Bring five copies of five double-spaced pages and join a community of your writing peers to provide supportive and constructive critique of each other’s work.
Join author Ryan La Sala in this three-part writing series for teens. In Part One, learn how to flesh out inspiration and choose a point of view for your novel.
Join author Ryan La Sala in this three-part writing series for teens. In Part Two, build out your novel’s world and get your plot points on an outline.
Participants are encouraged to bring 1-2 pages of their work to share with the group. Pages should be in standard manuscript format: 12 pt ft, double spaced, Times New Roman.
Learn from entrepreneurial expert Kimberly Beer on how to cultivate a brand that speaks to your audience as a writer or storyteller, and then explore effective marketing tactics, including networking,
Join storyteller Rich White, the winner of the 2019 Missouri's State Liar's Contest, for a lesson on tall tales. Learn the differences between tall tales, outlandish tales, and lies.
In Prairies and Antiquities, new media artist Katina Bitsicas explores the history and natural landscape of the Woodneath home and surrounding acreage by projection mapping new and archival photograph
In Prairies and Antiquities, new media artist Katina Bitsicas explores the history and natural landscape of the Woodneath home and surrounding acreage by projection mapping new and archival photograph
Join The Story Center for a visit from Rebekah Taussig, author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. This program will include a book sale and signing.
An open-mic storytelling event that's open to anyone! Put your name in the hat for a chance to share a seven-minute story, or just come to enjoy the show.
Writer and storyteller Laura Packer explores character development, story structure, point of view, understanding your audience, and other story crafting techniques.
Writer and storyteller Laura Packer explores character development, story structure, point of view, understanding your audience, and other story crafting techniques.
Bring five double-spaced copies of five pages and join a community of your writing peers to provide supportive and constructive critique of each other’s work. Contact branch for more details.
An open-mic storytelling event that's open to anyone! Put your name in the hat for a chance to share a seven-minute story, or just come to enjoy the show.
Participants are encouraged to bring 1-2 pages of their work to share with the group. Pages should be in standard manuscript format: 12 pt ft, double spaced, Times New Roman.
Learn from Lisa Overholser, the Field Specialist in Community Development for MU Extension, about matching venues, gigs, and audiences to your storytelling content and style.
Join storyteller Joyce Slater to learn about all the different types of spooky stories, including jump tales, urban tales, ghost stories, supernatural stories, literary (Edgar Allan Poe/Grim fairytale