Denver Writes – Where Kids and Community Come Together to Write

9th Annual Valentine’s Workshop and Fundraiser!

Our (second) favorite annual workshop is just around the corner on February 3rd! Sign up for this workshop here! Followed by our Valentine's Fundraiser … [Read More...]

OnDenver Spotlight on Denver Writes

I was recently contacted by Libby from OnDenver, and she wanted to include Denver Writes in their weekly non-profit spotlight! I was nervous and … [Read More...]

FLASHBACK MAY 2015! DENVER WRITES INTERVIEWS LOCAL MUSICIANS

Denver Writes Interviews Local Musicians Because of all the fun we had in interviewing musicians for this year's Denver Day of Rock, we were asked by … [Read More...]

	September 2018
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3 Creative Writing Club! Creative Writing Club! September 3, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bookbar 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, United States See more details •	4	5	6	7	8	9 Denver Writes Summer Camp Book Release/Open Mic Denver Writes Summer Camp Book Release/Open Mic September 9, 2018 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, USA Join the young writers who participated in our 2018 Summer Camps as they celebrate their status as newly published writers and read selections from their stories. Copies of the book will be available for sale as well as from previous years. After our camp writers read selections from their stories, we’ll open the mic for all aspiring creators! Join us for a special night of creativity! Read those stories and poems jotted down in your notebook. Present artwork you’ve been working on. Whatever else you want to share! Music! Comedy! Anything! Or just come support your friends. Event Starts at 5:30 PM! 1/2 priced cafe drinks until 7 PM Open mic starts at 6:00 PM. See more details •
10 Creative Writing Club! Creative Writing Club! September 10, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bookbar 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, United States See more details •	11	12	13	14	15 In-Bodied Writing Workshop In-Bodied Writing Workshop September 15, 2018 10:00 am - 1:00 pm BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, USA September 15th, In-Bodied Writing with Stina French Denver Writes is proud to kick off our fall schedule with a new type of writing workshop. In this workshop students will learn he art of somatic (body-based) writing, focus on breathing and stretching exercises along side traditional writing and drawing exercises to uncover the secrets to writing beyond their corporeal form. See more details •	16
17 Creative Writing Club! Creative Writing Club! September 17, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bookbar 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, United States See more details •	18	19	20 Denver Writes After Dark Denver Writes After Dark September 20, 2018 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, USA Embodied Writing A Denver Writes After Dark Creative Writing Workshop for Adults Thursdays from September 20th to October 11th, 5 - 7 PM at BookBar The best writing gives voice to our embodied human experience, helping us imagine the potential of our bodies and the worlds they live in, yet we so often veer away from writing that draws blood. We write around what hurts/frightens/delights us instead of into it. In this four-week series, we will explore ways to write into the body, whether it is our own physical bodies or the imagined/invented bodies of our characters. As this workshop is thematically focused, writers of all genres and levels are welcome. Each week, we will read a collection of contemporary stories, essays, and poems around that week’s theme, and we will write towards that theme through a guided prompt. Writers are encouraged to let their writing take whatever form it needs to—poetry, fiction, CNF, or hybrid. During our weekly meetings, we will discuss the thematic and craft concerns of the readings and share an excerpt of our writing for an informal critique. Sept 20: Embodied Writing Sept 27: Teeth, Hair, Blood, Bones Oct 4: The Haunted Body Oct 11: Travel & Transformation Basics 4-week series, thematically focused to accommodate all genres and levels Meets Thursday evenings at BookBar, 5-7pm, starting Sept 20 and ending Oct 11 The first reading packet will be distributed via email on Monday Sept 17. Afterwards, reading packets will be distributed via email Thursday/Friday of each week. $50 per week, or $180 for the entire 4-week series For an additional $20, the instructor will read and critique up to 20 pages of writing SIGN UP HERE Instructor Bio Debbie Vance’s fiction has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse, Blue Mesa Review, Flyway,and elsewhere. Her fiction was a finalist for the 2017 Best of the Net Prize, a semi-finalist for the 2017 American Short Fiction Prize, and a nominee for O Henry and Pushcart Prizes. She received her MFA from Colorado State University and is at work on a collection of linked stories. See more details •	21	22	23
24 Creative Writing Club! Creative Writing Club! September 24, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bookbar 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, United States See more details •	25	26	27 Denver Writes After Dark Denver Writes After Dark September 27, 2018 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212, USA Embodied Writing A Denver Writes After Dark Creative Writing Workshop for Adults Thursdays from September 20th to October 11th, 5 - 7 PM at BookBar The best writing gives voice to our embodied human experience, helping us imagine the potential of our bodies and the worlds they live in, yet we so often veer away from writing that draws blood. We write around what hurts/frightens/delights us instead of into it. In this four-week series, we will explore ways to write into the body, whether it is our own physical bodies or the imagined/invented bodies of our characters. As this workshop is thematically focused, writers of all genres and levels are welcome. Each week, we will read a collection of contemporary stories, essays, and poems around that week’s theme, and we will write towards that theme through a guided prompt. Writers are encouraged to let their writing take whatever form it needs to—poetry, fiction, CNF, or hybrid. During our weekly meetings, we will discuss the thematic and craft concerns of the readings and share an excerpt of our writing for an informal critique. Sept 20: Embodied Writing Sept 27: Teeth, Hair, Blood, Bones Oct 4: The Haunted Body Oct 11: Travel & Transformation Basics 4-week series, thematically focused to accommodate all genres and levels Meets Thursday evenings at BookBar, 5-7pm, starting Sept 20 and ending Oct 11 The first reading packet will be distributed via email on Monday Sept 17. Afterwards, reading packets will be distributed via email Thursday/Friday of each week. $50 per week, or $180 for the entire 4-week series For an additional $20, the instructor will read and critique up to 20 pages of writing SIGN UP HERE Instructor Bio Debbie Vance’s fiction has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse, Blue Mesa Review, Flyway,and elsewhere. Her fiction was a finalist for the 2017 Best of the Net Prize, a semi-finalist for the 2017 American Short Fiction Prize, and a nominee for O Henry and Pushcart Prizes. She received her MFA from Colorado State University and is at work on a collection of linked stories. See more details •	28	29	30