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Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]

On Aug. 4, local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss why some scenes work and some don’t, which scenes your story must have, and how to write scenes that[...]

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short[...]

Brutally Honest Storytelling Open Mic is a live storytelling event where the audience is free to be real as they want to be. No experience necessary. New storytellers or experienced storytellers – everyone has stories.[...]

Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal host an open house for writers to connect with one another and/or work on their projects.

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short[...]

Readings by these 3 local poets. Lord, a widely published veteran poet, is a 2-time winner of Current magazine’s annual poetry contest. Joseph has published 2 chapbooks; her work is notable for its vividly figured[...]

This Hobart literary journal editor reads from Stephen King’s The Body, his new book-part memoir, part literary criticism-that revolves around King’s novella, which was adapted into the film Stand By Me. Also, readings by U-M[...]