Events
Black Mountain Institute
Pitching Your Work to Publications: A Workshop with Tajja Isen
Winchester Dondero Cultural Center 3130 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesThis hybrid seminar/workshop on pitching to publications will operate in two parts: In the first hour, we will discuss what makes a strong pitch; how that varies depending on the type of story or outlet where you’re sending your work (newspaper, magazine, literary journal, etc.); and analyze a few (anonymized) examples of successful and unsuccessful pitches […]
An Evening with Tananarive Due
The Beverly Theater 515 S 6th St,, Las Vegas, NVPlease join us for an evening with Tananarive Due, award-winning author, screenwriter, and scholar. This program is co-presented by the Program on Race, Gender, and Policing at the William S. […]
How to Craft a Book Proposal with Nicole Chung, Amy Brady, and Tajja Isen (Virtual Event)
This virtual panel will bring together three nonfiction writers to discuss the craft of book proposals. It will cover subjects that include the sections and conventions of a book […]
Your Writing, Live!: The Reading
Majestic Repertory TheatreYou are invited to the fabulous Your Writing, Live!: The Reading! Join BMI to cheer the students of Your Writing, Live!: The Workshop! These will perform original work to […]
Your Writing, Live!
Majestic Repertory TheatreYou are invited to the fabulous Your Writing, Live!: The Reading! Join BMI to cheer the students of Your Writing, Live!: The Workshop! These will perform original work to demonstrate what […]
The Dysfunction of Food: On Food That Isn’t Beautiful or Comforting or Delicious with Kim Foster
UNLV 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154Kim Foster, James Beard Award-winning Author of the forthcoming The Meth Lunches: The Care and Feeding of a Drug Addict, St. Martin’s Press. In this lecture, Kim Foster will examine the ways food can signify and complicate dysfunction in Las Vegas, for both individuals and communities – those with empty tables, and those with full plates. […]