Monthly zoom meeting for a new critique group focused on literary fiction -- for this purpose, defined by excluding mystery, science fiction, memoir, western, romance, thriller, children's, young adult, middle grade, erotica, fantasy, creative nonfiction, horror, poetry, graphic novels, or essays.

I'm looking for four writers (five including myself) to give feedback on 2,000-3,000 word stories or excerpts each month. Documents to be shared and reviewed one week ahead of time.

Boulder Writers Alliance Meetup

Christina Craigo

Mike Arellano

Rolin Geronsin

Literary Fiction Critique Group

Online event

Gia Nold will be reading an excerpt from her most recent poetry manuscript: Conversations with Sor Juana. This manuscript placed Finalist in the Poetry Mesa Chapbook Contest, 2023. She will also read three of my award-winning poems from various years, including her most recent First Place award poem in the Windsor Art and Poetry Show, 2024: Numeros. Her reading will also include some of her poems in English and Spanish. Gia will close with a poem that was published in the Columbine at 45: Keeping Poetry Alive!

Laura L. B. Border

Nick B

BWA Poetry Circle

January's hybrid meeting--IN PERSON at the **Boulder Library Main Branch second floor Flatirons Meeting Room** & ONLINE (see link when you register)--is *Martyr!* by Kaveh Akbar (USA, 2024) on Sunday starting at 2:30 pm (for 2 hours).

Poet Cyrus Shams is surrounded by death. His uncle was an angel of death during the Iran-Iraq war. His mother was shot out of the sky by the US Navy. His father Ali brought him to America, replacing one harsh reality with another, which drove Cyrus to drugs and despair. What constitutes a meaningful death? And do art and history hold the answer?

We are Writers Who Read. We use Literary Forensics to dissect a recent novel (published within the past 18 months) with the goal of uncovering how the author has utilized their skills for effect. Storytelling is an art, but it's not a mystery. Every writer must address the following:

* Structure, Timeline, Pacing, Suspense, Omission
* Point of View, including Voice, Character, Place
* Language, Tense, Imagery, Metaphor, Symbols
* Motivation: Making a story pop - generating a thrill
* Why this story? And why now? Industry considerations

We ask that all attendees read the entire book in advance of the meeting, and come bearing their discoveries of how the author has addressed each of the five points above.

More information about other Writers Who Read meetings and our **WwR Podcast** can be found at: https://WritersWhoRead.com

Gary McBride

Andrea M.

Whitney Pinion

Writers Who Read LIVE!: Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar

Boulder Public Library - Main Library

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