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How to Perform Poetry Poetry isn't just meant to be read—it’s meant to be felt. In How to Perform Poetry, you'll learn to bring your words to life with presence, power, and purpose. Whether you're stepping onto a stage for the first time or looking to refine your delivery, this class guides you through the essentials of voice, movement, and ...

Join us in celebrating the first Friends of Fantasy Day at Underdog Bookstore with local authors Phoenix Mendoza, K. Andrew Turner, Sierra J Meril, and A. Jordan Lambert. Plus don’t miss the Friends of Fantasy audiobook sale on LibroFM. Remember to choose Underdog as your affiliate bookstore so that each purchase supports our nonprofit mission!

Discover techniques to make your dialogue not only sound natural but also drive your story forward. This generative workshop will explore the art of crafting dynamic and engaging dialogue. Learn how to develop authentic voices, build tension through conversations, and reveal key elements of plot and character subtly. Students are encouraged but not required to share their work.

Crafting Image-Driven Creative Nonfiction Memory is both a treasure and a trickster—fragmented, selective, and sometimes unreliable. This workshop explores how to use memory’s imperfections as creative fuel to write vivid, image-driven nonfiction that captures the essence of moments, emotions, and experience in short-form narrative. Participants will examine how memory shapes storytelling, practice mining sensory details, and learn techniques to write ...

Unlock the art of short form storytelling and learn how to distill complex ideas, vivid characters, and rich worlds into a few short paragraphs that linger in the reader's mind long after the last word. This generative workshop will guide you through the techniques and strategies to create powerful, bite-sized stories that pack a punch. Students are encouraged, but not ...

I'll be at the Monrovia Pride Book Festival! Come join the fun! Underdog Bookstore is excited to present the inaugural Monrovia Pride Book Festival on June 20th, from 12-6PM at Monrovia Library Park! Join us for a celebration of queer storytelling, featuring over 50 authors and vendors, community building, and free activities for all to enjoy!

Speculative fiction is where queer writers ask radical questions. What if gender worked differently? What if desire was dangerous — or liberating? What if the rules of the world itself reflected your deepest questions about identity and freedom? In this workshop, you'll start with a question that matters to you — about identity, desire, or freedom — and build an ...