Sitemap - 2021 - LAS DOS BRUJAS WRITING NEWSLETTER
Writing prompt #53: PLAYING WITH TIME
Writing goals for 2022 (An invitation)
Best Books of 2021 (An invitation)
Writing prompt #51: STORYTELLING & FAMILY SECRETS
CRAFT PANELS FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
YOUR BEST WRITING PROMPTS! (An invitation)
Meet the poet: Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Writing prompt #50: THE TRUTH TELLER
A book that changed your life? (An invitation)
A cosmic approach to gratitude ...
Celebrating poets: JOY HARJO for this holiday week!
Writing Prompt #49: THE AUTHOR V. THE WORLD
Meet Kevin González, author of the forthcoming memoir JURACÁN ...
Zoom link to talk with Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Sun 11/14 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET
Writing Prompt #48: TWO PAGES (Redux)
Join us for a presentation by novelist Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa Sun., Nov. 14 at 1 PM/ET!
Celebrating poets: AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL
Writing Prompt #47: RAIDING THE UNCONSCIOUS
Do you have a pre-writing ritual? (An invitation)
Writing Prompt #46: WHAT SCARES YOU?
Humor & publishing ... a brief essay + a new link
Imaginary tutorial (An invitation)
Writing Prompt #45: THE ART OF EAVESDROPPING
A few updates: submissions, news, events ...
What's your most urgent writing question right now? (An invitation)
Writing Prompt #44: PINPOINTING PLACE
Celebrating poets: VIEVEE FRANCIS
Writing prompt #43: SELF-INTERROGATION
Whom do you turn to for a quick hit of inspiration? (An invitation)
Writing prompt #42: THE PERIODIC TABLE
Celebrating poets: ILYA KAMINSKY
Writing prompt #41: STORYTELLING & SALVATION
TONIGHT: In conversation with Achy Obejas!
TODAY!! Sneak preview of my new novel VANISHING MAPS. Sunday 9/19 @ 4 PM ET/1 PM PT.
Writing prompt #40: WRITING THE DIFFICULT MOTHER
Recommending debut novels (an invitation)!
Writing prompt #39: AMPLIFYING YOUR SENSES
Round-up of literary & arts events
Celebrating poets: MARTÍN ESPADA
Writing prompt #38: KINTSUGI AND THE ART OF REPAIR
Staying informed: two nonfiction books
ZOOM LINK for Conversation with Novelist Carolina de Robertis, Sunday 8/29 at 11 AM/PT (2 PM/ET)
Looking for an agent? Upcoming panel!
Writing prompt #37: FINDING ESSENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR YOUR WRITING
LIVE EVENT WITH NOVELIST AND TRANSLATOR Carolina De Robertis THIS SUNDAY 8/29 AT 11 AM/PT
What movies can teach us about structure
Celebrating poets: JUAN FELIPE HERRERA
Writing prompt #36: ASSUMING OTHER IDENTITIES
And speaking of ghosts ... Revisiting Maxine Hong Kingston's THE WOMAN WARRIOR ...
Writing prompt #35: GHOSTLY MATTERS
TONIGHT! Carolina De Robertis and I will discuss her superb new novel THE PRESIDENT AND THE FROG!
Select round-up of notable events
Celebrating our own community of writers! (An invitation)
Writing prompt #34: JUMPSTART LINES
Identity & Craft: A Video Q & A with CHRIS ABANI
For your calendars ... (an invitation)
Writing prompt #33: REPETITION & REFRAIN
Celebrating poets: NATASHA TRETHEWAY
Writing prompt #32: THE SILENCE OF FATHERS
What feeds your work? (An invitation)
Link to Zoom meeting with author Marisel Vera this Sunday, 7/18!
Writing prompt #31: POLITICS & POETRY
New scheduling and upcoming summer events!
A beloved book from your cultural background? (An invitation)
Writing prompt #30: SIBLING STORIES
Writing prompt #29: ICONOGRAPHY
For your summer reading list ...
The best book I read this past year is ...
Writing prompt #28: DEATH SCENES
Your favorite book of the pandemic year? (An invitation)
Writing prompt #27: SOUNDTRACKING YOUR STORY
Happening tonight: MIAMI MEETS CHEKHOV @ 6PM PT/9 PM ET!
Writing prompt #26: WITH THANKS TO JOAN DIDION
Adapting Chekhov: 1980s Miami Meets 1890s Russia
Writing prompt #25: ON CONFLICT
Celebrating poets: Adrienne Rich
Writing prompt #24: SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
Calling all craft questions! (An invitation)
Writing prompt #23: (RE)CONSIDER THE FACE
Reminder: Talk with Achy Obejas today at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET.
Zoom link for Talk with ACHY OBEJAS on Sunday, June 6 at 1 PM PST/4PM EST
Writing prompt #22: SEX SCENES
An interview with Jessica Hagedorn
Opening Friday, 6/4: THE PALACIOS SISTERS, a radionovela!
Writing Prompt #21: CHARACTER ESSENTIALS
Celebrating Poets: Kimiko Hahn
Writing prompt #20: ARE YOU AFRAID OF OFFENDING SOMEONE?
THE PALACIOS SISTERS (a radionovela by yours truly)
Upcoming: Zoom Talk with ACHY OBEJAS on Sunday, June 6!
Writing Prompt #19: WRITING VILLAINS
Literary matchmaking (an invitation)
Writing prompt #18: WHAT PHOTOGRAPHS OFFER US
Favorite childhood books? (Do tell!)
Writing Prompt #17: EDITING WHEN YOU'RE BLEARY-EYED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOOD ANYMORE!
Zoom meeting with NY Editors TODAY!!
ZOOM Link for Sunday 5/16 Meeting with NY Editors!
Writing Prompt #16: TUNNELING INTO RESEARCH
The Pleasures of Rereading (Share your favorites!)
Sunday conversation with NY Editors!
Writing prompt #15: JUST TWO PAGES ...
One good sentence (A quick invite)
Writing prompt #14: ODES TO COMMON THINGS (after Neruda)
Writing Prompt #13: TIPS ON DIALOGUE
Celebrating poets: Jericho Brown
Writing Prompt #12: HOW TO GROW YOUR STORY
Round-up: Literary-related events (& more)
Writing prompt #11: MULTILINGUAL TEXTS
Editors' Panel with Pilar García-Brown and Jenny Xu (upcoming May 16)
Writing prompt #10: A BRIEF HANDBOOK TO GROWING UP
ONGOING: Craft Questions Thread
TODAY! An in-person salon featuring Terrance Hayes, Dawn Lundy Martin, & Angie Cruz
Writing prompt #9: LETTERS TO THE FUTURE
For those who haven't yet subscribed ...
UPDATE: Asterix Journal published our favorite poetry list with links!
Writing prompt #7: THE POWER OF SECRETS
Opening lines? (A quick invite)
Writing prompt #6: FAMILY PHOTOS
April is National Poetry Month!
Writing prompt #5: WRITING ABOUT LOSS
What are you working on? (Do tell!)
Writing prompt #4: THE ART OF PLACE IN TONI MORRISON'S JAZZ
Writing prompt #3: THE THERMODYNAMICS OF VOICE
What are you reading? (An invitation)
Writing prompt #2: DRAMATIS PERSONAE
A Question of Craft (& Cross-Pollination)