Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Speak Up: Teen Creative Writing + Performance program is Miami Book Fair’s free virtual workshop series for teens ages 13-19 in grades 6-12 that was designed to power the creative process in community with other teens. As free of charge as it is free of homework, no previous experience necessary to participate. Featuring SAJNI PATEL, author of Rick Riordan Presents: A Drop of Venom, in which Circe goes YA in this epic retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian mythology.…
Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…
La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami, el Instituto Cultural de México y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al HOMENAJE A OCTAVIO PAZ. Conversación entre la Directora del Instituto Cultural de México, ministra y artista plástica ADRIANA TORRES SÁNCHEZ y la actriz y periodista ADRIANA BIANCO, quienes comentarán sobre la vida y obra del escritor mexicano OCTAVIO PAZ. Adriana Bianco (Argentina). Actriz, escritora y periodista que reside en Miami.…
Register to View Livestream Author MADELINE MILLER will deliver the 2024 NEA Big Read Miami keynote address, followed by a conversation with author and illustrator GEORGE O’CONNOR on the themes found in the book, including the retelling of myths and the persistence of thousand-year old tales. Miller has been a force in bringing mythology to the masses with her bestselling novels Song of Achilles and Circe. O’Connor has created what is essentially a modern-day D’Aulaires with his bestselling middle-grade graphic novel series,…
Taller ONLINE: 8 sesiones, los días jueves, de 4:00 a 5:00 pm, hora Miami. Las fechas son: 4, 11, 18 y 25 de abril & 2, 9, 16 y 23 de mayo. Completa este Formulario para inscribirte en el Taller de la Divina comedia. El taller se propone permitir un acercamiento a la Divina Comedia, que Borges consideraba el mejor libro nunca escrito en la historia de la humanidad, no solamente a quien tenga experiencia de la literatura y especialmente de la italiana,…
Community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet at our First Draft workshop series, monthly virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Theme: Poetry as Spellcasting This workshop will lead you through the process of creating a poem-spell for protection and liberation. Through simple rituals of breath and writing, we will access our creativity and intuition in order to send our protective energies and liberatory intentions to the beloveds in our lives. You are invited to bring any or all of the following if you have access to them: a candle or incense,…