We are thrilled to offer the Funny Friends $500 scholarship sponsored by author Crystal Allen to honor her mentor Donna Gehpart who is teaching with us at The Writing Barn during […]
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Category: Author Support
What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday, with Author Jen White
Posted onWhat My Last, First Book Taught Me Wednesday with Author Jen White What my last, first book taught me is that I am really twelve. Okay, I’m […]
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What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday, with bestselling author, Lisa Papademetriou
Posted on‘What My Last Book Taught Me’ Wednesdays are back, with this new entry from NYT Best-selling Author Lisa Papademetriou. Writers all have different reasons for writing, and when we finally […]
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Event Recap of Austin author, Paige Schilt’s, Queer Rock Love
Posted onAustin author Paige Schilt workshopped the first three chapters of her new memoir, Queer Rock Love, in Donna Johnson’s memoir class at The Writing Barn. She managed to finish up […]
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Success Story Spotlight…with Cate Berry
Posted onThe Kid Lit Community is a tight knit group of talented writers, illustrators, publishers, and industry gurus, alike. When one person is successful it isn’t difficult to celebrate that success […]
Continue ReadingWe Need Diverse Books Meet & Greet at The Writing Barn
Posted onJoin us Sunday, May 17th, 4:30- 6:00 PM at The Writing Barn for a Meet & Greet with We Need Diverse Books! Mix and mingle with authors who offer diverse […]
Continue ReadingAustin Author Spotlight with Nikki Loftin
Posted onThe Writing Barn is so excited to welcome author Nikki Loftin as the visiting guest, alongside author Joy Preble, for April’s Words and Wine Wednesday! Nikki’s latest release, Wish Girl, has […]
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Full Novel Revision Week at The Writing Barn
Posted onIt’s that time of year again, when the Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes begin to pop up to signal the coming of spring, and also the coming of The Writing Barn’s […]
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Writing Barn Austin Author Spotlight Authors Shine in the New York Times
Posted onThe Writing Barn just has to brag on some amazing local authors who’ve recently been featured in The New York Times’ Sunday Book Review. Mary Helen Specht visited The Writing […]
Continue ReadingQ&A with Upcoming 6-Week Class Instructor Natalia Sylvester
Posted onThe Writing Barn is pleased to welcome Natalia Sylvester, author of critically acclaimed novel Chasing the Sun, for a six-week class, Writing a Literary, Page-Turning Novel. Are you stuck in a manuscript, […]
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