Writers' Workshop
The 2024 Writers' Workshop will be held on Monday, April 22, with sessions available in person. The Sinclair Writers' Workshop is and has been, for nearly 50 years, free of charge to the public and Sinclair students. In-person sessions will be held at Sinclair Community College Dayton Campus: Library NW Logia.
The Sinclair Writers' Workshop is and has been, for nearly 50 years, free of charge to the public and Sinclair students.
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2024 Schedule
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: “YA and Children's Books” with Trudy Krisher | Trudy Krisher has a reputation as a trailblazer in writing and speaking out about sensitive issues surrounding self identity, race, and gender through her fictional works. She is the author of 10 books - YA novels, children's books, and a scholarly biography. She has won many awards for her writing including an Ohioana award, an International Reading Association Award, and several awards from the American Library Association.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Poem in Your Pocket readings (open mic) | Please come to listen and bring your favorite poem (your own or your own favorite poet’s) to read!
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Ohio Poet Laureate, Kari Gunter-Seymour will speak about her Applachian heritage, sponsored by the Sinclair Appalachian Outreach Office. Thank you for your support!
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Lunch on your own
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: “Writing Mystery" with Meredith Doench | Meredith Doench is the author of the Luce Hansen queer thriller series and the 2022 stand-alone thriller, Whereabouts Unknown. Meredith is an avid armchair detective and a board member of Mystery Writers of America, Midwest Chapter. She’s also a principal lecturer of creative writing and literature at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Learn more at www.meredithdoench.com
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Poem in Your Pocket readings (open mic) | Please come to listen and bring your favorite poem (your own or your own favorite poet’s) to read!
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Leroy Bean is a Dayton native who has been a professional poet since 2014. Mental health, identity, and philosophy are heavy influences that inform his work, especially speaking to Black males to exemplify the power of agency over your narrative. He spent his developmental years in the Midwest spoken word scene honing his craft, eventually extending past his region and recently internationally to Paris, France.
3:00: Poem in Your Pocket readings (open mic) | Please come to listen and bring your favorite poem (your own or your own favorite poet’s) to read!
All of these events are free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Kate Geiselman (kathryn.geiselman@sinclair.edu)