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So You Want to Create a Literary Event Workshop

You ever wanted to THROW a literary event and make it POP?

If you got the ideas but don’t know how to make it happen, this workshop is gonna show you how to turn your vision into a LIT event that’s gonna have everybody talkin’! PERIODT. 🙌🏾

Sign up, pull up, and let’s get to work. 💅🏾

With this two-hour workshop, you will learn: 

  • How to source event ideas

  • Where to look for venues 

  • What you need when putting on an event (no matter the size) 

  • Create an event budget

  • Pitch to brands for product and money

  • And more

Within 24-48 hours after the workshop, you will receive:

  • A link to the event recording 

  • Sponsorship/Partnership Deck Template 

  • Event Budget Sheet Template

About Tamika

Tamika is the Founder and CEO of Black Girls Who Write®️. She founded Black Girls Who Write in 2020 and launched the first retreat. Outside of Black Girls Who Write, Tamika works in influencer marketing at a tech/software company, and freelances in social media and events for brands like Essence, MACRO, Broccoli City Fest, Live Nation, and more. As she continues to build Black Girls Who Write, she continues her efforts to give back to the Black Indie Author community by producing events like The House Party Experience by Alexandria House and covering social media for One Love Reunion by A.C. Arthur. With a marketing, social media, events, and design background, Tamika is a multi-hyphenate creative to disrupt the literary and film industry. 

Dynamic Character Creation

Want to create characters that feel like real people? This workshop dives into what makes a character dynamic—how they grow, change, and stay with readers long after the story ends. We’ll go beyond the surface and take a deep dive into your protagonist’s past to learn how it impacts who they are and who they’ll become! By the end of the workshop, you’ll have the tools to bring out the best (and worst!) in your characters.


What You’ll Walk Away With:

  • A Strong Backstory: We’ll work on creating a backstory that adds depth, motivates your characters, and gives them a life beyond the page.

  • Themes that Matter: You’ll learn how to connect your character’s journey to the
    bigger themes in your story, making their growth feel meaningful and memorable.

  • Relationships that Shape: We’ll explore how relationships reveal new sides of your
    characters and add layers to your story.


Who Should Join:
Any writer who wants to dig deeper into character creation—whether you’re developing new characters or adding more depth to existing ones.

About Your Workshop Host: Gwendolyn Valerius is an author and transformational book coach who helps struggling writers turn blank pages into binge-worthy books. She has published two novels and a children’s picture book and is currently earning an M.A. in Professional Counseling at Seton Hall University. Additionally, she is a contributing writer for The Sista Girl Next Door; other work has been featured in Blerd and Jersey City Writers. When not studying, writing, coaching, or chasing her lovely children, she enjoys curling up with a book or watching Anime. Hunter X Hunter, anyone?

start your author journey today!

These amazing workshops will help jump-start your author career or help you level up!