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X-WR-CALNAME:Indianapolis · literary · Friday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Line Break Writers Retreat: The Power of Practicing Craft DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTSTAMP:20260730T132156Z UID:10001996-1789696800-1789955999@indianahumanities.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Line Break Writers Series\, supported by Indiana Huma nities\, is a three-day writing retreat open to local writers. The series will take place Friday\, Sept. 18 – Sunday\, Sept. 20 at Indiana Humanit ies. \n\nThis year’s theme is The Power of Practicing Craft with a focus on community and creating a routine together. Writers who attend will gro w together as artists\, learning more about the creative and practical pro cess of creating meaningful poems\, sustaining oneself as a professional w riter\, and preparing for their work to be published in our online antholo gy\, Iambic Pen. Participants will take part in workshops led by accomplis hed local poets and writers\, develop new works\, and conclude the retreat by sharing their works in a celebration open to family and friends. \n  \nSCHEDULE (All times Eastern.) \nFriday\, September 18 | Indiana Humaniti es \n4:30-7 pm: Opening event featuring viewing and discussion of Come See Me in the Good Light \nSaturday\, September 19 | Indiana Humanities \n10- 10:30 am: Welcome & Introductions \n10:30 am-12:00 pm: “Grant Writing 10 1 for Writers” with Maurice Broaddus \nLUNCH BREAK \n1-2:00 pm: “Begin Again: A Revision Workshop” with Lydia Davis \n2:00-4 pm: Peer Editing Workshop \n4-4:30 pm: Closing \nSunday\, September 20 | Indiana Humanities \n10-10:30 am: Wellness & Writing \n10:30-11:30 am: “Where Has All the Whimsy Gone?” with Corey Ewing \nLUNCH BREAK \n1-4 pm: Peer Editing Work shop \n4-4:30 pm: Closing \nBREAK \n6-8 pm: Open Mic at Loudmouth Books | 212 E. 16th St\, Indianapolis\, IN 46202 (Open to family & friends.) \n  \nABOUT THE ORGANIZERS \nChantel Massey (she/her) is a storyteller\, poet\ , author\, teaching artist\, editor\, organizer\, educator\, practicing Af rofuturist\, and avid anime lover from Indiana. Massey has received suppor t from Brooklyn Poets\, Hurston/Wright Foundation\, and Tin House. She’s a Randolph College MFA graduate and 2023 Best of Net Award winner and 202 0 Indiana Eugene and Marilyn Glick Author Awards Emerging Author finalist for her first collection of poetry\, Bursting At The Seams (VK Press\, 201 8)\, a Midwest Black girl coming of age story. Massey founded the literary arts organization\, UnLearn Arts\, radically dedicated to amplifying and cultivating the craft and wellness of BIPOC writers in the Midwest and els ewhere. \nMitchell L. H. Douglas is the author of four poetry collections : Universal Corner\, dying in the scarecrow’s arms\, \\blak\\ \\al-fə b et\, winner of the Persea Books Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award\, and Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem\, an NAACP Image Award and Hurston/ Wright Legacy Award nominee. His “Poem that Begins w/a Tweet About Gwend olyn Brooks” was featured in This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contempo rary Black Poets edited by New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alex ander. A 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow\, hi s visual art has been published in The Adroit Journal\, The Offing\, and C allaloo. \n  \nABOUT BOOKMARK INDY \nBookmark Indy is a one-of-a-kind lit erary exploration of Indianapolis through the eyes of the writers who’ve called it home. Explore the city while encountering points of inspiration for Hoosier authors like Kurt Vonnegut\, John Green\, Mari Evans\, Booth Tarkington and more. With BookmarkIndy.com as your guide\, learn about Ind y’s rich literary culture\, experience local art inspired by Indy’s wr iters\, and find creative prompts to make your own mark. Who knows – may be you’ll be bookmarked next! \nABOUT INDIANA HUMANITIES \nIndiana Human ities sparks curiosity\, connects people\, and explores the human experien ce through programs\, grants\, and storytelling. www.IndianaHumanities.o rg LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T132156Z LOCATION:Indiana Humanities\, 1500 N Delaware St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46 202 URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/line-break-writers-retreat-the-pow er-of-practicing-craft/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaig n=indianapolis-in X-SOURCE-NAME:Indiana Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://indianahumanities.org/events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR