The Writing Barn
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The Writing Barn is a writing workshop, retreat, & event space in Austin, TX. We serve writers at all stages of their literary life with our online programming!
Austin, Texas
Joined January 2012
Find us in the sky! ☁️ Access our starter pack with all your favorite WB instructors and panelists using the link below. We hope to see you there! Click here:
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Today we’re honoring President Jimmy Carter: a man who led with integrity, peace & justice. WB founder @BethanyHegedus gave a recent interview w/ @NewsNation in which she speaks about Jimmy Carter’s incredible life & legacy. #RIPJimmyCarter Interview:
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Bring in the new year with some reflections! 🥂 Check out these prompts to help you reset and think about your habits and goals for 2025. Happy New Year’s Eve! 🎉🎆
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RT @BethanyHegedus: 24 TA-DAs for 2024! Big love to all the writers we served at @TheWritingBarn and @CTCWriters. What are your end of year…
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Our WSS faculty is ready to help you achieve your goals in the new year! 🎉 Whether you want to finish your manuscript, sharpen your craft, or dive confidently into submissions, WSS provides the accountability and feedback to get you there. Apply now:
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Become your book's best cheerleader! 📣 Marketing maven @RebekahAManley is ready to share her tried-and-true publicity tips in this upcoming webinar. Join us to learn how to secure press and partnerships for your book! Sign up here:
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Join @HeatherLMont and Rebecca Hirsch for their NF webinar this Saturday! 🔖 Whether you're an NF PB writer or just starting to explore the genre, you won't want to miss these tips on structure and craft! Register here:
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Congratulations to @safajarwrites, who has two picture books coming out in 2025! 🎊 In her Milestone Met interview, Sara talks about her journey to publication and creating representation as a motive behind her writing. Read the full blog here:
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A big congratulations to Shachi and Nick on their exciting news! 🎉 In fall of 2026, Shachi Kaushik's MELODIES OF THE SITAR is scheduled to be published. That spring, Nick Magliato at Penguin Workshop is set to publish C.S. Jennings' tentatively titlted THE BIG BOOK OF TEXAS.
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Take a peek at the WB authors who will be at the Texas Book Festival this weekend! 📚 If you're planning to attend, make sure you stop by their events! Check out the full TBF schedule here:
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Our final Write Away Day of 2024 is TOMORROW! 🗓️ Take a last-minute retreat for yourself and your craft. Commune with other creatives, enjoy the lovely Writing Barn property, and write! There's still time to sign up. Register here:
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Join us over on Instagram Live tomorrow at 12:30pm CST! 🎥 We'll be speaking with acclaimed author and PR pundit @RebekahAManley, who will also be joining us next month to share her tried-and-true publicity methods in her online class. You won't want to miss either of these!
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Have you read any of these books by @HeatherLMont and Rebecca Hirsch? 📚 We are so lucky to have these masters of the craft teaching our webinar on NF PBs! Be sure to join both Heather and Rebecca on 11/23. Sign up here:
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Congrats, Alison Marcotte, on signing with agent Ashley Reisinger of Triada US! 🎉 Alison shares in a blog post for Milestone Met how the CtC community helped her persevere through all the NO's and find her way to the YESes. Read the blog post here:
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Congrats Nadia Salomon on her recently released PB! 🎉 Nadia writes about how Rob Sanders' PB Bio II Class helped her revisions and way of storytelling. Check out more PB First Lines interviews and snatch up A VOICE OF HOPE! Read the blog post here:
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Don't miss out on the last Write Away Day of 2024 on November 14th! Spend the day focusing on your work in the beautiful fall weather with complimentary coffee and drinks while connecting with like-minded creatives in the community. Sign up here:
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Check out this great interview with Verge writer & debut author Joyce Uglow!
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It's election day and these books are perfect for little future voters nationwide! 🗳️ Introduce the importance of voting through these empowering reads for your kiddos today. We hope everyone going out to vote has a safe and happy election day!
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Nearly 50 yesses and even more takeaways from our last Pitch & Play! To the writers who put themselves out there with their ideas, we give you a massive round of applause. And to our amazing faculty, we thank you for sharing your thoughts and spending the day with us!
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Need a "YES" from those agents or editors for your NF PB? In this webinar with award-winning authors Rebecca E. Hirsch and Heather L. Montgomery writers will learn new strategic ways to make sure their book stands out from the crowd! Sign up here:
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