HIPPOCAMPUS MAGAZINE — SUNDAY STORIES
Sunday, June 28
4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET on Zoom
Join editor Jenny Bartoy in conversation with No Contact: Writers on Estrangement contributors Nicole Graev Lipson and Danielle Jernigan for Hippocampus Magazine's Stories on Sunday.
RSVP required (pay what you can)
TOGETHER ESTRANGED — CONCEPT TALK
Sunday, August 16
11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET on Zoom
Editor Jenny Bartoy in conversation with Together Estranged host for a Concept Talk about No Contact: Writers on Estrangement.
No Contact @ SPOKANE LIBRARY
Tuesday, September 22
7pm PT on Zoom
Join us for a virtual conversation at the Spokane Library with No Contact editor Jenny Bartoy and two contributors.
Details and registration TBD
WRITE YOUR NOVEL @ Tacoma community College
Tuesday, September 29 - Tuesday, November 17
6-8pm PT on Zoom
8 sessions
Do you have an idea for a novel? Come learn how to write a book. This class provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of fiction writing: structure, plot, character development, pace, point of view, world building, scene writing, dialogue, revision, and steps to publication. Beginning and intermediate writers welcome.
Details and registration TBD
Memoiring — May Book Club Author Event
Wednesday, June 3
3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET on Zoom
"No Contact editor Jenny Bartoy will be joining us at Memoiring, along with Stephanie Foo, author What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma, a New York Times best-seller, and Emi Nietfeld, author of Acceptance: A Memoir, an NPR Book of the Year. It’s going to be an amazing, full-house conversation. Don’t miss it!"
NO Contact on Tour
April 28 - May 14, 2026
Multiple US locations
Jenny Bartoy and No Contact contributors are going on tour on both US coasts. We hope you'll join us for readings and conversation about the complexities of family estrangement.
Event dates, details, and links here.
tackling trauma & taboo in the personal essay
Tuesday, May 12
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Hybrid class: on Zoom or in Denver
Writing about difficult experiences can help us process them, reach catharsis and empowerment, and heal. The personal essay can be the perfect vessel to distill a tough topic into a digestible shape, challenging us to be selective and specific while leveraging voice and form. In this class, we will discuss how to navigate a tough topic through craft, mitigate it for the reader, and care for the writer self. We will review examples of essays by acclaimed authors and talk about choosing the right angle and entry point.
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH KIRSTEN SUNDBERG LUNSTRUM
Thursday, February 5
Grit City Books
Tacoma, WA
Join me at Grit City Books for a Fireside Chat with Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum and Margot Kahn.
We'll discuss Outer Stars, Lunstrum's new award-winning collection. In seven short stories both realist and speculative, Lunstrum considers life in the Anthropocene, an era marked by individual isolation, environmental degradation, and the erosion of our relationships with one another and our land.
lunch edits
First Wednesday at 12pm
on Zoom
Lunch Edits has been such fun, a wonderful way to connect with writers and others editors for a regular hour each month.
Due to availability changes, I'm canceling meetings for the foreseeable future. I will share here if things change. Thank you!
fireside chat with AuTHORS MARY BOONE AND BRANDI HARRINGTON
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Grit City Books
Tacoma, WA
Join me at Grit City Books for a Fireside Chat about the ins and outs of publishing a children's book!
Have you ever dreamed of writing a children's book? Authors Mary Boone and Brandi Harrington will be answering all my questions (along with any you might have!) and sharing a glimpse of the industry.
fireside chat with kirsten sundberg lunstrum, author of 'ELita'
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Grit City Books
Tacoma, WA
Join me for a Fireside Chat at Grit City Books and a literary conversation you won't want to miss! I'll be speaking with author Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum about her debut novel Elita.
Read my profile about Lunstrum and this "Nordic noir" mystery in the Seattle Times.
LEVELS OF EDITING @ WRITE IN THE HARBOR
Levels of Editing: FROM ASSESSING THE BIG PICTURE TO CATCHING TYPOS
LEVELS OF EDITING @ WRITE IN THE HARBOR
What can an editor do for you? We’ll discuss the levels of editing and the differences in editorial guidance between self-publishing and traditional publishing. What is developmental editing? Should you hire a beta reader? Is line editing the same as copy editing? What is a style guide? Let’s explore editing. All levels welcome.
Write in the Harbor — 10th Anniversary Regional Writers Conference
Gig Harbor, WA
Saturday, November 2, 2024
two sessions @ write on the sound
Levels of Editing: FROM ASSESSING THE BIG PICTURE TO CATCHING TYPOS
LEVELS OF EDITING @ WRITE IN THE HARBOR
2024 Write on the Sound Conference
Edmonds, WA
Friday, October 4, 2024
The Essentials of Scene:
Master the Art of Immersive Writing
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Levels of Editing:
From the Big Picture to Catching Typos
Levels of Editing: FROM ASSESSING THE BIG PICTURE TO CATCHING TYPOS
Levels of Editing: FROM ASSESSING THE BIG PICTURE TO CATCHING TYPOS
What can an editor do for you? We’ll discuss the levels of editing and the differences in editorial guidance between self-publishing and traditional publishing. What is developmental editing? Should you hire a beta reader? Is line editing the same as copy editing? What is a style guide? Let’s explore editing. All levels welcome.
Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference 2024
Seattle, WA
Thursday, September 19, 2024
THE OUTLIER: ELISABETH EAVES IN CONVERSATION WITH JENNY BARTOY
Join me for a Fireside Chat at Grit City Books and a literary conversation you won't want to miss! I'll be speaking with author Elisabeth Eaves about her debut thriller novel The Outlier.
Read my profile about Eaves and this "taut, intelligent novel" in the Seattle Times.
Grit City Books
Tacoma, WA
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
VOICES OF TACOMA: The art of self-editing
Let's dive into the art of self-editing! We will discuss how to polish our work for publication. The content will apply to poets and prose writers. We will talk about finding the "through thread," tightening sentences, looking for music and rhythm, seeking and crafting pattern, adding sensory details and specificity, creating a lexicon, and more.
Tacoma Public Library, Moore Branch
Free, also on Zoom
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
How to Be an Editor: Explore the Path to an Editorial Career
What does it mean to be an editor?
Freelance editor Jenny Bartoy will explain the variety of jobs that carry this title, what skills are required for succeeding in each, and the paths you can follow to establish an editing career.
University of Puget Sound
Department of English
Monday, March 21, 2022