Upcoming Events
Events for 2024 and 2025 are still being considered now. If YOU would like to have me talk with your book group or organization or class about writing -- poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, or zines -- I'd be happy to! I'm available in person or via video chat. Contact me and let's work out the details.
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UPCOMING AUTHOR APPEARANCES​​
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Watch this space for information about a book tour later in 2025. And if you'd like me to speak with your class, book club, or organization, drop me a line and let me know!
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CLASSES
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I regularly teach Creative Writing workshops for professional organizations including Writespace, Inrpint, Grackle & Grackle, and WAN Academy (Write About Now). Click on the links to learn more about them and to register for these workshops. All classes will be generative in nature and include instruction, writing time, and feedback on your work.
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The Happy Hour: Making Yourself and Your Creative Practice a Priority (Writespace)
Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (central time), ongoing, on Zoom
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You’re already a creator: perhaps you write, draw, make beautiful things. Maybe you’re a writer, a choreographer, a visual artist, a sculptor. You’ve got a manuscript of some kind you’re trying to get down on paper, or a project you want to complete, or an idea to integrate multiple modes of expression into a single production or practice. You’ve written something and want to get it published but have no idea where to even begin that process. And finding the time to do all of it in this modern life is a challenge.
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Or maybe you know you what you want to do, but you keep getting stuck. False starts, mushy middles, and fade-outs dominate your work, preventing you from making the progress you want.
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Do these dilemmas sound familiar? Most of us go through them at some point or another, but maybe we don’t have to. Join master teacher Angélique Jamail (an author, artist, and choreographer) for a Creative Happy Hour once a week to trouble-shoot whatever you’re working on and get some work time in. Our sprints will allow you to write or draw or develop or make whatever you want or need to, in a friendly and supportive environment with low stakes and even lower pressure.
This is not a workshop. It’s not a class. You won’t be given prompts (unless you ask for one) and won’t have to produce anything for formal critique. There’s no specific homework. Just show up with your project, your questions, and whatever snack or beverage you want for a one-hour Zoom session to start your week off with a creative, nurturing vibe.
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Each session will adhere to a basic structure:
· trouble-shooting with an expert in which you can get your own questions answered or learn from others’ questions
· a 20-25-minute sprint in which everyone works quietly on whatever they want to work on
· a short break to chat in case any new questions have come up
· one more 15-20-minute sprint
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You’ll be amazed by how much you can accomplish in 20 focused minutes!
All skill levels welcome.
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Centering Ourselves in Our Own Narratives: A Multi-Genre Workshop (Inprint)
6 Wednesdays in January and February (starting 1/15), 6:30-8:30 p.m. central time (Zoom)
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As teachers, we are primed to observe the human condition in real-time. We’ve collected dozens, if not hundreds, of stories from our experiences as educators, meeting people where they are and helping them to grow beyond what they thought they could achieve. We are so immersed in this earnest, meaningful work that we can sometimes forget to reflect on our own growth, on our own part in the human condition. Indulging our creativity is more than just fun; it’s necessary to our wellbeing and vital to our teaching practice. You know the phrases we have for it: refilling the well, recharging the batteries, getting R&R.
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Through the intentional, focused exploration of our own stories we can re-center ourselves in our narratives. In this multi-genre workshop, we’ll use various poetry and prose forms to draw out our own stories. Each session will include an exploration of mentor texts, generative writing time, and the chance to share our work for feedback in a supportive atmosphere. The techniques and exercises in this course can also be adapted for the classroom.
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This is a Teachers-As-Writers course, which means it's geared toward K-12 teachers, offers professional development credit, and has a greatly reduced tuition rate due to a generous grant.
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Past Appearances
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2024
March 23, 2024 -- Equinox volume 6 authors' reading (online)
April 6, 2024 -- Books and Wines! (Richmond, TX)
April 21, 2024 -- Lit Book Bar poetry reading (Richmond, TX)
May 3, 2024 -- First Friday Poetry Reading (featured reader) at Inprint (Houston, TX)
June 7, 2024 -- First Friday Poetry Reading (open mic) at Inprint (Houston, TX)
July 5, 2024 -- First Friday Poetry Reading (open mic) at Inprint (Houston, TX)
August 10-11, 2024 -- Big Ole Queer Market, Pride Edition (Austin, TX)
September 19, 2024 -- Boston Consulting Group (speaking engagement)
​October 12, 2024 -- Author Indie Book Fest 2024 (Katy, TX)
November 16, 2024 -- Zine Fest Houston (Houston, TX)
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2023
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January 14, 2023 -- Sawyer Yards Arts Market (Houston, TX)
April 7, 2023 -- First Friday Poetry Reading (open mic) at Inprint (Houston, TX)
April 23, 2023 -- Lit Book Bar Book Festival (Richmond, TX)
May 5, 2023 -- First Friday Poetry Reading (open mic) at Inprint (Houston, TX)
May 26, 2023 -- Writespace Poetry Reading (Houston, TX)
July 22, 2023 -- Brookwood Community (Brookshire, TX)
August 26, 2023 -- Author Indie Book Fair (Houston, TX)
November 18, 2023 -- Zine Fest Houston (Houston, TX)
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2022
February 5, 2022 -- The Twig Bookshop (San Antonio, TX)
April 9, 2022 -- Sawyer Yards Arts Market (Houston, TX)
November 12, 2022 -- Zine Fest Houston (Houston, TX)
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2021
January 26, 2021 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
February 11, 2021 -- Book Chat with Kara (online)
February 27, 2021 -- teaching Writespace class: How Characters Drive Stories (online)
March 11, 2021 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
March 19, 2021 -- Book Chat with Kara (online)
March 29, 2021 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
April 1, 2021 -- hosted The Mutable Hour (poetry reading by Mutabilis Press)
April 7, 2021 -- livestream: poetry reading from The Sharp Edges of Water
April 19, 2021 -- livestream: poetry reading of my work from various publications
May 29, 2021 -- livestream: 2 Scribbler unboxings, my new zine, and Writespace news
November 7-9, 2021 -- Kinkaid School Book Fair (Houston, TX)
November 13, 2021 -- Zine Fest Houston (Houston, TX)
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2020
February 15, 2020 -- BrazCon (Manvel, TX)
July 11, 2020 -- livestream: my sketchbook for the Brooklyn Art Library
July 12, 2020 -- Poetry Super Highway annual poetry contest judges' chat (online)
July 22, 2020 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
August 22, 2020 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
September 22, 2020 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
October 3, 2020 -- Friendswood Public Library ekphrastic poetry reading (online)
October 4, 2020 -- Poetry Super Highway annual poetry contest winners broadcast (online)
October 24, 2020 -- Homecoming official launch through Blue Willow Bookshop (online)
October 27, 2020 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
October 31, 2020 -- Book Chat with Kara (online)
November 9-15, 2020 -- Kinkaid School Book Fair (Houston, TX)
November 20, 2020 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
November 27, 2020 -- Book Chat with Kara (online)
December 29, 2020 -- livestream: Scribbler unboxing
December 29, 2020 -- Book Chat with Kara (online)
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2019
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January 25, 2019 -- Mutabilis Press anthology launch; Jung Center (Houston, TX)
February 19, 2019 -- Poetry FIX; FIX Coffee Bar (Houston, TX)
February 23, 2019 -- BrazCon (Manvel, TX)
March 3, 2019 -- Spider Road Press Celebration of Women's Words (Houston, TX)
March 16, 2019 -- Austin Poetry Society (Austin, TX)
March 16, 2019 -- Malvern Books (Austin, TX)
August 10, 2019 -- River Oaks Bookstore (Houston, TX)
August 17, 2019 -- Blue Willow Bookshop (Houston, TX)
October 24, 2019 -- Kaboom! Books (Houston, TX)
November 11-12, 2019 -- Kinkaid Book Fair (Houston, TX)
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