Notes From Class
Ode for the Ants: A Love Song for My 2021 Generator Students
Have you ever walked into a room of twelve strangers sitting quiet at a long table, bodies poised toward the nervous, generous edge of a year-long wade into manuscript-making?
The Intimacy of Teaching Creative Writing
Enjoy this conversation between Lynn Steger Strong and Laura Spence-Ash and read novel excerpts from her 12-Month Generator students in this graduation showcase.
What Can a Poetry Collection Do?
Read a conversation with Angel Nafis and Alexis Aceves Garcia and discover poems from our 12-Month Poetry Generator students in this publication showcase.
Writers Who Read: A Conversation on Body Horror with Julian K. Jarboe
“If you’re interested in responding to difference and change in a fantastic way, body horror fiction can be a great way to push through the stereotypical or conventional roles of monstrosity.”
2020 & 2021 Generator Audio Showcase
As part of their graduation showcase, our 12-month generator students have been given the option to read, record, and share an excerpt of their projects.
The Best Books I Read in 2020
The best books I read weren’t reviewed in the ‘Times’ or on hold at the library or stacked in a TBR pile. They were in my inbox.
Books Are Stronger When Written in Community
We write alone, but stories are meant to be shared.
Revise Toward Praise, Not Away From Criticism
Revising toward praise gives a writer a direction to go, something to build to instead of something to run from.
Making Space for Writing in 2020
A new life can grow inside a book once you realize you’re not making it all for yourself.
My Ten Students Finished Their Ten Books—in the Middle of the Pandemic
We don’t talk about witnessing when we talk about writing, but I witnessed my students finish their essay collections in a year-long program.