Dearest Writers, Readers and Friends: It is lovely to return to my blog after an unplanned summer hiatus. Thank you for sticking around! I hope these intervening weeks have been full of discovery, creativity and fun for you and yours! I am so pleased today to share with you a […]
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Tomorrow night, 7/18: Check out TrueStory, Sacramento’s newest literary reading series
Friends, if you have not yet had a chance to check out this quarterly *creative nonfiction* reading series, tomorrow is the night! The reading begins at 7:00 pm at Bows & Arrows in Sacramento (at 19th and S Streets). $5 at the door gets you four great readings and an […]
Read MoreTonight – for the AWA crowd, the AWA curious, and friends – Reading @ 7pm @ SPC
Dearest Writers and Friends, As some of you know, I have the pleasure of writing with the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA )-method writing groups that Jan Haag hosts here in Sacramento. Jan is an amazing facilitator, and we produce really amazing first draft work in these groups. I have […]
Read MoreDon’s miss out TONIGHT: Five Nationally Known Poets at the Crocker, benefitting the Squaw Valley Community of Writers
Hello Wonderful Writers and Lovers of Wonderful Writing: Tix are still available for tonight’s event. Don’t miss out! If there are tix left at the start time this evening, they will be sold at the door. I have attended all the previous Squaw readings at the Crocker, and they are […]
Read MoreWhat I learned when I started making audio recordings of my poety, and why you should record your work, too
Friends and Writers, I am happy to share with you that RHINO Poetry has posted online a recording of my poem, “Small Animals,” which the editors so kindly published in their 2012 anthology. Have a listen here. I became interested in making audio versions of my poems after I was […]
Read MoreThis Weds (5/29), come out to ThinkHouse for a creative writers’ social and info night! Have to miss it? Or, can’t get enough of the fun? There’s still time to register for SummerWords…
Dear Valley Creative Writers, You’re invited this Wednesday evening, May 29, to a social and info night for creative writers! If you plan to attend, RSVP to me at asche (dot) kate (at) gmail (dot) com by 5:00 pm tomorrow, Tuesday evening–just so I make sure to have enough snacks! […]
Read MoreMiscellaneous Essay #1: “a discrete sequence of attentions dearly paid”
It’s mid-May, and this coming Wednesday marks the final session of my spring creative writing workshop. I called this one “More World: Art and Attention.” We have been considering the nature of attention and of attending, of that which Mark Doty calls “A faith that if we look and look […]
Read MoreNow Registering: Kate’s summer workshop, Crafting Character (June 19-August 7)
Dear Writers, I invite you to join me this summer for an exciting exploration of character creation! **FYI: This class is filling very quickly! Register today! See full details at www.kateasche.com/workshops.** Crafting Character (All Genres) 8 Meetings ~ Wednesday evenings June 19 – August 7, 2013 In writing workshops, we […]
Read MoreShort list of Regional Workshops and Conferences, Part II
Dear Writers, If you haven’t yet had a chance to take a look at it, you’ll find Part I of this post here. In that post, I failed to include the following–and I am sure there are many other opportunities in the Nor Cal, etc., area in the coming months, […]
Read MoreApril 30 submission deadlines coming up for local literary journals!
Hello to you, writers, on this breezy spring Saturday! In this installment of miscellany, I want to encourage you to submit (if you are the submitting kind) to one or more of our local literary journals. There are a number of local publication options, and in this post, I […]
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