Programs
One-Time Talks
Together with both established and emerging writers, we make literary spaces more accessible via our One-Time Talk series. Our talks are either generative or conversational in nature, and they’re an opportunity for writers to engage with a wide range of perspectives, disciplines, and topics while building community.
Our One-Time Talks
We build community through conversation.
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On Thresholds
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GenerativeRead: On ThresholdsThis session combines lecture with generative time and guidance to explore thresholds, not only as figurative motifs but as loci of power, spaces bound in the present in-definite, and essential tools of the writing craft.
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Overcoming through Gratitude: Transmuting Pain into Purpose
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GenerativeRead: Overcoming through Gratitude: Transmuting Pain into PurposeThis generative session centers on the transformative power of gratitude, encouraging participants to embrace even their most painful experiences as vital resources for growth and development.
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On Sacredness: a generative session on redefining ‘sacred’ and writing awe and radical presence
Read: On Sacredness: a generative session on redefining ‘sacred’ and writing awe and radical presenceThis session will focus on expanding ideas of ‘sacredness’, and will address both how we write about what is sacred, and how we find a sense of ritual and sacredness through our writing processes.
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On Intimacies: an artist talk on queer kinship and collaborative praxis
Read: On Intimacies: an artist talk on queer kinship and collaborative praxisIn this session, huiyin zhou and Laura Dudu will share insights from their collaborative projects and processes both as an artist duo and as long-term friends who co-direct community-based art initiatives.
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On Care: How it shapes, and is shaped by, the writing process
Read: On Care: How it shapes, and is shaped by, the writing processIn this talk we will explore how care shapes and is shaped by the writing process.
“Without the Seventh Wave, I would never have had the courage necessary to write the piece that was waiting to emerge.”
— Saba Keramati, 2021 Fall Resident
Join Well-Crafted, Seventh Wave’s paid writer’s hub, and receive exclusive access to writing prompts, discounts to our One-Time Talks, and free submissions to publishing opportunities throughout the year.
