A Reading and Conversation
Virtual Book Launch for A Woman's Guide to Search & Rescue, by Mary Carroll Moore
in conversation with Allison Wyss, author of Splendid Anatomies
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, 6-8pm CST, Zoom
Rosemont Writer's Festival
Writing Dynamic Scenes
Steeple Center in Rosemount, MN
Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023
AWP Offsite Reading
Co-Im-Press, Veliz Books, Eulalia Books, Carrion Bloom Books
MadArt Studio / 325 Westlake Ave, Seattle, WA
Friday Mar. 10, 2023, 7-8:30pm
AWP Panel
Navigating the Editor-Author Relationship in Novels and Stories
Rooms 347-348, Summit Building, Seattle Convention Center, Level 3
Friday March 10, 12:10-1:25pm
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
Reading and Conversation
Featuring Steve Fox, author of Sometimes Creek
and Allison Wyss, author of Splendid Anatomies
Feb. 2, 2023, Minneapolis, MN
Subtext Books
Reading and Conversation
Featuring Caleb Tankersley, author of Sin Eaters
and Allison Wyss, author of Splendid Anatomies
Nov. 10, 2022, Saint Paul, MN
Twin Cities Book Festival
Minnesota Author Mashup
Progress Center and Fine Arts Building, Minnesota Fairgrounds
Oct. 15, 2022, 11-11:45am Central, Saint Paul, MN
Watch a four-minute video about Splendid Anatomies.
Loft Wordsmith
All Conference Read with Jung Yun, author of of O Beautiful
A craft conversation with Allison Wyss
12:00-1:30pm Central, Oct. 1, 2022, Minneapolis, MN
Loft Wordsmith
Breakout Fiction Session: "Writing Dynamic Scenes," led by Allison Wyss
3:30-4:30pm Central, Oct. 1, 2022, Minneapolis, MN
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
Reading and Conversation
Featuring Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of How High We Go in the Dark
and Allison Wyss, author of Splendid Anatomies
Sept. 5, 2022, 5pm Central, Minneapolis
Watch a video of the event.
Craft Chat at The Writer's Center
in conversation with Zach Powers
May 19, 2022, 6pm Central, Virtual, free
Watch a video of the Craft Chat.
The Inner Loop Reading Series
May 17, 2022, Washington, DC
Backyard Lit
A Reading & Celebration
Featuring Sara R. Burnett, author of Seed Celestial,
Chloe Yelena Miller, author of Viable,
and Allison Wyss, Author of Splendid Anatomies
4219 Nicholson St., Hyattsville, MD (around the back)
May 15, 2022, 6:30-8:30
Moon Palace Book Store
Reading and Conversation
Featuring Erin Kate Ryan, Author of Quantum Girl Theory
and Allison Wyss, Author of Splendid Anatomies
May 3, 2022, 7pm Central, Minneapolis
Conversations and Connections
Fairy Tales and Subversion
Craft Workshop with Allison Wyss
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 9:45 Central, Virtual
Book Launch: Splendid Anatomies
Allison Wyss's debut Splendid Anatomies
Moderated by Maud Casey, author of City of Incurable Women
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 7EDT/4PDT, Zoom
AWP Off-Site Reading
Veliz Books, co.im.press, & Eulalia Books
Writers, poets, and translators will be sharing their work.
The Galleries at Moore, Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST
The Loft's Virtual Wordsmith
All Conference Read: Megha Majumdar's A Burning
Debut best-selling novelist Megha Majumdar will discuss the writing choices she made in A Burning. This is an amazing way to learn about process and writing choices from an author of one of the biggest books of the year. We encourage all attendees to come to this session having read A Burning, and bring your questions for her during the Q&A period. Moderated by Allison Wyss.
October 2, 2020, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CST, Crowdcast (Register for link and instructions)
Strange Bodies in Art and Writing Tour
November 11, 2019, 1-3pm at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
In this tour of the MIA, we'll look at works that portray bodies in unusual ways, focusing not on each piece as art , but on how it makes us rethink the human body and its relation to self and identity. We'll examine what society considers "normal" and what it deems "monstrous," breaking down and questioning those categories--and creating art in response to it. We'll end at the cafe with writing prompts inspired by our discussion. Volunteers will have the opportunity to share a bit of their new art-and-the-body-inspired writing.
Bring your own body and brain, as well as something to write on and with.
The event is free, but space is limited, and registration is required.
Allison Wyss is a fiscal year 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
The Loft's Wordsmith
All Conference Read: Tea Obreht's Inland
All conference attendees are encouraged to read Tea Obreht's new novel Inland--and then come to this session to hear the author discuss the book! With Allison Wyss as moderator, we'll explore some of the key craft decisions, revisions, processes, and challenges that went into writing Inland. Come prepared with your own ideas and questions. There will be plenty of time to hear from this master of craft!
November 3, 2019, 1:45-2:45pm at The MacNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis
In Medias Res: Hook a Reader, Tell a Story
A common piece of writing advice--so ubiquitous it has become cliche--is to begin at the very last moment before resolution, when characters are dealing with an extreme, though obscured, crisis (death, fire, gunshot) and then move back in time to tell the story that leads to that moment. How can this technique hook the reader? How can it intensify and complicate both plot and characters? And when is it just a bad gimmick, standing in for actual suspense in the forward-momentum of the narrative? This session will explore when to use the technique as well as how to use it, and will include exercises, tips, and sample texts.
November 3, 2019, 11:15-12:15pm at The MacNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis
Fairy Tales for Grownups
So much new writing retells or subverts fairy tales and myths, but why? What is it about these warnings, morals, and stories that seem as potent and important as ever?
Join us as Carter Meland, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Allison Wyss read 5 minutes of their work, then come together to discuss the roles of traditional and modern fairy tales for storytellers.
November 14, 2018 at 7 PM - 8:30 PM at Open Book, Minneapolis
Staying True: Honesty in Your Subject Matter The Loft Pitch Conference, March 2018, Minneapolis
Jambo! Loft Class Sampler March 2018, Minneapolis
Minneapolis Storytelling Workshop Literary Happy Hour and Reading January 2018, Minneapolis
An evening with Bette Adriaanse, Nicholas Butler, and Allison Wyss January 2016, Minneapolis
Teaching Artist Reading December 2014, Minneapolis
