{"id":21993,"date":"2026-03-30T13:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=21993"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:58:38","slug":"community-workshop-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/community-workshop-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Workshop Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">MFA in Creative Writing Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/writers-in-residence\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Writers-in-Residence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/affordability-funding\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Affordability &#038; Funding<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/publications\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Publications<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/request-more-information\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Request More Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/community-workshop-series\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Community Workshop Series<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-workshop-series\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"63\" class=\"wp-image-21996\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30104233\/Butler-MFA-002.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30104233\/Butler-MFA-002.png 1466w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30104233\/Butler-MFA-002-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30104233\/Butler-MFA-002-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30104233\/Butler-MFA-002-768x324.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Community Workshop Series<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Butler MFA Community Workshop series is a <strong>free writing program <\/strong>facilitated by Butler University alumni of the MFA in Creative Writing. These one-off workshops, hosted at partner sites including bookstores, nonprofits, and public libraries in the Greater Indianapolis area, connect <strong>adults at all stages of their writing journeys<\/strong> with workshop experiences shaped by graduate-level study. Thanks to a generous gift from the Efroymson Family Fund, alumni from the program&#8217;s concentrations in Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Fiction will guide local writers into creative practice. Each workshop is designed to help participants <strong>generate new work<\/strong>, learn new ways of <strong>thinking about the craft<\/strong> of writing, and more <strong>confidently continue their own writing <\/strong>practices.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-secondary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--noSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spring-summer-2026-catalog\" style=\"font-size:39px;font-style:italic;font-weight:200\">Spring\/Summer 2026 Catalog<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30111928\/Thomas-circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30111928\/Thomas-circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30111928\/Thomas-circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30111928\/Thomas-circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>A Poetics of Rememory: Imagining and Reimagining Ancestry Through Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator:<\/strong> Thomas Kneeland, Class of 2023<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Indiana Humanities | 1500 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46202<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Sunday, April 19 | 10:00 AM\u2013Noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This generative poetry workshop is perfect for writers who are interested in learning new techniques for crafting poetry. We will look at examples from the works of Black, Afro Latine, and Afro Caribbean writers such as Toni Morrison, Melania Luisa Marte, Christina Garc\u00eda, and Saidiya Hartman for this workshop. We will then use prompts and exercises to write our own poems, imagining and reimagining our own ancestries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Thomas Kneeland<\/em><\/strong> is the Pushcart-nominated author of the chapbook, <em>We Be Walkin\u2019<\/em> <em>Blackly in the Deep<\/em>. His writing explores ancestry, ecological memory, and the effects of intergenerational trauma in Black, Afro-Latine, and Afro-Indigenous family dynamics. A recent recipient of the Edward Stanley Award for poems published in Prairie Schooner, his publication credits include Obsidian: Literature &amp; Arts in the African Diaspora, Southern Humanities Review, Hayden\u2019s Ferry Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Kneeland was recently nominated for Hayden\u2019s Ferry Review\u2019s Best of Small Fiction Anthology. Named a 2025 Emerging Scholar by The EDU Ledger, Kneeland is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Anderson University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/a-poetics-of-rememory-imagining-and-reimagining-ancestry-through-poetry\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30121852\/John-Strauss-Circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30121852\/John-Strauss-Circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30121852\/John-Strauss-Circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30121852\/John-Strauss-Circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Writing True Stories: An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator:<\/strong> John Strauss, Class of 2022<br><strong>Location: <\/strong>Indianapolis Public Library &#8211; Lawrence| 7898 Hague Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46256<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, May 2 | 1:30\u20133:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Creative Nonfiction (CNF) introduction workshop is perfect for anyone interested in telling their stories: the big stories, the small stories, and everything in between. Adult writers will generate new work over the course of this guided writing workshop. We will look at examples from writers like Joan Didion, David Sedaris, and James Baldwin, and then talk about where ideas come from. The bulk of this workshop will be spent generating new work. This is a supportive space for adult writers and storytellers of all levels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>John Strauss,<\/em><\/strong> a 2022 Butler MFA graduate, is a longtime Indiana journalist currently on the broadcast news faculty at Ball State University. He has also served as creative nonfiction editor for Booth, a Journal, at Butler and is a producer for the &#8220;Real Life, Revised&#8221; reading series sponsored by Booth, the Butler MFA, WQRT radio and Indiana Humanities. He has a passion for helping people tell the stories of their lives and is working on an anthology of his own stories and essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/attend.indypl.org\/event\/16230889\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113234\/Vinny-Corsaro-Circle-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113234\/Vinny-Corsaro-Circle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113234\/Vinny-Corsaro-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113234\/Vinny-Corsaro-Circle.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Dystopia 101: Learning to Write the Future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator: <\/strong>Vinny Corsaro, Class of 2021<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kurt Vonnegut Museum &amp; Library | 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, May 9 | 2:00\u20134:00 PM<br><br>This science fiction introduction workshop is perfect for anyone interested in writing the near future, far future, or anywhere in between. Adult writers of all levels are invited to engage with the wisdom and work of Octavia Butler and other sci-fi writers to generate new work over the course of this two-hour writing workshop, a part of the <em>Butler MFA Community Workshop series<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Vinny Corsaro<\/em><\/strong> is a multimedia artist living, teaching, and working in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a lifelong Indianapolis resident, Vinny is committed to contributing, facilitating, and enjoying the Indy art scene to the fullest extent. With a space-themed jam band, a proclivity to high-concept sci-fi, and a life filled with outdoor experiences, Vinny knows that the earth (and the cosmos) have much to offer to anybody who wants to live, learn, and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/butlermfadystopiaworkshop\/event\/dystopiaworkshop\/\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115130\/Logan-Taylor-Circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115130\/Logan-Taylor-Circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115130\/Logan-Taylor-Circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115130\/Logan-Taylor-Circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>How to Have Ideas: A Fiction Writing Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator:<\/strong> Logan Taylor, Class of 2021<br><strong>Location: <\/strong>Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library &#8211; Zionsville | 250 N. 5th St., Zionsville, IN 46077<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Sunday, May 24 | 2:00\u20134:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one is born knowing how to drive a car, ride a bike, or write a story. Like everything else in life, having ideas is a skill that we can develop and work out over time like a muscle. This generative fiction workshop for adult writers of all levels will teach you how to come up with ideas for stories, recognize ideas when you have them, and use titles and short phrases as launchpads for creativity. We will look at examples of short, concept-driven flash fiction (&lt;250 words) and use concise prompts and dynamic exercises to generate our own writing, paying special attention to the process of having and then using ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Logan Taylor<\/em><\/strong> is a writer and teacher working at Ivy Tech Community College and Butler University in Indianapolis. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Butler University in 2021 with a concentration in Fiction. Logan spends his time talking about Kurt Vonnegut, running community Dungeons &amp; Dragons events, and writing about the philosophical value of videogames on his blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hmmpl.libcal.com\/event\/16720587\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/31165003\/Scoot-Swain-circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/31165003\/Scoot-Swain-circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/31165003\/Scoot-Swain-circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/31165003\/Scoot-Swain-circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>When Forms Collide: A Generative Poetry Comic Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator: <\/strong>Scoot Swain, Class of 2021<br><strong>Location: <\/strong>Indy Reads | 1066 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46203<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Saturday, May 30 | 4:00\u20136:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This generative workshop is designed to introduce participants to foundational poetry and comic writing techniques, then put both to use to produce something new! Over the course of this guided workshop, adults at all stages of their writing lives will produce new poetry and visual art, then marry them to craft exciting new pieces of their own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Scoot Swain<\/em><\/strong> is a poet and artist from Columbia City, Indiana. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Ball State and an M.F.A. in Poetry from Butler. Currently, she is working on a chapbook about her gender transition, religion, and family. In addition to poetry, she draws, reads and writes comics, and plays as much D&amp;D as possible. Her work can be found in <em>the Indianapolis Review<\/em> and the <em>New York Quarterly<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/when-forms-collide-a-generative-poetry-comic-workshop-tickets-1987569566076?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113255\/JD-Amick-Circle-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113255\/JD-Amick-Circle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113255\/JD-Amick-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/06113255\/JD-Amick-Circle.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Writing the Body: A Poetry Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator: <\/strong>JD Amick, Class of 2022<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Indy Type Shop | 2621 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN 46203<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Saturday, May 31 | Noon\u20132:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This generative writing workshop will explore imagery of the senses and use language to inhabit, transform, and dissect the human body on the page. Over the course of this guided writing workshop, adults at all stages of their writing lives will produce new poetry informed by the experiences of being in a body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>JD Amick<\/em><\/strong> is a graduate of Butler University\u2019s MFA program and a former Managing Editor of the program\u2019s literary journal, <em>Booth<\/em>. As a mixed race Mexican-American man, he is deeply interested in the intersections of race, toxic masculinity, and inheritance. His work has recently appeared in <em>Boulevard<\/em>, where he was nominated for Best New Poets 2022. His poems have also appeared in <em>Red Wheelbarrow Magazine<\/em> as a 2018 Red Wheelbarrow Magazine Prize finalist judged by Naomi Shihab Nye and in the <em>Atlanta Review<\/em> as a finalist for their 2018 International Poetry Contest and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/writing-the-body-with-jd-amick-tickets-1988018336360\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/07113159\/Chris-Speckman-circle-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/07113159\/Chris-Speckman-circle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/07113159\/Chris-Speckman-circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/07113159\/Chris-Speckman-circle.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Writing Poetry through Word Games: An All-Levels Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator: <\/strong>Chris Speckman, Class of 2013<br><strong>Location: <\/strong>Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library &#8211; Whitestown | 6310 Albert S. White Dr, Whitestown, IN 46075<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Saturday, June 6 | 2:00\u20134:00 PM<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This generative poetry workshop is perfect for writers who are interested in learning new techniques for crafting poetry. Adult writers of all levels will create new work over the course of this two-hour guided writing workshop. We will look at examples from poets like Terrance Hayes and then use prompts and exercises to write our own poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chris Speckman<\/em><\/strong> is a writer and educator in Indianapolis. His work has appeared in <em>Scoundrel Time<\/em>, <em>Cimarron Review<\/em>, <em>Passages North<\/em>, <em>Harpur Palate<\/em>, <em>PANK<\/em>, and the anthologies<em> It Was Written: Poetry Inspired by Hip-Hop<\/em> and <em>The Indianapolis Anthology<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30140413\/Annie-Sullivan-Circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30140413\/Annie-Sullivan-Circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30140413\/Annie-Sullivan-Circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30140413\/Annie-Sullivan-Circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Writing YA: A Generative Workshop for Adults Writing Young Adult Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator: <\/strong>Annie Sullivan, Class of 2012<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Whispering Shelf | 414 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Sunday, June 7 | 1:00\u20133:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Young Adult (YA) Fiction workshop is designed for adult writers of all levels as an introductory space to generate new work. We will cover what YA is (as well as subgenres), general mechanics of fiction writing, and what the market looks like now. The bulk of this workshop will be spent setting writers up to create YA characters and worlds. Seasoned authors and emerging writers of all levels are encouraged to join us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Annie Sullivan<\/em><\/strong> is the author of three young adult fantasy books: A Touch of Gold, A Curse of Gold, and Tiger Queen. She is also the author of two of the famous &#8220;&#8230;For Dummies&#8221; books and has a picture book titled Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts, which is published by Penguin Random House. She grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and received her master&#8217;s degree in Creative Writing from Butler University. She loves fairytales, everything Jane Austen, and traveling. You can follow her adventures on Instagram (@annsulliva) or on her blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/anniesullivanauthor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/anniesullivanauthor.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/writing-ya-with-annie-sullivan-tickets-1987137691327?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;keep_tld=true\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115834\/Dominique-Weldon-Circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115834\/Dominique-Weldon-Circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115834\/Dominique-Weldon-Circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115834\/Dominique-Weldon-Circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Writing for Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator:<\/strong> Dominique Weldon, class of 2020<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Indianapolis Public Library &#8211; Franklin | 5550 S. Franklin Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46239<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, June 9 | 3:00\u20135:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our lives are constantly bombarded with stressors that physically and mentally drain us, and this is especially true in recent times. Thankfully, there are several means that can help us cope with these stressors and even traumas, and writing is one of those means. Both experienced and inexperienced writers use writing as a tool to achieve healing, wellness, and examine traumas. Writing for Wellness is not about writing to impress others or even being grammatically correct. Writing for Wellness means writing about whatever is weighing on your heart and mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Dominique Weldon<\/em><\/strong> is a Black biracial writer who grew up in Iowa. She is a first-generation college graduate of the University of Iowa and received her MFA in Fiction from Butler University, where she served as the nonfiction editor of Booth. Her work appears in Lover\u2019s Eye Press, DarkWinter Literary Magazine, and Erato Magazine. She lives in Indiana, where she teaches at the Indiana Writers Center. She is currently working on her first novel as well as a graphic novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-blue-medium-color has-theme-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/attend.indypl.org\/event\/16230883\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115605\/Susan-Lerner-circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115605\/Susan-Lerner-circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115605\/Susan-Lerner-circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30115605\/Susan-Lerner-circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Writing Tiny Truths: Unearth Your Story with Flash Creative Nonfiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facilitator:<\/strong> Susan Lerner, Class of 2017<br><strong>Location: <\/strong>Hamilton East Public Library &#8211; Noblesville | One Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN, 46060<br><strong>Date: <\/strong>Sunday, June 28 | 1:00\u20133:00 PM<br><br>This Creative Nonfiction (CNF) introduction workshop is perfect for anyone interested in writing stories about their life, but wants to learn more about where to start and how to pick the small moments that matter. Adult writers will generate new, short-form work (250-500 words). We will look at examples of micro-essays and other short CNF from outlets like<a href=\"https:\/\/riverteethjournal.com\/beautiful-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">River Teeth&#8217;s Beautiful Things<\/a> archive and then use prompts to write our own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Susan Lerner,<\/em><\/strong> a graduate of Butler University\u2019s MFA in creative writing program, writes, reads and obsesses over creative nonfiction. She contributes to the field by working as an assistant memoir editor for Split Lip Magazine, an assistant editor for Brevity, and as a reader for River Teeth, and Fourth Genre. Adjacent to her involvement in creative nonfiction are her author interviews, which stoke her curiosity about writing and writers. Find her in social media on Instagram: @susanlitelerner. Find links to her work at susan-lerner.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/\">Learn more about the Butler MFA in Creative Writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Questions about the Butler MFA Community Workshop Series?<\/strong> Email Sam at <a href=\"mailto:samjferrante@gmail.com\">samjferrante@gmail.com<\/a>. We can&#8217;t wait to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30130856\/Sam-Ferrante-Circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30130856\/Sam-Ferrante-Circle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30130856\/Sam-Ferrante-Circle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2026\/03\/30130856\/Sam-Ferrante-Circle.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><br><strong>Sam Ferrante<br><\/strong><em>Butler MFA Community Workshop Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Sam Ferrante<\/em><\/strong> (she\/her) is a queer poet, teacher, and busybody who received her MFA in Creative Writing from Butler University in 2020 and now serves as the Butler MFA Community Workshop Director. A former member of the Pure Ink Poetry team in Buffalo, Sam has served as a Poetry Editor for <em>Booth<\/em>, a Creative Producer for <em>Slamalamadingdong<\/em>, a Melbourne Spoken Word board member, and was the founding facilitator of the Melbourne Spoken Word Workshops.&nbsp;Her manuscript, <em>No More Odes to My Mouth<\/em>, won the 2020 First-Book Scholarship from Gasher Journal. Sam&#8217;s written work has appeared or is forthcoming in <em>The MacGuffin<\/em>, <em>Hobart After Dark<\/em>, <em>Turnpike<\/em>, <em>Foundlings<\/em>, <em>Ghost City Review<\/em>, <em>Hypertext Review<\/em>, and elsewhere. She is currently the Director of Development for Sonic Poetry Festival, an annual grassroots spoken word and poetry festival based in Naarm\/Melbourne. Sam also hosts <em>Real Life, Revised<\/em>, a reading series and open mic, on the second Sunday of each month at Indiana Humanities. 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