Jan. 7, 2010 W-O-R-Dz written by Angello Pizarro MWA is proud to begin with a new light, new energy and creative positivity & possibilities– and so we start off 2010 with this Limited workshop for those serious writers who wish to use this new year as a creative springboard! We plan to begin...

The School of Comics, a free, daylong series of seminars sponsored by the Miami Book Fair International will guide the uninitiated through the 21st-Century renaissance of graphic novels, the term of art for what were once known affectionately as comic books. The revival of the format is not only one...

Advice from the “Turtlefly” As writers, we are turtles by nature. We like to hide inside our shells and contemplate the patterns. It’s a necessary, and often UGLY process, which is difficult to SHARE with another person who may NOT be a writer, especially if they are…perhaps say,...

“Harriette Yahr is a gifted and knowledgeable teacher. In only 4 sessions, I picked up more practical knowledge than I achieved in an entire quarter of a previous writers’ workshop.” John Kramel by Harriette Yahr “Intro to Screenwriting” class – this Saturday (9/12)...

Registration is now open for FCLA’s creative writing courses—screenwriting, memoir, environmental writing and flash fiction. Scroll down for details. Turning Memories into Memoir Instructor: Neil de la Flor Six Mondays: June 1-July 6, 2009, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Join this fun and...

SAN FRANCISCO - New America Media, a major multimedia news organization based in San Francisco, has been awarded a grant to start up a series of writers’ workshops for U.S. military veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.  NAM is seeking 20 to 30 veterans from a cross-section of the...

by Angelo Pizarro It was a relaxing and very enjoyable first workshop in the café at Borders Bookstore on March 6.  Some members who read their work to the group were: Andrea Wonsch, who read parts of a wonderful children’s story she’s working on; Jim Stafford shared a spellbinding...

March 9: The Career(s) of Your Life I won a New America Media Award for an article I published on Latino.com about a Latina comedienne named Marga Gomez in 2001. I didn’t understand completely WHY at the time, but almost 10 years later, after seeing La Marga perform at the Colony Theater in Miami...

Or maybe you just started your writing career and want to be guided by other seasoned writers. Well, you will get that opportunity by participating in our first “Writers Workshop” of the year. Former magazine editor Angello Pizarro will lead this first session where you will receive feedback...

Location: The Florida Center for Literary Arts at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus Time: Tuesdays, February 3 – March 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Writing for magazines is not just good for your wallet-it’s great for your resume, especially if you are trying to sell a book-length work. Literary...

Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Biscayne Writers teamed up to instruct comic book enthusiasts how to create 4-Dimensional Characters for the 21st century on Thursday, April 24, 2008. How to Start Up a Blog 7 Writing Prompts for ADD Writers Writers’ Workshops for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Fall...

June 13-15, 2008 This summer, Biscayne Writers is hosting a series of writing workshops. The first workshop featured Marcela Landres, who told participants how to get the attention of those big NY publishers: “The workshop has given me a much needed boost in motivation and energy… not to mention...

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 The Miami Writers Association, MWA, formerly known as the Society for Latino and Hispanic Writers, hosts critique groups Mondays at 7pm in the HISTORY section of Borders at the Village of Merrick Park. This is an informal gathering with the purpose of sharing and improving short...

March 25th, 2008