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Tag: memoir

Banned Book Review: Gender Queer

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
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by WB Intern Kate Dowdy Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, is currently the number one banned book in the US. And I am so, so glad […]

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Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama Event Recap

Posted on March 13, 2019March 11, 2019
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Myself and a few other members of the WB team had the pleasure of attending Michelle Obama’s talk at the Frank Erwin Center this past month. The event was filled […]

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

Posted on October 12, 2015October 15, 2015
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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 […]

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Q&A with Theo Pauline Nestor on Memoir Writing and Teaching

Posted on January 27, 2015
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By Lily Angelle The Writing Barn is very excited to welcome memoirist Theo Pauline Nestor March 26-29 for the Memoir Writers’ Intensive: Mastering the Art of Being Yourself on the […]

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