What is That Beautiful House: Crafting Engaging Settings and Playful Prose

Sat May 30 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-07:00

The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room | Berkeley

Bay Area Book Festival
Publisher/HostBay Area Book Festival
What is That Beautiful House: Crafting Engaging Settings and Playful Prose
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About this Event

Miah Jeffra and Tomas Moniz


The Brower Center - Tamalpais Room


In this workshop, we will focus on setting development which plays a crucial role in situating your reader as well as invigorating and enriching your prose. Participants will leave with a better understanding of the setting's impact on their writing through reading examples, conversation, and generative writing prompts. Exercises and readings will focus on Bay Area locales. This session is designed to help writers of all levels explore how setting can be a powerful element in their storytelling.


There will not be table space provided in our Writers' Workshop venues, so in addition to bringing paper and a pen, we recommend bringing a book or other hard surface to write on.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, United States

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USD 0.00 to USD 27.24

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