own writing, but that of a writer in need. Quill Pen memberships cost $150 per year and include the following benefits:
- All Fountain Pen membership benefits
- An invitation to our exclusive Quill Pen members' reception
- The opportunity to sponsor one three-hour workshop scholarship for a writer in need
Thank you for supporting Writespace and Houston-area writers!
Our Next Free Event
Wednesday Write-Ins
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TIME: Wednesday, December 1, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Writespace, 1717 Michigan St., Houston, TX, 77006 (map) COST: Free (Suggested donation of $2 to help us cover costs) REGISTRATION: Sign up here. Write-Ins are back in December! Join us at our new space for two hours of quiet writing. Make a date to write with us on Wednesday nights. Masks will be required. |
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Workshop Testimonial
"I hadn’t written poetry in more than 6 months. Not because I didn’t have anything to say—but rather, the opposite: I have too much to say, and not enough time to say it. That’s the beauty of short-form poetry—and I can think of no one better than Dr. Kendra Leonard to be your guide into this world.
If you’re like me—an unpracticed, imperfect poet who doesn’t know anything about the mechanics of sonnets or limericks—it can feel super intimidating to step into a poetry workshop. But Dr. Leonard made me feel anything but intimidated. She is kind, encouraging, and takes a gentle, question-led (rather than feedback-led) approach to workshopping poetry.
What’s truly amazing is that she’s helped me turn short-form poetry into a habit. I’ve written a poem every day since taking her workshop. Often, I don’t have a big block of time to sit down and journal out all my thoughts and feelings. Dr. Leonard’s workshop showed me that I can be just as expressive through short-form poetry, and in a fraction of the time.
I’m really excited to take her workshop on ekphrastic writing."
—Ynes Freeman, on Kendra Preston Leonard's Writing Short: Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand
If you’re like me—an unpracticed, imperfect poet who doesn’t know anything about the mechanics of sonnets or limericks—it can feel super intimidating to step into a poetry workshop. But Dr. Leonard made me feel anything but intimidated. She is kind, encouraging, and takes a gentle, question-led (rather than feedback-led) approach to workshopping poetry.
What’s truly amazing is that she’s helped me turn short-form poetry into a habit. I’ve written a poem every day since taking her workshop. Often, I don’t have a big block of time to sit down and journal out all my thoughts and feelings. Dr. Leonard’s workshop showed me that I can be just as expressive through short-form poetry, and in a fraction of the time.
I’m really excited to take her workshop on ekphrastic writing."
—Ynes Freeman, on Kendra Preston Leonard's Writing Short: Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand
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Writespace is a Houston grassroots literary arts nonprofit whose mission is to embrace and celebrate our city’s diversity by providing the type of high-quality training available through Master of Fine Arts creative writing programs at a fraction of the cost to writers of all genres, with a focus on providing programming for underserved communities and scholarships for low-income writers. All donations made to Writespace are entirely tax-deductible. |
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For more information, please visit the American Indian Center of Houston.
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