Past Events
January 2017
FIRST DRAFT: A Literary Social (Gay8 Festival 2017)
Have a drink. Write a story. Have another drink. Write a better story. Instructor: J.V. Portela Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of informal writing events that turn happy hours into great stories. You’re inspired. But you’re also thirsty. Swing by a First Draft event for a drink (the first one’s on the house) and a guided writing prompt. Share your writing. You never know what you might knock out as you knock one back! J.V.…
February 2018
FIRST DRAFT: A Literary Social (February 2018)
Have a drink. Write a story. Have another drink. Write a better story. Instructor: Caridad Moro-Gronlier Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of informal writing events that turn happy hours into great stories. You’re inspired. But you’re also thirsty. Swing by a First Draft event for a drink (the first one’s on the house) and a guided writing prompt. Share your writing. You never know what you might knock out as you knock one back! Gay8 is a Hispanic LGBT art,…
Lip Service presents: Storypalooza! The “ Love Hurts” Edition
“Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, pain of love lasts a lifetime.”—Jean Pierre Claris De Florian Miami’s best literary fest joins forces with Miami’s best LGBTQI event for a fun storytelling get-together like no other! Love hurts, right? Here’s your chance to tell the world your personal story of that bad breakup, horrible hookup, the one that got away, or the one you wish got away—and how it changed you. Miami Book Fair brings Lip Service’s open mic/live feedback event,…