🫟🫟 We want you to rage out with us!!

But seriously, this is a topic that is close to our hearts. We know that we—and so many people—often feel angry and hopeless about gender-based inequality and yet there is rarely an outlet for these feelings. That’s why we put together this one day workshop. Join Emily and Arshia on May 16 for a Saturday workshop that will explore the topic of female rage in memoir and fiction. Together, we’ll examine how anger—so often dismissed, minimized, or pathologized—can become a powerful creative force on the page. We’ll read excerpts from salient authors and grapple with questions such as: How do we render anger with precision? How do we resist cliché and sentimentality? And how can rage open up deeper truths about power, gender, desire, and identity? Through guided prompts and in-class exercises, we’ll practice translating emotional intensity into vivid, compelling prose. We’ll also discuss craft techniques for shaping raw feeling into narrative—focusing on voice, structure, and emotional clarity. This is a generative, discussion-based workshop with plenty of time for writing, sharing, and reflection. Writers of all levels are welcome. Thanks to a generous donor, we have ten free scholarships available for this retreat. The scholarships are to allow writers who could not otherwise afford to attend an opportunity to participate. We can’t wait to get angry and to get writing! Join us! #writingcommunity #northcarolina #ralevents #raleigh #scholarahip