Gemini Ink

Gemini Ink has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in May 2021. The social media accounts linked to from Gemini Ink are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • SoundCloud • Email Besides social media accounts, geminiink has populated their site with: • The Writer’s Desk with Violeta Garza • The Writer’s Desk with Christen Barrón • Teach a Class at Gemini Ink • Oct 24, Gemini Ink at the BiblioTejas Writers Conference - Gemini Ink • Oct 26, Truth as a Poet’s Raw Material with Kathy Fagan • Nov 3, Finding Your Audience: A Guide to Book Launch Success with Violeta Garza • Nov 30, Fun with Forms: An Intermediate Poetry Workshop with Jonathan Fletcher • Subscribe to our Newsletter • Writing Scholarships at Gemini Ink • Check out our photos on Flickr 📸 • KSAT 12 video highlight of Gemini Ink! 🎥 🙌 • Check out the November issue of San Antonio Medicine that features an article highlighting Veterans Writing Collective (VWC) facilitator, Sarah Colby. Thank you for all that you do for the VWC, Sarah! • Wed, Feb 21, 6:30-8:30pm, Veteran's Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • Mon, Feb 26, 6:30-8:30pm, Open Writer's Lab • Wed, Mar 20, 6:30-8:30pm, Veteran's Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • Wed, May 15, 6:30-8:30pm, Veteran's Writing Collective • Mon, May 27, 6:30-8:30pm, Open Writer's Lab • Sat, Mar 2, 10am-12pm, Loss, Memory, and Mortality: A Mixed Genre Workshop with 2023 Texas Poet Laureate ire’ne lara silva • Mon, Mar 18, 6:30-8:30pm, Fiction Never Lies: Turning Personal Experience into Emotional Truth with Nan Cuba • Wed, Mar 20, 7-8:30pm, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Jason Stone • Wed, Apr 24, 7-8:30pm, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Cyrus Cassells • Donate to Gemini Ink • Gemini Ink - Job Opening: P/T Marketing Coordinator • Poetry Flurry with Typewriter Rodeo! - Gemini Ink • Voices Of San Anto - Session 4 with Eddie Vega • Thursdays, July 18-25, Discover New Entry Points into Your Writing: An Open Genre Workshop with National Book Award Finalist Reginald Gibbons • July 17, Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • July 29, Open Writer’s Labs • Wednesdays, July 31-Sep 4, Get Ready to Write Your Novel This November with Laura Castoro • Tuesdays, Aug 6-27, Raising the Stakes: Fictionalizing Your Stories for the Stage with Amalia Ortiz • A poem by Fable at Krier is featured in a short student film project as part of the SEE to ACT 'Teach to Empower' program, in collaboration with Justice Impacted Youth. • Check out the poetry broadsides from the young writers at Promesa Academy! • Celebrate Disability Pride Month by reading these 6 Texan Writers • Dive Deeper into Disability Pride with These Texan Authors! - Gemini Ink • Youth Authors at Empower House Read Their Horror Stories 📚😱 • Fri, Nov 8, 🌠🥳 Save the Date! Razzmatazz & All That Jazz: An Evening & Celebration of Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson • Inkstravaganza 2024 • Fri, Nov 8, Tickets for Inkstravaganza 2024 Razzmatazz & All That Jazz • Mon, Sep 9, 16, 23 & 30, Writing for Change: How to Craft Effective Social Justice Articles with Sara Ramey - Gemini Ink • Celebrating San Antonio’s Inaugural Xicanx Month - Gemini Ink • An Interview with Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson • Sat, Sep 21, Making AI Your Friend: Three Ways Writers Can Use Tech to Enhance Their Craft and Achieve Their Goals with Javier Ortega-Araiza • Tue, Oct 1, Funny Bones: Craft a Calavera Poem with San Antonio Legend Anthony Flores • Wed, Oct 2, 9, 16 & 23, Delving into the Celtic Isles: Inspiration from International Poets with Veronica Golos • Thu, Oct 3, 10 & 17, Unearthing Your Inner Voice: A Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Award-Winning Columnist Cary Clack • Sat, Oct 26, Poets & Coffee with Alexandra van de Kamp • Sat, Nov 2, The Mythology of Me: Applying Poetry and Narrative Therapy to Personal Stories with Aaron Deutsch and Dr. Heather Pitamber • Sat, Nov 9, To Praise the Ruined World with Sheila Black • Wed, Nov 13, LitMinds Book Club – Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • Thu, Nov 14 & 21,What Happens Inside: A Body Horror Workshop with Leticia Urieta • Sat-Sun, Dec 7 & 8, Get Inside Your Character’s Head: Effective Storytelling Across Genres with Daniel Peña • The Writer's Desk - Veronica Golos • The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Elizabeth McCracken • Registration now open for our 2024 fall classes! • Sep 18-19, 2024, The Big Give SA 2024 - Gemini Ink • The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Ayokunle Falomo • The Writer’s Desk with C.L. “Rooster” Martinez - Gemini Ink • Sat, Oct 19, Be the Writer You Are: Set Yourself Free with New Approaches to Creative Writing with C.L. “Rooster” Martinez • The Writer’s Desk with Javier Ortega-Araiza • Sat, Sep 28, Our Word is Our Vote: A Poetry Pachanga - Gemini Ink • Sep 26, Eddie Vega & Friends & Community Open Mic - Gemini Ink • The Writer’s Desk with Joelle Lamaie • Congratulations to the Krier Residents on their Poetry Anthology, “When The Storm is Over” • Read Social Justice Inspired Horror Story Broadsides from Empower House Students! • Vocab is our modern-day griot, Goddess of Groove and Ministress of Move • The Writer’s Desk with Sheila Black - Gemini Ink • 12/3 Explorations of Home: A Panel on the Latinx Diaspora in Poetry - Gemini Ink • The Writer’s Desk with Leticia Urieta - Gemini Ink • The Writer’s Desk with Daniel Peña - Gemini Ink • Spring 2025 Classes • Jan 25, First Page Fiction Bootcamp with Chaitali Sen • Jan 8, LitMinds Book Club at Gemini Ink • Dec 18, Register for The Big Texas Author Talk with Carmen Calatayud • Feb 22, Gemini Ink Teen Writing Circle Sign-Up • Jan 18, Voices of San Anto Workshop with Marisela Barrera • Jan 18, Poets & Coffee with Alexandra van de Kamp • Jan 15, RSVP for the Big Texas Author Talk featuring Kimberly Garza • Feb 19, Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby - Gemini Ink • Feb 11, From Story to Song: Crafting Memorable Lyrics with Nathan Brown • Jan 25, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Jan 27, Open Writer’s Labs • Feb 18, Story Core with Rubén Degollado • Feb 24, Beyond the Blank Page: Introduction to Creative Writing with Christen Barrón • March 5, Prepare Your Story Idea for the Pitch of a Lifetime with Marilyn Atlas • Feb 19, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Octavio Quintanilla - Gemini Ink • Feb 20, Open House: New Year, New Writing Adventures - Gemini Ink • Voices of San Anto with Marisela Barrera, Spring 2025 • The Writer’s Desk with Rubén Degollado • Get Home Before Sundown or La Llorona Might Get You • Feb 24, Open Writer’s Labs - Gemini Ink • April 22, Cultivate Creative Resilience and Write Unforgettable Works with Jen Knox • March 6, Floricantos y Tumbaos: A Panel on Latinx Music in Poetry - Gemini Ink • May 17, The Art of Bad Poetry with Abby E. Murray • May 6 & 13, Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador • March 12, LitMinds Book Club - Gemini Ink • March 29, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez - Gemini Ink • March 31, Open Writer’s Labs - Gemini Ink • April 16, Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby - Gemini Ink • April 24, Three Poets Laureate Speak - Gemini Ink • April 26, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez - Gemini Ink • April 28, Open Writer’s Labs - Gemini Ink • May 14, LitMinds Book Club - Gemini Ink • March 24, Open Writer’s Labs • May 3, Voices of San Anto with Marisela Barrera • The Writer's Desk with Alex Temblador • May 8, Author Reading featuring Jonathan Fletcher • The Writer’s Desk with Abby E. Murray - Gemini Ink • June 4-25, Levant: Inspiration from International Poets with Veronica Golos • June 5, Trans Poetica: A Pride Month Literary Plática • July 7 & 14, The Real Writing is in the Revision with Jasminne Mendez • July 10, 17, 24, & 31, On the Edge of Your Seat: Writing Mystery & Suspense with Richard Santos • July 1, 8 & 15, Sex is Not a Four-Letter Word with Laura Castoro • Aug 4 & 11, Reawakening the Past: How to Use Historical Research in Fiction with Katie Gutierrez • June 18, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Amanda Churchill • July 9, Lit Minds: A Book Club at Gemini Ink • August 6th, Gemini Ink Veteran’s Writing Collective Community Reading & Social • Aug 21, Luminescence and Grit: An Evening with Gemini Ink Teaching Artists & a Community Open Mic • Wed, May 21, 6:30-8:30pm, Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • June 23-26, “Walk Out and Speak Up” Teen Storytelling Workshop - Gemini Ink • May 31, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez - Gemini Ink • May 26, Open Writer’s Labs - Gemini Ink • July 10, Gemini Ink Volunteer Summer Social • June 28, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez - Gemini Ink • July 24, How to Eat a Memory with Michelle Otero - Gemini Ink • June 30, Open Writer's Labs • How to Support the Hill Country Community • July 19, Poets & Coffee - Gemini Ink • July 27, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Edgewood Walkout Speakup Performance • The Empower House 101.5 - Empower House • Aug 2, "The Walkout" Film Premiere and Block Party • Aug 6, Gemini Ink Veteran’s Writing Collective Community Reading & Open Mic • Sep 3-24, Explore Four Japanese Poets: Inspiration from International Poets with Veronica Golos • Sep 24-Oct 29, Short and to the Point: Writing Microfiction with Lyzette Wanzer • Sep 15-Oct 6, YA 4U: Young Adult Writing with Gume Laurel • Aug 16, Live Storytelling: Voices of San Anto Showcase - Gemini Ink • Oct 4 & 11, Twists, Turns, and Call-backs: How to Shape Your Story with Marcela Fuentes • Oct 7 & 14, Introduction to Playwriting with Mikaela Simon • Oct 7–21, Deep Revision with Katey Schultz • Aug 20, Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • Gemini Ink Fall Class Schedule • Aug 25, Open Writer’s Lab • Sep 27, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Sep 17, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Joaquín Zihuatanejo • Give to Gemini Ink | The Big Give • Sep 18, Art Above Everything: An Evening with Stephanie Elizondo Griest -nk • 38 Latinx Writers to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month - Gemini Ink • Nov 12, LitMinds Book Club • Banned Books Week: Texas Ranks Third in Book Bans — Read These Before They Disappear - Gemini Ink • Banned Books Week: Texas Ranks Third in Book Bans — Read These Before They Disappear • WATCH: The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Joaquín Zihuatanejo • Oct 27, Open Writer’s Labs (online and in-person) • Oct 15, Veteran's Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • Oct 18, Poets & Coffee • Nov 13 & 20, Writing in the Land with Emmy Pérez • Dec 13, Poetry as Praise with Amanda Johnston • The Writer’s Desk featuring Katey Schultz • 21 Indigenous Writers You Should Know - Gemini Ink • Nov 1 & 15, Get to “The End”in Style: A Prose Workshop with Guadalupe Garcia McCall • Oct 25 Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • The Writer’s Desk featuring Daniel Ramirez - Gemini Ink • Dec 17, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Cyra Sweet Dimitru • Dec 11, Gemini Ink Holiday Open House • Dec 17, Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • Dec 27, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Dec 29, Open Writer’s Labs • Donate to Gemini Ink - Champions fore Charity • Jan 14, "The Kite Runner" LitMinds Book Club • The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Cyra Dumitru • Feb 16, Creating an Immersive Setting and Atmosphere with Andrew Porter • Mar 14, Publishing Made Possible: How to Get Your Work into Literary Magazines & Presses with Diamond Braxton • Mar 23, Old Drafts, New Writing: Turning Text into Graphic Literature with Octavio Quintanilla • Mar 28, Climb Inside Other Minds: Exploring Persona Poetry with Leticia Urieta • Apr 2, Telling a Story of Your Life: A Personal Essay Workshop with Kendra Allen • Apr 6, In Short Order: Finding Form in Flash Fiction with Kathryn Kulpa • Apr 28, Poetry’s Cinematic Propositions with Elena Karina Byrne • May 2, Launch Your Substack with Jennifer Nguyen • The Writer’s Desk with Denise Tolan • Jan 21, Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • Jan 26, Open Writer’s Labs - Gemini Ink • Mar 11, LitMinds Book Club - There Eyes Are Watching God • The Writer’s Desk with Leticia Urieta • Jan 31, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Feb 21, Poets & Coffee with Alexandra van de Kamp • 2026 National Poetry Month Ekphrastic Poetry Contest • Read These 13 Titles by Black Texan Writers for Black History Month • 2025 Essence Prep poetry anthology • Mar 18, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Lauren D. Woods • Mar 28, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • The Reading Spot with Nathan Brown | LitMinds Book Club • 2026 National Poetry Month Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners • Job Opening: Public Classes Program Coordinator (closes June 2) • Apr 25, Voices of San Anto Bilingual Workshop • Apr 25, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • May 13, LitMinds Book Club: The Broom of the System • May 7, Mind Over Mic: A Gemini Ink Storytelling Show & Open Mic • Jun 3, Exploring Four Contemporary African Poets with Veronica Golos • Jun 6, Rooted in Stories with Daniel Ramirez • Jul 7, Finding Voice Through Dialogue with Carmen Tafolla • Jul 11, Haunted Histories: The Masters of Latina Horror with Elizabeth Gonzalez James • Aug 8, Dig Into Your Subconscious to Enliven Your Writing with Carmen Calatayud • Aug 11, Finding the Fire: Revising and Revisioning the Poem with Laurie Ann Guerrero • Aug 16, The Big Texas Author Talk featuring Deb Olin Unferth • Jul 8, LitMinds Book Club: The Safekeep • May 20, Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby • May 25, Open Writers’ Labs • Jun 18, Poetry Crush: Pride Literary Event • May 30, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Jul 17, Touch Paper: A Creative Journaling Workshop for Teens • We’re proud to be a 2026 general operating grant awardee [or recipient] of the Literary Arts Fund! • Jul 23, Macondo Community Workshop: Revisiting Your Roots to Remember Your Story with Cloud Delfina Cardona • Aug 22, Voices of San Anto Workshop at Igo Library • Aug 29, Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez • Aug 31 Open Writers’ Labs • Sep 5, The Big Give Drop-In at Gemini Ink - • Sep 5, Voices of San Anto Storytelling Showcase • Sep 9, LitMinds Book Club: Art Above Everything • Sep 10, Read Like a Writer with Bestselling Author Laura Castoro • Sep 12, Diving into the Kiddie Pool: Writing for Picture Books with Diane Bertrand • Sep 15, Writing the Difficult From a Reservoir of Love with Brian Turner • The Writer’s Desk with Laura Castoro • The Writer’s Desk with Diane Gonzales Bertrand • Oct 2, Poetry in Dangerous Times: From Witness to Resistance with Demetria Martínez & Dr. Norma E. Cantú - Gemini Ink • Sep 17, 14th Annual A Conversation with the Constitution • Support Gemini Ink | The Big Give • Oct 3, From Witnessing to Resisting: A Poetry Reading with Demetria Martínez & Norma E. Cantú • Oct 6, Creative Writing for Newbies with Christen Barrón • Oct 10, From Observation to Discovery: Writing Personal Essays on Art with Jehanne Dubrow • Oct 14, LitMinds Book Club: The Awakening • Sep 26, Voices of the Missions with Eddie Vega • Oct 8, Inkstravaganza 2026: Be-Mused, Be-Dazzled, Be-Loved! • Oct 13, No Filters Youth Open Mic