Name: We Got Somthin’
Start: 2024-03-12T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Vuka - North Lamar

We Got Somthin’

Torch Literary Arts

Black Women Writing from Inspiration to Creation featuring Monique Moses (HBO) and Charla Lauriston (NBC).

Vuka - North Lamar

Torch Literary Arts is proud to present We Got Somthin’: Black Women Writing from Inspiration to Creation featuring Monique Moses &amp; Charla Lauriston. Panelists will discuss the road from ideation to creation, and all of the bumps in between, as Black women writers and creators working across film, television, and web. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a short screening of work written by panelists.The panel will start at 7:00 p.m.Refreshments by Mashae's Catering Cost: This event is free and open to the public. <a href="https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/support" title="https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/support" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Donations are appreciated.</a> <a href="https://www.charlalauriston.com/" title="https://www.charlalauriston.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charla Lauriston</a> is a Haitian-American, Vancouver-based comedian, writer, and director. She’s currently a writer for Grand Crew on NBC and has previously written for The Last OG, Ghosted, People of Earth, and Hoops. Her 2021 episodic short, Witchsters, is the official selection of the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival, New Filmmakers Los Angeles, and the 2021 Austin Film Festival and American Black Film Festival. Charla is also the Creator and Lead Mentor of The Werking Writer School, a career-focused online course and community for aspiring screenwriters. <a href="https://www.moniquemoses.com/" title="https://www.moniquemoses.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Monique Moses</a> is a Canadian-born writer, director, and actor based in New York and Los Angeles. She was co-Head Writer and a co-Executive Producer for Season 4 of HBO's Emmy-nominated A Black Lady Sketch Show. Additional writing credits include Teenage Euthanasia (Adult Swim / HBO Max), Big Mouth spin-off Human Resources (Netflix), The Kid’s Tonight Show (Peacock), and consulting on projects with Jimmy Fallon (That’s My Jam, NBC Universal), Mike Myers (The Pentaverate, Netflix) and John Mulaney (Sack Lunch Bunch, Netflix). As a member of the black comedy team Astronomy Club, she co-created and starred in 'Astronomy Club The Sketch Show', which premiered on Netflix in 2019 to stellar reviews from Variety, Vulture, and Rotten Tomatoes. <a href="https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/" title="https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Torch Literary Arts</a> is a 501(c)3 nonprofit established to publish and promote creative writing by Black women. We publish contemporary writing by experienced and emerging writers alike. Torch has featured work by Toi Derricotte, Tayari Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Crystal Wilkinson, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Elizabeth Alexander, and others. Programs include the Wildfire Reading Series, writing workshops, and retreats.<a href="https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/support" title="https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/support" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Help Torch continue to publish and promote Black women writers by donating today.</a> This workshop is made possible with support from the Austin Cultural Arts Division, the Burdine Johnson Foundation, the ACF Black Fund, the Poetry Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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