Feed your craft, seduce your muse, and set some words on fire... Novelist and screenwriter Owen Egerton leads an intimate six-week writing workshop for those hoping to dive deeper into the craft of fiction and creative non-fiction. Through inspiring craft talks, samples from great works, and a focus on the students’ submitted work, the class... Continue Reading →
It's time for the December One Page Salon! Bassist/booksmith/badass Liondsey Verrill, playwright wonderboy Kirk Lynn (Rude Mechanicals, UT Theatre), fashion and word mixologist Amy Gentry ( Austin Chronicle), rugged man hunk of comedy and intrigue Charlie Hodge, master animator, rock god Lance Myers and Portland based author/musician/death wrestler Nick Jaina! And don't forget the winner... Continue Reading →
7pm, November 4th at The Whip In. One Page Salon is revving up! Join me andJennifer Ziegler (author and program director of Writers' League of Texas) Chad Nichols (screenwriter, playwright, and rockstar) Dale Bridges(author, bookseller, bearded demon), Christopher Robert Cargill (horror and fantasy screenwriter and author and one hell of a personality) andRebecca S McInroy ( KUT's Views and Brews host and producer and KUT Austin's culture-crafting queen!)... Continue Reading →
Tonight, August 5th, is the next One Page Salon. Mad man of sci-fi and theater,Jason Neulander, will fill in for Owen. Come see Andrew Hilbert, Kriss Pip Kovach, Richard Santos, Paul E. Hendricks, Mo Daviau and John Anderson will share one page of a work in progress and the beautiful Whip In in south Austin.One Page Salon is a monthly gathering of writers and... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8WUiItGov8 My wife Jodi and I are writing a book! And we've launched a KICKSTARTER! In the tradition of Bird by Bird, Writing Down the Bones, and The Art of Fiction, our book will share our insights on writing and living a creative lifestyle. We’re calling it This Word Now. Whether you’re a seasoned author... Continue Reading →
11:30 this Thursday (May 29th) join me at Holy Grounds at St. David's for Coffee with the Author. Jennifer Stayton of KUT will lead a casual conversation about books and writing. Then I'll sign a few books. And you can stay for lunch, too! I love this coffee shop and I'm thrilled to be chatting with... Continue Reading →
Catch me on KOOP's Writing on the Air this Wednesday 6-7pm Central Texas Time. You can listen by tuning to 91.7FM KOOP.org in Austin or stream the show from anywhere at KOOP.org. http://writingontheair.com/genres/fiction/owen-egerton/
Feed your craft, seduce your muse, and set some words on fire... Novelist and screenwriter Owen Egerton leads an intimate six-week writing workshop for those hoping to dive deeper into the craft of fiction and creative non-fiction. Through inspiring craft talks, samples from great works, and a focus on the students’ submitted work, the class... Continue Reading →
May 6th at 7pm is the next One Page Salon. Sarah Bird (a Texas literature treasure), Doug Dorst (NT Times Bestseller and badass), Alex Layman (writer, SF Book Fest) Elena Eidelberg (artist and storyteller), Erika Kleiman (essayist and sex industry memoirist) and Adam Redmond Butler (creative entrepreneur) will share one page of a work-in-progress. One... Continue Reading →
Alamo Ritz, April 3rd: TICKETS LITERARY DEATH MATCH has traveled across the globe from LA to Helsinki to Hong Kong. It’s one of the most celebrated international reading series running today. And the LITERARY DEATH MATCH is much more than a typical night of readings. In a bizarre brainy twist on American Idol, four outstanding authors... Continue Reading →
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