Events

Book Club: When Among Crows with Veronica Roth

– Third Quarter Book Club When Among Crows by Veronica Roth Once a quarter Mary Robinette hosts a book club for her Patreon members and October’s book will be When Among Crows by Veronica Roth. Pre-order it on bookshop.org to support your local bookstore. It is not required that you read the book prior to […]

8 Oct

Public Class: The Progression of a Character Arc

– In this deep dive on character arcs, we’ll take a look at how you can have your character change in a believable way. Many writers think that a character needs to be deeply flawed at the beginning in order to have an arc. We’ll look at how to pry into the cracks in their […]

13 Oct

Surrey International Writers Conference

Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel at 15269 104 Avenue in Surrey, BC.

– Mary Robinette will be at Surrey International Writers Conference in Surrey, BC Join Mary Robinette in Surrey this fall for both master classes and workshops. Register here.  Mary Robinette’s schedule: Master Class: Wednesday, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM “Auditioning Characters” Workshop: Friday, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM “Finding the Short Story” Workshop: Saturday, 11:45 […]

23 Oct

Patreon Class: Finding Funding for Writers

October Patreon Class: Finding Funding for Writers with Guest Instructor Erin Roberts   Navigating the writing life demands financial creativity. Explore income diversification beyond traditional publishing. Embrace opportunities like school appearances, copywriting, fellowships, consulting, and teaching. Learn about leveraging newsletters, Patreon, and self-monetization. Discover how an agent can combat imposter syndrome. Tips, tricks, and tools […]

28 Oct

Nantes International Science Fiction Festival

5, rue de Valmy 44 000 Nantes

– Mary Robinette will be at Nantes International Science Fiction Festival in Nantes, France Join Mary Robinette in in Nantes, France for Nantes Utopiales, the Nantes International Science Fiction Festival. More details to come soon! Register Here. 

30 Oct

Patreon Class: Wildcard

November Patreon Class: Wildcard Based on what topics and needs are during the year, we’ll set this class together in September. Each Patreon class will be recorded and the recording, slides, and any other class materials are made available to the Patreon members after the class. In addition, members at this level receive access to […]

25 Nov

Patreon Class: Unlocking Session

December Patreon Class: Unlocking Session In this session, we’ll pick four volunteers at random to help unlock a thing that the writer is stuck on. It might be plot, character, voice… The idea is to give you a chance to talk it out in a safe setting with guidance from MRK to help you get […]

30 Dec

Sandia Starforgers Workshop & Retreat

Albuquerque NM

– Join Mary Robinette Kowal, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Marie Parks for a Writing Retreat & Workshop centered around Worldbuilding. Become an even more confident writer and talented worldbuilder. Generate an immersive environment, culture, magic system, and more for your current science fiction, fantasy, horror, or other speculative fiction work in progress. Our instructors and critiquers include: New York Times bestselling […]

2 May
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