# Event Details - **Event Name**: Writing to Change the Hearts: Teen Writing Workshop with Author Sara Bawany - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a free teen writing workshop to write poetry about an issue you care deeply about. Ages 13-18.About this EventWe are collectively tired of the term “unprecedented times” and yet as young people, we bear the burden of what that means for our future. With intense political polarization, we are at a point where we are unable to have meaningful conversations to reach each others’ hearts. Since the beginning of time, storytelling has been a powerful tool to connect individuals who are likely to never meet otherwise. Join us for a teen writing workshop to write towards an issue you care deeply about, while utilizing the emotional components of persuasive writing (pathos), alongside strong diction and literary devices to craft masterful poems. Students will begin by journaling, and we will do a short lesson alongside a discussion that is relevant to the topic at hand. We will focus on crafting our own poetry pieces (for the page or stage) that we can perform, read or publish. At the end of this class, students will walk away with a piece of their own to workshop about a cause they care most about.Tickets for this event are required. This will be a small class, but please put your name on the waitlist if the event "sells out." In many cases, spots will open up.Sara Bawany is an award-winning poet, two-time author, clinical social worker, and creative writing teacher based in Austin, TX. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Texas State University.The Badgerdog Creative Writing program includes workshops for all ages, classroom-based lessons, and youth camps to inspire and guide our up-and-coming writers. Badgerdog is a program of The Library Foundation, which offers a range of enriching cultural and educational community programs for all ages in close partnership with the library. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/writing-to-change-the-hearts-teen-writing-workshop-with-author-sara-bawany/100001977415035602 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, nonprofit, fine-arts, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwriting-to-change-the-hearts-teen-writing-workshop-with-author-sara-bawany-tickets-1977415035602 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Austin - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Windsor Park Branch, Austin Public Library - **lat**: 30.3115265 - **long**: -97.6903153 - **full address**: Windsor Park Branch, Austin Public Library, 5833 Westminster Drive, Austin, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Austin Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/austin-public-library/27268684) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f0ae93c7c2540d7db0c928bad0f4f5d6cc3aec632cca18d96a42498cda735d75-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1766310364 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Writing+to+Change+the+Hearts%3A+Teen+Writing+Workshop+with+Author+Sara+Bawany&date=17+Jan ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Windsor Park Branch, Austin Public Library, 5833 Westminster Drive, Austin, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Austin Public Library - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops, nonprofit, fine-arts, storytelling - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Writing to Change the Hearts: Teen Writing Workshop with Author Sara Bawany ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Writing to Change the Hearts: Teen Writing Workshop with Author Sara Bawany", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f0ae93c7c2540d7db0c928bad0f4f5d6cc3aec632cca18d96a42498cda735d75-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1766310364", "startDate": "2026-01-17", "endDate": "2026-01-17", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/writing-to-change-the-hearts-teen-writing-workshop-with-author-sara-bawany/100001977415035602", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Windsor Park Branch, Austin Public Library", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "5833 Westminster Drive", "postalCode": "78723", "addressLocality": "Austin", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "30.3115265", "longitude": "-97.6903153" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a free teen writing workshop to write poetry about an issue you care deeply about. 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