Writespace Community Events
The Whole Artist
TIME: Third Saturday of every month. Start time may vary depending on event and time of year.
PRICE: Free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Become a member here.
Sometimes it can feel like our creative wells run dry, especially in difficult times. That is why it’s so important to be intentional about refreshing our sources of inspiration and ideas..
The Whole Artist Series events are designed around that intention, filling the creative well. Each event will be held at a unique Houston location, chosen for its artistic or natural beauty, where attendees will spend an hour filling up the well and writing followed by a time of sharing, either sharing writing generated during the experience, sharing about the experience itself, or just sharing in a cup of coffee and the community energy.
PRICE: Free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Become a member here.
Sometimes it can feel like our creative wells run dry, especially in difficult times. That is why it’s so important to be intentional about refreshing our sources of inspiration and ideas..
The Whole Artist Series events are designed around that intention, filling the creative well. Each event will be held at a unique Houston location, chosen for its artistic or natural beauty, where attendees will spend an hour filling up the well and writing followed by a time of sharing, either sharing writing generated during the experience, sharing about the experience itself, or just sharing in a cup of coffee and the community energy.
Art in the AM: Art Stroll at Sabine Street Studios
TIME: Saturday, July 20, 10:00–11:30 a.m. CDT
LOCATION: Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007 (map) PRICE: Free for members. Become a member here. We're keeping it cool and indoors in July! Sabine Street Studios will have two new curated exhibits for us to explore in the AC! Participants will start at the Writespace studio to receive ekphrastic prompts to take with them on their art stroll. Ekphrastic writing is just a fancy way of saying that we're writing about art. Our prompts are designed to invite you into a conversation with the art on display. The Writespace studio will be open for you to write after you finish exploring the art. Participants will be invited to share their experiences as well as any writing from the session at the close of the event. Accessibility: Fully accessible parking and building. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
Photo from Sabine Street website
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The Submission Room
Come hang out with us and send your work into the world with the help of some collective energy!
The Submission Room
TOPIC: Submittable
TIME: Sunday, August 11, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CST/CDT PRICE: Free for members, Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd Suite B Houston TX 77007 (map) The five-hundred pound gorilla of on-call submissions, Submittable can be a monster for any author to tackle. Join us as we walk through the many strategies that an author can take to narrow down their search as well as long-term goals and off-kilter opportunities using this popular platform. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
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The Submission Room
TOPIC: Moksha
TIME: Sunday, September 8, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free for members. Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd #B Houston TX 77007 (map) Genre writers always seem to do things a bit differently, and that's where Moksha comes in! Always free for writers to submit, a bit finicky to find and use, this submissions platform is usually embedded in publication websites so you may have used it without ever knowing. Today at the Submission Room we'll explore this alternate reality sub system and find how to make it work for you. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
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Write-Ins - we have a quiet spot for you to write!
Quiet Write-InTIME: Saturday, August 10, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT
PRICE: Free. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). You may also join via Zoom. Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we made a date to do the work of writing! Come take advantage of the collective energy and encouragement found in the Writespace community. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
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Quiet Write-InTIME: Saturday, September 14, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. CDT
PRICE: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here.LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). This workshop is also available via Zoom. Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we made a date to do the work of writing! Come take advantage of the collective energy and encouragement found in the Writespace community. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
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Images taken by programming director Jamie Portwood at our March 18th Art in the AM event at Buffalo Bayou Park. Spring was in evidence everywhere!