Writer’s Brunch & Workshop in Austin, TX
- ALL AGES
Write, reflect & connect. All levels welcome—no experience needed. Prompts, community & light snacks included!
By 724 Press Collective
Date and time
Saturday, August 9 · 12 - 3:30pm CDT.
Location
DAWA HQ
916 Springdale Road #Bld 4, Ste 109 Austin, TX 78702Refund Policy
Refunds up to 7 days before event.
Lineup
Agenda
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Writer’s Brunch & Workshop: Welcome Mixer
724 Press Collective
DAWA HQ
Grab a plate, find your seat, and settle in for a day of creativity and connection. Attendees will receive a warm welcome from both DAWA HQ and the 724 Press Collective, featuring a live reading of a...
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Creative Warm-Up: Group Prompt Session
724 Press Collective
Each table receives a unique, imaginative writing prompt (storytelling or poetry).
Write for 15 minutes, share for 15 minutes — one person per table shares a short excerpt.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Story Writing: “The First Line is the Hook”
A. A. Britto (Alyse Tyana)
Mini-Lecture
Why stories fall flat in the first paragraph — and how to hook your reader immediately.
...
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Poetry Workshop: “Poetry Structure, Form & More”
L. M. Gomez
Mini-Lecture
Ground emotion with structure in vivid, sensory language
Moving from abstraction to sensory language
The body as metaphor and map
Emotional pacing through line breaks and white space
Fo...
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Table Workshop 2: Prompt Circuit
724 Press Collective
Rotate tables. Each station offers a different writing prompt.
Write for 15 minutes. Volunteer readers share work generated during the Prompt Circuit for the last 15 minutes.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Industry Panel: “From Page to Publication”
A. A. Britto (Alyse Tyana)
C. M. Moorhead
John H. Clark III
Rosanna Turner
45-Minute Panel with 15-Minute Q&A Talking Points: ...
About this event
- Event lasts 3 hours 30 minutes
- ALL AGES
- Free venue parking