Twisting Facts into Stories: Reality in Fiction & Nonfiction Zoom Seminar, Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 Live Seminar Via Zoom 6:30PM - 9PM Central  Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button (lower left) to talk with us. Led by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, a National Magazine Award finalist. His debut story collection Barefoot Dogs won the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction, and was named a Best Book by Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Chronicle, Texas Observer and PRI's The World. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, Texas Monthly, The Millions, and elsewhere. Want to learn how to turn your true-life experiences or observations into stories? Writers are often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” The answer is usually some version of this: “All around me.” We draw upon current events, personal memories, family anecdotes, and weird news from all sorts of media for our storytelling material. It’s an impulse that comes naturally to hear a story on the news and think, “I should write about that.” The best writers know how to turn those