Archived here is a list of past SPARK Writing Festival community events linked to their recordings on our YouTube stream.
SPARK July 2021
- Sunday, July 18th at 6pm: SPARK Kick-Off and Flash Fiction Writing with Halley Cotton
- Tuesday, July 20 at 6pm: Slam Poetry with Voice Porter
- Thursday, July 22 at 6pm: Drama with Nichole Lariscy
- Saturday, July 24 at 6pm: Sonnet Writing with Jason Walker
- Sunday, July 25 at 2pm: Keynote Conversation with Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha
- Tuesday, July 27 at 6pm: Personal Narrative for the Media with Javacia Harris Bowser
- Thursday, July 29 at 6pm: Where to Go from Here and How to Publish with Halley Cotton
- Saturday, July 31 at 6pm: Poetry with Jennifer Horne
SPARK January 2021
- January 10th @ 7pm: Music and Writing Collide with Lana Austin and Tina Mozelle Braziel
- January 11th @ 7pm: Art meets Writing with Melissa Yes
- January 12th @ 6pm: Character Development Workshop with author Randi Pink
- January 12th @ 7pm: Creative Wrong Memory Workshop with poet Lauren Goodwin Slaughter
- January 13th @ 7pm Writing and Walking to Heal with author & poet Salaam Green
- January 14th @ 6pm Poetry Workshop with Adam Vines
- January 14th @ 7pm Workshop with SPARK Director Halley Cotton
- January 15th @ 7pm Gardening meets Slam Poetry and More with Brian Voice Porter Hawkins
- January 16th @ 10am Keynote Conversation with Patti Callahan Henry
SPARK August 2019
August 5th, 2019
Reading and Memoir Mini-workshop with Salaam Green
1:00-3:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
“How to Navigate the Writing Life” with Lanier Isom
3:00-4:00pm , UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
August 6th2019
Reading and Poetry Mini-workshop with John Saad
1:00-3:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
A Talk about the Editing and Revision Process with Adam Vines
3:00-4:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
August 7th, 2019
Reading and Faith-based Writing Mini-workshop with Charlotte Donlon
1:00-3:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, Alumni Theater
Presentation on Publishing Methods by Angela Broyles
3:00-4:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, Alumni Theater
August 8th, 2019
Reading and Fiction Mini-workshop with Kwoya Maples
1:00-3:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
A Talk about Literary Journals with Lauren Slaughter
3:00-4:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
August 9th, 2019
“Building Community: A Roundtable Talk” with Halley Cotton
1:00-2:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
Writing Skill Building Mini-Workshop with Halley Cotton
2:00-3:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
“Oral History for Writers: Collecting New Stories” with Michelle Little
3:00-4:00pm, UAB Hill Student Center, room 318
