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What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday, with Author Jen White

Posted on December 9, 2015December 7, 2015

What 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 […]

What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday with Author, Nicole Griffin

Posted on November 18, 2015November 4, 2015

What My Last Book Taught Me by Nicole Griffin There’s a quotation that regularly makes the rounds of the internet and Facebook in particular: “Writing is like driving at night […]

What My Last Book Taught Me Wednesday, with bestselling author, Lisa Papademetriou

Posted on October 14, 2015October 8, 2015

‘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 […]

Event Recap of Austin author, Paige Schilt’s, Queer Rock Love

Posted on October 12, 2015October 15, 2015

Austin 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 […]

Success Story Spotlight… with Christina Soontornvat

Posted on August 20, 2015August 19, 2015

The 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 as […]

Austin Author Spotlight with Greg Garrett

Posted on June 10, 2015June 10, 2015

June’s Words and Wine Wednesday featured author is Greg Garrett, whose latest book, Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination, explores the reasons why people tell tales about death and the afterlife. […]

We Need Diverse Books Meet & Greet at The Writing Barn

Posted on May 14, 2015

Join 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 […]

Two $300 Scholarships To Be Awarded for the YA, MG & More Full Novel Revision Week May 30th

Posted on April 30, 2015

Thanks to the success of our latest daylong and weekend Write Away Days, The Writing Barn is excited to award two $300 need-based scholarships to any writers interested in attending […]

Austin Author Spotlight with Nikki Loftin

Posted on April 15, 2015

The 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 […]

Full Novel Revision Week at The Writing Barn

Posted on April 12, 2015

It’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 […]