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Latest on Author Kenneth Zak’s The Poet’s Secret

February 1st, 2012

For those who have inquired (and thank you), I have been line editing The Poet’s Secret with an eye toward publication before the year is out.  Stay tuned.  In addition, my short story Thea is out on the “submission tour.”  Fingers crossed.

Dangerous Writing II Workshop & Saturday Night Reading

October 15th, 2011

I am happily entrenched in Tom Spanbauer’s Dangerous Writing II Workshop this weekend working on a new short fiction entitled Thea.   Tonight (Saturday, Oct 15), Tom and friends will be reading at the downtown San Diego InkSpot from 7 to 9 pm.   Come join us for some dangerous readings!

Dangerous Writing II Workshop This October

August 28th, 2011

I am thrilled to be participating in the Dangerous Writing II Workshop this October 14-16 in San Diego with Pulitzer Prize nominated author Tom Spanbauer.   Tom is a gripping, soulful writer and a perpetual inspiration.   There should be some public readings around the event.  Stay Tuned!

Kenneth Zak Guest Blogging May 31st

May 30th, 2011

I am honored to be the first guest on the new “Romancing the Genres” blog.  I am blogging on why I write and the difficulty of placing a finished manuscript into a neat little box.  To Genre or Not to Genre, That is the Question.  Please swing by and drop me a comment.  Best, KZ

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