
3 Weeks till VONA/Voices Reading
And tribute to innovator Karen Tei Yamashita! Gonna raise the roof! Join the wait list at Eventbrite #writers #poc #authors #reading...


11 more days to apply for VONA Travel Writing!
5 years • 42 graduates • 50+ publications • 4 publishing partnerships • 1 world We're back the the Bay Area. Now non-residential. Apply...

4 Great Faith-Adjacent Events in November!
I'm SUPER excited to be moderating an evening with Zinzi Clemmons, whose debut novel WHAT WE LOSE is burning up the charts! Not only will...


VISIBLE: WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR: FAITH ADIELE
Fresh from my summer in Finland, I sat down with long-time pal Deesha Philyaw for her crucial column VISIBLE in The Rumpus. According to...


Off for a Viking Weekend in Minneapolis!
So excited to be teaching "Stories of Arrival" for writers of color over MLK Weekend as part of a partnership between VONA/Voices & The...

June is for brides & writers
After a week in Seattle with my mum, attending the Seattle International Film Fest (SIFF), which is wrapping up a 4-year commitment to...