BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204419@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260826T073406Z DTSTART:20260915T190000Z DTEND:20260915T210000Z SUMMARY:Splendor: Trans Poets —\\; A Writing Workshop with Samuel Ac e DESCRIPTION:This workshop is free and takes place at Charis Books &\\; More (184 S. Candler St. Decatur\\, GA 30030). Register to confirm your spot as spaces are limited –\\; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/splendo r-trans-poets-a-writing-workshop-with-samuel-ace-tickets-1996018531158?af f=oddtdtcreator\\nPLEASE NOTE: This will be an intimate class with a smal l group of students. If you register and are unable to attend\\, please r elease your ticket so that someone else can register.\\nCharis welcomes S amuel Ace for Splendor: Trans Poets\\, a writing workshop in celebration of SPLENDOR: TRANS POETS\\, published by Two Lines Press.\\nAbout the wor kshop:\\nit’s not a question of becoming something else*\\nOr is it? In this generative two hour workshop\\, we will explore the borders of our lives by looking at selections from trans and gender non-conforming poets \\, and employing their words as prompts for our own writing. No prior wr iting experience necessary!\\n*from Luka Holmegaard’s “The Ocean in Y our Mouth\\,” translated from the Danish by Sophia Hersi Smith &\\; Jennifer Russell\\, included in Splendor: Trans Poets\\, a new anthology published by Two Lines Press.\\nWhat to expect:\\n–\\; This class is exclusively for trans &\\; gender non-conforming writers. Please do n ot register for this class if you are not trans/ gender non-conforming. N o prior writing experience necessary!\\n–\\; Attendees will have the opportunity to build community with other trans writers in Atlanta\\n 211\\; Attendees of this class are invited to join as readers for our mon thly open mic on Wednesday\\, September 16th at 7:30pm ET\\n–\\; All attendees will receive $25 for their participation\\nAbout Samuel Ace\\n Samuel Ace is a trans/genderqueer writer and sound artist. His latest boo ks are I want to start by saying (Cleveland State University Poetry Cente r 2024)\\, Our Weather Our Sea (Black Radish 2019)\\, and Meet Me There: Normal Sex &\\; Home in three days. Don’t wash. (Belladonna* 2019). Ace is the recipient of the Astraea Lesbian Writer Award and the Firecrac ker Alternative Book Award in Poetry\\, as well as a repeat finalist for both the Lambda Literary Award and the National Poetry Series. Recent wor k can be found in Personal Best: Makers on Their Poems that Matter Most\\ , Essential Queer Voices of U.S. Poetry\\, Fence\\, BathHouse\\, The Texa s Review\\, Poetry\\, We Want it All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetr y\\, Best American Experimental Poetry\\, and many other journals and ant hologies.\\nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on s ite van accessible parking\\, two ramps\\, and additional overflow access ible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. Please contact us at info@charisc ircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this ev ent. If you have any questions or need to request specific accessibility accommodations\\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304.\\nBy attending our event\\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for e veryone\\, regardless of gender\\, gender identity and expression\\, age\ \, sexual orientation\\, disability\\, physical appearance\\, body size\\ , race\\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technolo gy choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules w ill be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion o f the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediatel y or email info@chariscircle.org.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/uni ted-states/atlanta/events/splendor-trans-poets-8212-a-writing-workshop-wi th-samuel-ace-2026-09-15 LOCATION:artsatl.org URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/atlanta/events/splendor-trans-poets-8212-a-writing-workshop-with-samuel-ace-2026-09-15 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR