DUKE CITY DIMESTORIES CELEBRATES SIXTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT: DimeStories Anniversary Showcase DATE: 3 p.m. Sunday, February 21 LOCATION: Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 Duke City DimeStories, Albuquerque’s only open mic for prose, will celebrate its sixth year with a showcase of DimeStories selected from the best of the past year’s monthly…
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Tips for Reading at a DimeStories Event
Select the proper piece of PROSE. It should be a story 500 words—or less. Really, you don’t have to use all three minutes. Nothing wrong with leaving your audience wanting more…. Edit with a razor. Look at every word. Does it belong? Does it contribute to the meaning? Is there a strong narrative voice? Vivid imagery?…
DimeStories November 2015 News
Upcoming Open Mic Events for DimeStories San Diego, CA: Friday, November 13 7:30pm Location: The Ink Spot, 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16, Suite 204, San Diego, CA Cost: $5 donation at the door is requested… and if you’d like to contribute a little extra towards food and wine, that’s much appreciated! Albuquerque, NM: Thursday, November 17, 7pm…
Flash Workshop with Amy Wallen
UPDATE: This happened! It was great! Look for more workshops in the future! I am so excited to offer this opportunity for the Albuquerque DimeStoriers– Amy Wallen (DimeStories Founder and all around amazing writer) will be in town to celebrate the Ten Year Annivesary of DimeStories, and emcee the October DimeStories Open Mic. In addition,…
The Submission Clock Ticked and Tocked
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 10 Year Anniversary (print) Anthology project. We received some amazing stories… which are all now in the hands of our talented editorial board members for final decisions. If all goes well, we should have our selections made, and authors notified by the end of August. Several of…
Orange County New Location
The NEXT Orange County Open Mic will take place: Sunday, May 11, 2014. at: LCA Wine 3315 Hyland Avenue Suite H Costa Mesa (across from the farmer’s market). We look forward to hearing your stories! There will be wine, snacks, and great 3-minute stories, as always. $5 donation requested to defray our costs. Go here to…
DimeStories ABQ Anniversary Showcase: 3/23
DUKE CITY DIMESTORIES CELEBRATES FOUR YEARS IN ALBUQUERQUE! Duke City DimeStories will celebrate its four year anniversary with a Showcase of DimeStories selected from the best of the past year’s monthly open mic events. The Showcase will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 23 at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW in Albuquerque….