Are you a writer? Poet? Artist? Come to The King's English Bookshop to participate in a workshop to hone your writing skills!

The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop brings together a selection of the “morning talks” delivered by the renowned authors who teach at the prestigious Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program. These morning talks are a highlight of the residencies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, featuring inspiring, innovative approaches to writing and literature across genres. The Next Draft brings to life the kind of intellectual and creative excitement that underlies the intensive MFA experience at Pacific Lutheran University. Not only do these talks show innovative approaches to writing and literature across genres, they inspire the reader to think about how to read differently and thus bring their own work to a new level.

Brenda Miller, who selected the essays featured in this collection, will join collaborator and poet Rick Barot, who directs The Rainier Writing Workshop, to guide participants through a 50-minute workshop. Share great ideas while doing some engaging writing, get feedback, and leave feeling inspired!

Registration is required for the workshop. Ticket price is "pay what you can" benefitting our non-profit, Brain Book Books.

Miller and Barot will be doing a public reading and signing immediately following the workshop at 6pm. The reading and signing is free to attend and does not require registration. Copies of their books will be available for purchase at the event. If you cannot make this event, signed copies may be ordered from our website. Please specify in the comments if you would like your copy personalized. Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King's English.

About the authors:

Brenda Miller’s most recent book is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form. She is the author of five more essay collections, and she co-authored Tell it Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction. She is the editor of the anthology The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her work has received six Pushcart prizes. Her website is www.brendamillerwriter.com.

Rick Barot's most recent book of poems, The Galleons, was published by Milkweed Editions and was longlisted for the National Book Award. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry, The New Republic, The Adroit Journal, and The New Yorker. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Stanford University. He lives in Tacoma, Washington and directs The Rainier Writing Workshop, the low-residency MFA program in creative writing at Pacific Lutheran University. His new collection of poems, Moving the Bones, will be published by Milkweed Editions in 2024. This spring, he is the Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Utah.