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  • October Event: Someone You Should Know- A Storytelling Occasion

    I’m thrilled to be the featured speaker in a unique series hosted by WCC (725 Pine Street) in Winnetka, IL. On Wednesday, Oct. 9th at 7pm, I will host a storytelling event regarding my life and career as a writer, columnist, artist, writing workshop President, and (newly) film producer. Attendees will receive complimentary #FlashCardsByKQA art…

    KellyQAnderson

    September 17, 2024
    Chicago, Entertainment, film, Lifestyle, Love, poetry, Reading, Writer Life
    amwriting, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago writer, feminist, film making, filmmaker, flash, flash fiction, flash writing, Midwest, short film, winnetka, Writer Life, writing community
  • We have a movie trailer!

    In 2022, I wrote an email to a friend…a creative friend who is a talented photographer, inspiring artist, and the kind of go-getter that always encouraged me to take on bold, ambitious things. My email was short and sweet: Dear Maggie, I wrote a flash fiction story that’s quite the wild ride. Do you think…

    KellyQAnderson

    September 11, 2024
    film, Lifestyle, Writer Life
    body image, body positivity, body talk, books, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago writer, female filmmaker, fiction, film festival, filmmaker, flash fiction, midwest writer, poetry, screenplay, short film, short story, winnetka, writing
  • Writing Resources From Me & OCWW

    It was a delight to be featured in AboutWrite, the column on craft with the Off Campus Writers’ Workshop. I’m a big believer in nurturing and encouraging every writer out there, and compiling a giant list of Writer Resources has been one of the biggest, most exciting elements of my presidency within the workshop. Click…

    KellyQAnderson

    April 16, 2024
    books, Writer Life
    amreading, amwriting, Chicago, chicago writer, midwest writer, resources, tricks, Writer Life, writer tips, writing resources, writing workshop
  • Interview with Canvas Rebel

    I had fun chatting about meaningful art and creative failures with Canvas Rebel. We chatted about making meaning out of our projects, why creating really bad and awful things can actually feed into extraordinary outcomes, and of course, the mantras I use to keep going (as a writer, human, and willing idiot). Enjoy! Read more…

    KellyQAnderson

    March 20, 2024
    books, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Love, poetry, Quotes, Writer Life
    amwriting, artistic, Chicago, chicago writer, creative nonfiction, keep going, micro, midwest writer, mini, nonfiction, poetry month, poetry writer, querying
  • Writing Workshop TONIGHT: Micro and Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction

    Friends, tonight is the night! Join me for a FREE writing workshop in partnership with Glencoe Public Library: 2/7 at 7pm. I will present for an hour and then move through Q&A. We will review various micro stories, try our hand at writing exercises, and the workshop will conclude with an excellent handout featuring all…

    KellyQAnderson

    February 7, 2024
    Reading, Writer Life
    chicago writer, flash, flash fiction, micro, nonfiction, writing, writing class, writing workshop
  • #Shelfie Feature with Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

    It was a delight to be featured with Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on their #Shelfie project. Is there anything more fun than seeing a writer’s bookshelves? I’m so guilty of zooming in to see what’s on someone’s bookcase, nightstand, side table, etc. Bonus points if you can recognize a book’s unique spine (ahem Meg…

    KellyQAnderson

    January 25, 2024
    books, Chicago, Writer Life
    Angie thomas, author, blog, books, bookshelf, bookshelves, Chicago, chicago writer, curtis sittenfeld, flash, flash writer, home office, meg wolitzer, memoir, micro, midwest writer, office, pink office, Reading, shelfie, writer
  • New Class: Mastering Micro Stories & Finding Your Voice in Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction (ZOOM)

    I’m delighted to partner with my good pals at Glencoe Public Library for another writing workshop (exclusively on Zoom)! On Wednesday, February 7th at 7pm CST, I will teaching a virtual workshop all about short-form writing. There will be LOTS of resources, writing prompts/exercises, as well as a Q&A session. My goal is give writers…

    KellyQAnderson

    December 6, 2023
    Writer Life
    Chicago, chicago writer, creative nonfiction, experimental-writing, flash fiction, flash nonfiction, flash writer, free event, free workshop, memory, Midwest, midwest writer, poetry-reading, workshop, writer, writing, writing workshop, writing-workshops
  • Twitter: Still Good For Something

    Twitter: Still Good For Something

    Something like solidarity. You see, this past week, the #WritingCommunity let a wave of levity loose at just the right time: erasure poems from writer rejections. Otherwise known as ‘blackout poems,’ these original works take on new forms when most of the text is blacked out in order to keep a brief, punchy sentence. I…

    KellyQAnderson

    November 3, 2023
    poetry, Writer Life
    amwriting, blackout, erasure, fun, humor, lightness, poem, poetry, solidarity, twitter, writingcommunity
  • Talking Critique Partners with Books Uplift

    ***I was honored to share some thoughts on what makes a solid critique partner when it comes to writing. Below are my words published with Books Uplift (run by Kimberly Charleston). “We place our hearts on our pages. Consider that visual and now imagine whom you would want to care for that heart. The most courageous…

    KellyQAnderson

    September 5, 2023
    books, Convos With Writers, Quotes, Writer Life
    amwriting, books, chicago writer, critique, editing, midwest writer, writer, writers community, writing
  • Some Film News…

    Last Fall I wrote a Flash Fiction story titled ‘That Old Beautiful Love’ (published by Stanchion Zine) and it was just wild enough for me to think that it could do more. But where else can a story go? On a whim of why-the-hell-not, I asked Maggie Meiners, my brilliant friend and filmmaker, if she…

    KellyQAnderson

    June 6, 2023
    Chicago, Entertainment, Writer Life
    amwriting, Chicago, chicago writer, film, filmmaker, filmmaking, flash fiction, midwest writer, movie award, script, short film, short story
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