Upcoming Events
- Location:
- Zoom; link provided to MFA grad students in advance of workshop
- Cost:
- Free; only open to TXST MFA students
- Contact:
- Bianca Alyssa Perez; mfinearts@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- TXST MFA in Creative Writing; TXST English Department
Tim O’Brien is the author of nine books, including the universally acclaimed books, The Things They Carried, and Going After Cacciato, winner of the 1978 National Book Award. His other novels include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home; Northern Lights; The Nuclear Age; Tomcat in Love; July, July; and In the Lake of the Woods. His most recent book is the memoir Dad's Maybe Book. He was a major contributor to Ken Burns’ renowned PBS documentary on the Vietnam War (2017), where his writing was featured. In 2012, O'Brien received both the Texas Writer Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation's Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.
Description of workshop:
A workshop led by Tim O’Brien will have students read and discuss a maximum of 2 unconventional short stories per workshop. Thirty to forty-five minutes of every workshop will also be dedicated to conceptual free writing, outside any project the students are currently working on. TXST MFA poetry and fiction students are welcome to send their short story in for consideration.
Description of workshop:
A workshop led by Tim O’Brien will have students read and discuss a maximum of 2 unconventional short stories per workshop. Thirty to forty-five minutes of every workshop will also be dedicated to conceptual free writing, outside any project the students are currently working on. TXST MFA poetry and fiction students are welcome to send their short story in for consideration.
- Location:
- Zoom; link provided to MFA students before the workshop
- Cost:
- Free; only open to TXST MFA students
- Contact:
- Bianca Alyssa Perez; mfinearts@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- TXST MFA in Creative Writing; TXST English Department
Tim O’Brien is the author of nine books, including the universally acclaimed books, The Things They Carried, and Going After Cacciato, winner of the 1978 National Book Award. His other novels include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home; Northern Lights; The Nuclear Age; Tomcat in Love; July, July; and In the Lake of the Woods. His most recent book is the memoir Dad's Maybe Book. He was a major contributor to Ken Burns’ renowned PBS documentary on the Vietnam War (2017), where his writing was featured. In 2012, O'Brien received both the Texas Writer Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation's Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.
Description of workshop:
A workshop led by Tim O’Brien will have students read and discuss a maximum of 2 unconventional short stories per workshop. Thirty to forty-five minutes of every workshop will also be dedicated to conceptual free writing, outside any project the students are currently working on. TXST MFA poetry and fiction students are welcome to send their short story in for consideration.
Description of workshop:
A workshop led by Tim O’Brien will have students read and discuss a maximum of 2 unconventional short stories per workshop. Thirty to forty-five minutes of every workshop will also be dedicated to conceptual free writing, outside any project the students are currently working on. TXST MFA poetry and fiction students are welcome to send their short story in for consideration.
- Location:
- Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
- Cost:
- Free; only open to TXST MFA students
- Contact:
- Bianca Alyssa Perez; mfinearts@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Department of English
As part of the TXST MFA Professionalization Series, join picture book author and editor Cate Berry for a conversation on structure in picture books. This session will explore how writers use pacing, page turns, repetition, tension, and visual storytelling to shape a compelling picture book manuscript. Designed for emerging writers interested in children’s literature, the seminar will offer practical insight into crafting stories that work in close collaboration with the picture book form.
Cate Berry is the author of multiple picture books (Harper Collins, MacMillan, Page Street Kids). Her newest, Love is Everywhere (Farrar, Straus, Giroux) releases Fall, 2028. Cate holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in humorous writing. She has presented at the Texas Book Festival, The Writing Barn, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and held faculty positions at many conferences nationwide. Ms. Berry is the former humor columnist for Austin Family magazine and is a seasoned presenter, educator and speaker. www.cateberry.com www.cateberryspeaks.com
Cate Berry is the author of multiple picture books (Harper Collins, MacMillan, Page Street Kids). Her newest, Love is Everywhere (Farrar, Straus, Giroux) releases Fall, 2028. Cate holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in humorous writing. She has presented at the Texas Book Festival, The Writing Barn, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and held faculty positions at many conferences nationwide. Ms. Berry is the former humor columnist for Austin Family magazine and is a seasoned presenter, educator and speaker. www.cateberry.com www.cateberryspeaks.com
- Cost:
- Free; only open to TXST MFA students
- Contact:
- Bianca Alyssa Perez; mfinearts@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- TXST MFA in Creative Writing; TXST English Department
Tim O’Brien is the author of nine books, including the universally acclaimed books, The Things They Carried, and Going After Cacciato, winner of the 1978 National Book Award. His other novels include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home; Northern Lights; The Nuclear Age; Tomcat in Love; July, July; and In the Lake of the Woods. His most recent book is the memoir Dad's Maybe Book. He was a major contributor to Ken Burns’ renowned PBS documentary on the Vietnam War (2017), where his writing was featured. In 2012, O'Brien received both the Texas Writer Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation's Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.
Description of workshop:
A workshop led by Tim O’Brien will have students read and discuss a maximum of 2 unconventional short stories per workshop. Thirty to forty-five minutes of every workshop will also be dedicated to conceptual free writing, outside any project the students are currently working on. TXST MFA poetry and fiction students are welcome to send their short story in for consideration
Description of workshop:
A workshop led by Tim O’Brien will have students read and discuss a maximum of 2 unconventional short stories per workshop. Thirty to forty-five minutes of every workshop will also be dedicated to conceptual free writing, outside any project the students are currently working on. TXST MFA poetry and fiction students are welcome to send their short story in for consideration