Today, Saturday, May 9th, at 2 p.m., 4:51 p.m., and 10:49 p.m., Tiffany Razzano of Wordier Than Thou will broadcast her recent interview with Racquel Henry of the Writer’s Atelier, and your Scribbler, Darlyn Finch Kuhn, on her radio show.
Check it out at http://www.lifeimprovementradio.com
Join the owner of Twisted Road Publications, Joan Leggitt, and authors Pat Spears and Darlyn Finch Kuhn as they share their stories of the long and winding road to publication – a mix of persistent dreaming, cautionary tales, and a belief in the power of community. The authors will also read from their novels, Dream Chaser (Spears) and Sewing Holes (Kuhn). Learn how you can submit your work to the Southern Gothic Revival Short Fiction Contest, to be judged by Dorothy Allison.
Tuesday, May 26th, 6:30 p.m., Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd., Downtown Orlando.
Traditional Southern Gothic literature has earned its place in the literary canon through classic works by authors like William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Carson McCullers, Tennessee Williams, and Flannery O’Conner. Come learn how current writers are rediscovering this fascinating sub-genre dealing with disenfranchised voices in warped communities—not necessarily set in the American South.
We’ll start by examining some much-beloved Southern Gothic works, then move into current examples, and end the day with you generating new material of your own that embodies some of the characteristics of the Southern Gothic Revival. We’ll sprinkle writing prompts throughout the session, so you can get your feet wet by trying out the concepts being discussed.
You’ll also learn about exciting places to submit your work after you’ve spit-shined it, including one involving author Dorothy Allison and the chance to see your work in a short story anthology to be published by Twisted Road Publications next year.
Workshop to be led by: DARLYN FINCH KUHN. In addition to her two poetry collections (Red Wax Rose and Three Houses) Darlyn Finch Kuhn’s work has appeared in literary journals, newspapers, magazines and online. Her poems have been featured on Poetic Logic on the local NPR affiliate, and been read by Garrison Keillor on the Writers Almanac. She was interviewed on World Radio Paris. Kuhn is the eponymous “Scribbler,” of the Scribbles literary e-newsletter. She produces book trailer videos with her husband at Brad Kuhn & Associates in Orlando, Florida. Her debut novel, Sewing Holes, is available now from Twisted Road Publications, Bookmark It, Writers Block Bookstore, Amazon, and wherever books are sold.
Winter Park author and veteran UCF English professor Gerald Schiffhorst is conducting a new workshop this summer, How Writers Become Authors. Intended for fiction and non-fiction writers at all levels who want to develop greater skills, the six-week course will focus on Unblocking, Describing, Crafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing. It will meet on Thursday evenings from 7-8: 30 p.m. from June 18 through July 23, 2015, at the Winter Park Public Library. Fee: $30. To register or find out more, contact the instructor at schiffhorst@yahoo.com.