This month, The Writing Barn is thrilled to support Austin’s own Clara Bensen, who just released her debut novel, inspired by the wildly famous Salon.Com article she wrote in 2013 […]
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Success Story with… Jason Gallaher
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 […]
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Choose The Writing Barn for your SXSW Destination
Posted onSXSW Dates: March 11th – 20th 2016 It’s getting closer to that time of the year when Austin City Streets are flooded with up and coming musicians, artists, tech companies, […]
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Austin Author Spotlight with author Katherine Catmull
Posted onThis month, The Writing Barn is thrilled to support a Writing Barn regular, author and actor Katherine Catmull, who just released her new YA/Fantasy novel, The Radiant Road, out in […]
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Scholarship Available for our Upcoming Advanced Writer Weekend (SCBWI Members ONLY)
Posted onWe 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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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 Author, Nicole Griffin
Posted onWhat 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 […]
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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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Posted onJune’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. […]
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Posted onCalling all Creatives—In and Out of the Lonestar State! It’s summer, which means the kids are home from school, the days are long, and the writing projects get pushed to […]
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