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We are two married people from Ohio who decided to create something together. So we had a kid, then another one. Then we were like, bookstore? Sure, why not.
Literary Open Mic: Fan Fiction
Wednesday September 16, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $8
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For one night only, we're celebrating the stories that inspired us to start writing in the first place. Bring your fan fiction, whether it's heartfelt, hilarious, romantic, angsty, or gloriously unhinged, and share it with a room full of fellow readers and writers.
All fandoms are welcome, from bo...
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Poetry Writing Workshop
Saturday September 26, 2026 06:30 PM EDT
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Cost: $75
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Have you always wanted to write poetry but aren’t sure where to begin? Come write one with us!
In this two-hour generative poetry workshop, we’ll explore different forms and approaches to writing poems, from free verse to more structured forms. We’ll talk about where poems begin, how to find an id...
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8-Week Wild Aster Creative Fiction Workshop
Monday October 5, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $299
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Want to learn how to write your own stories? Join us for this creative writing workshop focused on the short fiction! All levels welcome. In this workshop you will:
Understand the fundamental elements of short fiction Generate story ideas and build compelling characters
Learn how to write scenes u... [click here for more]
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Ghosts: A Halloween Writing Workshop
Wednesday October 28, 2026 06:30 PM EDT
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Cost: $75
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What makes a ghost story truly haunting?
In this two-hour generative writing workshop, we’ll explore the craft of writing ghosts and hauntings. We’ll look at how writers build atmosphere, suspense, tension, and the supernatural, and how to make the unseen feel real.
Through craft discussion, sho... [click here for more]
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Micro Horror: Flash Fiction Workshop
Saturday August 15, 2026 06:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $75
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Saturday August 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Learn how to create fear, tension, and unease in under 1,000 words. In this two-hour flash fiction workshop, participants will explore the art of compressed horror through atmosphere, suspense, ambiguity, and the uncanny. Drawing from psychological horror, gothi...
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Literary Open Mic: Summer Nights
Wednesday August 12, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $8
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Celebrate the magic and nostalgia of summer with writing from local Atlanta authors! Sign up to share your written work or join the audience and listen.
The theme is Summer Nights. We're celebrating this sweltering season with stories revolving around nostalgia, wonder, childhood, heat, or anythin...
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8-Week Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Monday August 3, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $299
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Over eight weeks, we’ll explore the elements that give creative nonfiction its emotional and narrative power, including voice, structure, scene, pacing, reflection, and tension.
Through guided discussions, close readings, generative exercises, and peer workshop, students will develop and refine a ...
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Folklore & Magic Literary Open Mic
Wednesday July 15, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $8
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Join us for a magical evening of storytelling from local Atlanta writers! Sign up to share your story or join the audience and listen.
This month we're celebrating stories based on folklore and magic. Join us to share your stories of legends, myths, your own imagination, or the magic of everyday l...
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Fragments: Flash Memoir Workshop
Wednesday July 8, 2026 06:30 PM EDT
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Cost: $75
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Wednesday July 8, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Explore memory through short, image-driven storytelling in this two-hour flash memoir workshop. Participants will use vivid details, sensory language, and personal experience to craft brief narrative pieces drawn from memory. Through close reading, guided prompts, ...
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Pride Literary Open Mic
Wednesday June 17, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $8.00
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Join us at Wild Aster Books for a Pride literary open mic centered on the theme Metamorphosis. This is a night for stories about change in all its forms, quiet shifts, radical transformations, and everything in between. We invite writing that explores becoming, unbecoming, and the spaces where ident...
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Wild Aster College Essay Writing Workshop
Tuesday June 16, 2026 04:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $550
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This 6-week coaching studio helps students shape authentic, compelling college admissions essays that feel honest, grounded, and personal. The focus is not on templates or formulas, but on helping each student find their own story and voice.
Through guided prompts, conversation, and writing sessio...
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Wild Aster Young Writers Summer Studio Fiction
Tuesday June 16, 2026 04:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $400
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Ages 13-17
In this 6-week workshop, young writers will explore the craft of the short story through imagination, observation, and play. Each week blends short readings, guided discussion, and generative writing exercises designed to help students discover their voice.
We’ll focus on the core ele... [click here for more]
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Otherworlds: Speculative Flash Fiction Workshop
Sunday June 7, 2026 04:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $75
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Sunday June 7: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Explore the strange, surreal, and fantastical in this two-hour flash fiction workshop. Drawing from mythology, folklore, speculative fiction, and the uncanny, participants will write short-short stories that bend reality and experiment with atmosphere, transformat...
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Wild Aster Literary Open Mic Night
Wednesday May 13, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $10
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Join us for an evening of writing from local Atlanta writers! Share your work or listen in the audience.
May 20th @ 7pm
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