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SUMMARY:Workshop: Writing Our Truths\, Led by Tayler Simon
DESCRIPTION:Register: Register at EventBrite \nThursday\, February 13\, 2025 · 4 – 5:30pm EST\nCost: $45\nLimited to 12 participants\nVenue: Pat Conroy Literary Center | 601 Bladen St Beaufort\, SC 29902 \nWriting Our Truths: The Power of Autobiographical Poetry & Self-Publishing Your Own Chapbook — Led by Tayler Simon \nTurn your life story into a compelling poetry chapbook! This workshop guides you through crafting autobiographical poems that capture personal experiences to resonate with readers. Through a guided writing exercise\, you’ll refine your work while learning the basics of self-publishing. We’ll cover chapbook organization\, layout\, and production options\, so you leave ready to bring your unique voice to print. Ideal for poets of all levels\, this workshop will empower you to create a poetic mini-memoir and self-publish a chapbook to use your story for good. \nThis is an in-person writers workshop\, held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.). Limited to 12 participants with advance registration required; $45/person. \nLearn more and register at EventBrite \nWebsite: Facebook Event Page \nAbout our instructor: \nTayler Simon (she/her) is a writer\, social worker\, and the owner of the bookstore\, Liberation is Lit. She has self-published three books\, Phases: Poems\, Writing Our Truths: A Guide to Self-Publishing for BIPOC Writers\, and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Tayler is passionate about promoting social liberation through the power of transformative stories. \n  \n\nThis program and others like this would not be possible without your financial help for which\, as always\, Pat Conroy Literary Center gratefully thanks you.
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SUMMARY:Workshop -- Writing Our Truths: The Power of Autobiographical Poetry\, with Tayler Simon
DESCRIPTION:Writing Our Truths: The Power of Autobiographical Poetry & Self-Publishing Your Own Chapbook — Led by Tayler Simon \nTurn your life story into a compelling poetry chapbook! This workshop guides you through crafting autobiographical poems that capture personal experiences to resonate with readers. Through a guided writing exercise\, you’ll refine your work while learning the basics of self-publishing. We’ll cover chapbook organization\, layout\, and production options\, so you leave ready to bring your unique voice to print. Ideal for poets of all levels\, this workshop will empower you to create a poetic mini-memoir and self-publish a chapbook to use your story for good. \nThis is an in-person writers workshop\, held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.). Limited to 12 participants with advance registration required; $45/person. \nRegistration: https://writingourtruths.eventbrite.com \nAbout Our Instructor:\nTayler Simon (she/her) is a writer\, social worker\, and the owner of the bookstore\, Liberation is Lit. She has self-published three books\, Phases: Poems\, Writing Our Truths: A Guide to Self-Publishing for BIPOC Writers\, and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Tayler is passionate about promoting social liberation through the power of transformative stories. \nTayler will also be the featured author at that evening’s Open Mic Night at the Conroy Center\, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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SUMMARY:February 2025 Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) on Thursday\, February 13\, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured author is Tayler Simon\, founder of Liberation Is Lit and author of Phases and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres. \nWhen: Thursday\, February 13\, 2025 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM EDT\nPrice: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min\nWhere: Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) \nInterested in reading as part of Open Mic? Let us know at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org \nWe want to build our community of writers and an appreciation for the art and talent of new\, emerging\, and long-time writers. Thank you for supporting this partnership! \nEvent Facebook Page \nAbout our featured author:\nTayler Simon (she/her) is a writer\, social worker\, and the owner of the bookstore Liberation is Lit. She has self-published three books: Phases: Poems\, Writing Our Truths: A Guide to Self-Publishing for BIPOC Writers\, and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Tayler is passionate about promoting social liberation through the power of transformative stories. \n  \n\nThis program and others like this would not be possible without your financial help for which\, as always\, Pat Conroy Literary Center gratefully thanks you.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/february-2025-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Pat Conroy Literary Center\, 601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, 29902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Interview,Open Mic Night
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night -- Featuring Tayler Simon\, Author of Phases and Love & Other Forms of Heartbreak
DESCRIPTION:The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) on Thursday\, February 13\, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured author is Tayler Simon\, founder of Liberation Is Lit and author of Phases and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres. \nInterested in reading as part of Open Mic? Let us know at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org. \nAbout Our Featured Author\nTayler Simon (she/her) is a writer\, social worker\, and the owner of the bookstore Liberation is Lit. She has self-published three books: Phases: Poems\, Writing Our Truths: A Guide to Self-Publishing for BIPOC Writers\, and Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak. Tayler is passionate about promoting social liberation through the power of transformative stories. \nAs part of her visit to the Conroy Center\, Taylor will also be teaching a writing workshop earlier that afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30: Writing Our Truths: The Power of Autobiographical Poetry & Self-Publishing Your Own Chapbook. Learn more at https://writingourtruths.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/open-mic-night-featuring-tayler-simon-author-of-phases-and-love-other-forms-of-heartbreak/
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