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Juniper Bends: A Reading Series (Recap)
Hey friends. A big fat thank you to our readers at the JB Reading Series last Friday, John Crutchfield, Katherine Min, Katey Schultz, and Chett Tiller. The line-up was diverse, engaging, energizing, and tons of fun. This reading was particularly exciting for me since we had four “prose” writers reading wildly varied work. John sang … Continue reading »
November Events Round-up!
November’s gearing up to be a busy month for Juniper Bends! On top of preparing for finals and the beginning of the holiday season, your humble Juniper Bends Author Collective members are putting together several awesome events throughout the month. Here’s the November round-up: Friday Nov. 9th: The Juniper Bends Reading Series’ Third Anniversary As … Continue reading »
Juniper Bends: A Reading Series
Before there was the Juniper Bends Author Collective, there was the quarterly reading series featuring established and emerging writers from all genres. Our friends Matt & Mesha, amazing writers both, began the reading series 3 years ago this November, and they hosted a wide array of regional literary influences, from Blake Butler to Kate Zambreno, … Continue reading »
Speedshopping (Just as Awesome as You Expected)
Last night’s Speedshopping event was tons of fun, and well worth the time! We had a fairly small crowd, but it included a poet, a couple essayists, several fiction writers, and our Apothecary host, Nick, even jumped in to get some brainstorming/prewriting advice from attendees. Everyone got feedback from at least four people, and with a … Continue reading »
Speedshopping Event!
From our associates at Apothecary Community Art Space: Want to spend some quality one-on-one conversation time with authors in your area? Short on time, long on manuscripts? Tired of your traditional, fuddy-duddy creative writing workshop? Do we have the workshop for you! The Juniper Bends Author Collective presents: Speedshopping! Bring in a short (1-2 page) … Continue reading »
Introducing!
…the Juniper Bends Author Collective. We are a passionate group of young writers based in Asheville, NC, brought together by our love of the written word–not as a consumable product, but as self-expression, communication, art. We despise boundaries, refuse to be confined by genre or form, and adore the weird and wonderful. Juniper Bends began … Continue reading »
