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Celebrating 10-Years of WB: An Interview with Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

Posted on March 4, 2023

We’re continuing to celebrate the Writing Barn’s 10th Anniversary in an interview with our friend and WB Success Story, Jacquetta Nammar Feldman! A resident of Austin, TX, Jaquetta is the […]

Event Recap: 2018 New Fiction Confab

Posted on May 9, 2018

by Sydney Chandler, WB Intern If you haven’t made it out to the new Austin Central Library, I highly recommend you do so. The library is, in my opinion, the perfect […]

Success Story Spotlight with Anne Wynter

Posted on April 15, 2018April 15, 2018

Anne, please share your exciting news! I signed with the amazing Steven Malk of The Writers House! My picture book – Everybody in the Red Brick Building – went to […]

Writing Barn Regular: Poet and Novelist Judy Kenyon

Posted on February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

Writing Barn Regulars

Writing Barn Regulars is a new, on-going series where we feature writers who join us at the Barn on a regular basis. Our community at the Barn is full of […]

Success Story Spotlight with Elizabeth Lim

Posted on January 19, 2018January 26, 2018

Success Story

Please share your exciting news! I sold my Chinese-inspired YA fantasy, THE BLOOD OF STARS, in a two-book deal to Knopf! How did studying/retreating at The Writing Barn support you […]

Success Story Spotlight with Lisa Katzenberger

Posted on July 10, 2017July 7, 2017

Success Story Spotlight Interview with Lisa Katzenberger So tell us about your exciting news? I have signed with an agent! I am now repped by the amazing and energetic […]

Writing Barn Reflects: Nature and Creativity

Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

#WBReflects by Gayleen Rabakukk I met Misha Blaise at a recent Wine and Words event at the Writing Barn. She is the author and illustrator of This Phenomenal Life: The […]

Rejecting Rejection with author Liz Czukas

Posted on March 3, 2015February 10, 2015

This weeks Rejecting Rejection is from Liz Czukas. She talks about rejection and never giving up because of rejection. Just because a piece has been rejected does not mean that […]

Rejecting Rejection with author Suzy Spencer

Posted on February 16, 2015February 16, 2015

This weeks Rejecting Rejection is from Suzy Spencer. Whether you’ve been writing for 4 years or 40 years, rejection is inevitable. I’m Tired of Rejection Oh, sweet rejection, “How do I […]

Rejecting Rejection with Cory Putman Oakes

Posted on December 29, 2014December 8, 2014

Hope everyone had a jolly holiday. In this week’s rejecting rejection, author Cory Putman Oakes tells us about her many rejections before finally getting to a point where she wanted […]