Events

Events that Nicole organizes as the Director of Literary Arts at the Springville Center for the Arts are indicated with “SCA.”

Writing group meeting lead by Nancy Leone: How to Use Your Voice in Connection to your Writing

September 9th, Art’s Café basement, 5-6pm

What if how you read your writing out loud to others influenced how they understood your writing? What if hearing yourself read your own work helped you make it the piece you want it to be? In this special writing group meeting lead by member Nancy Leon, you will learn how to access your authentic voice, after a brief description of auditory processing and the anatomy involved in using your voice. You will experience hearing others read using this information, after hearing them left to their own devices. And you will experience reading both ways, and getting feedback from others. Please bring two pieces (1-2 pages) of your work.

 Writer Open Mic featuring Christina Ludwig and Stephen Wilger

September 9th, Art’s Café main Stage, 6-8pm

Have you ever wondered what your writing would sound like as a song, or look like as a doodle? Then please join us for this writer open mic night! As you read, musician Stephen Wilger will “translate” your piece into music and artist Christina Ludwig will turn it into a drawing. Plan to read for about five minutes (roughly the length of a song).'

Read like a Writer, Write for you Readers

October 3rd, Art’s Café basement, 10-12pm

In this class we will be reading a short story together, examining the author’s choices and how it changes our experience with the plot. And then we will incorporate what we’ve learned into our own writing. This class is for readers and writers of all levels. For book club members or the casual reader who want to deepen their connection to the written word, and for the aspiring and inspiring authors alike. Optional: Bring 1-2 pages of something you’ve written. With Literary Director Nicole Hebdon.

 Scary Stories trivia hosted by September Brothers (and costume contest!)

 October 7th, Art’s Café main stage 6-8pm

Test your knowledge of all things scary! This trivia night will focus on the literary value and cultural significance of the horror genre. Come dressed in a costume for the chance to win an extra prize!

The Road to Writing with PA Kane 

November 11th, Art’s Café main stage, 6-8pm

Author PA Kane will discuss his latest book, Larry Plumb Is Still Here, and the events that led him to become a writer.

 Poetry Workshop with Rachelle Toarmino 

December 9th, Art’s Café main stage, 6-8pm

This workshop is a mashup of some of the techniques behind Hell Yeah, a book of poems interested in common and inherited speech. We'll focus on poems that speak through our neighbors and predecessors, from family members and favorite poets to strangers and acquaintances online, by using their own words with—and against—them. In a process that is part portrait, part conversation, we'll uncover truths about ourselves, our relationships, and our ways of understanding and responding to our worlds that are bound up in these familiar ways of speaking.

  Submit-a-thon! With Nicole Hebdon

January 9th 2027, Art’s Café basement, 10am-12pm

Commit to submitting your writing in 2027! This time is set aside for just submitting. Whether you are submitting to literary magazines, agents, or publishers, you are welcome to join us. Literary Director Nicole Hebdon will be on hand for copyediting and query/cover letter help, and will also provide a list of markets open to submissions. Bring a laptop.

For more information on The Springville Center for the Arts Literary Events, please visit https://springvillearts.org or email scanicole01 (at) gmail (dot) com.