Event and Program Archive
Everything you could have wanted to do
Over the years, the Piper Center has organized hundreds of talks, readings, classes, workshops, and other literary events and programs around the greater Phoenix Metropolitan area across all types of genres and interests.
For all past events and programs, view the list below.
You can also visit pages for specific kinds of past events and programs:
- Author talks and readings, and community events on our past events page
- Creative writing classes and workshops in-person and online through the Piper Writers Studio
- The Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference every early Spring
For all upcoming events and programs, view our calendar.
All Past Events and Programs
09/14/2021
Events, Local Writers, Meet Your Community
Panel: Exploring Hybrid Literary Arts
Damon Begay, Rebecca Fish Ewan, Susan Nguyen, Tatum Begay
Panel: Exploring Hybrid Literary Arts
Damon Begay, Rebecca Fish Ewan, Susan Nguyen, Tatum Begay
06/28/2021
Classes, Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: An Act of Care
Aurora Masum-Javed
Write Here, Write Now: An Act of Care
Aurora Masum-Javed
06/26/2021
Poetry Month, Events, Local Writers, Visiting Writers
Queer Poetry Salon
Jada Renée, Manny Loley, Richard Siken
Queer Poetry Salon
Jada Renée, Manny Loley, Richard Siken
06/17/2021
Events
Creative Justice Youth Symposium
Sean Avery, Akhila Bandlora, Teré Fowler-Chapman, Hunter Hazelton, Heather Laurel Jensen, Allie Mahai, Amber McCrary, Sareya Taylor
Creative Justice Youth Symposium
Sean Avery, Akhila Bandlora, Teré Fowler-Chapman, Hunter Hazelton, Heather Laurel Jensen, Allie Mahai, Amber McCrary, Sareya Taylor
05/28/2021
Events, Visiting Writers
Watching Movies to Make You a Better Writer
Bryan Young
Watching Movies to Make You a Better Writer
Bryan Young
05/24/2021
Classes, Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Counting the Breaths
Aria Curtis
Write Here, Write Now: Counting the Breaths
Aria Curtis
04/27/2021
Poetry Month, Events
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: What’s Missing: Creating a Community Event
tanner menard
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: What’s Missing: Creating a Community Event
tanner menard
04/26/2021
Classes, Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Writing Truth from Memory
Lynn Melnick
Write Here, Write Now: Writing Truth from Memory
Lynn Melnick
04/20/2021
Poetry Month, Events
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: If You Build it They Will Come: Small Press and DIY Poetry Publishing
Amber McCrary
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: If You Build it They Will Come: Small Press and DIY Poetry Publishing
Amber McCrary
04/17/2021
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Better Accessibility, Bigger Audiences: Crafting Inclusive Content
Courtney Craven
Better Accessibility, Bigger Audiences: Crafting Inclusive Content
Courtney Craven
04/13/2021
Poetry Month, Events
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: What Journals Want: Submitting to Poetry Journals
Dr. Katie Berta
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: What Journals Want: Submitting to Poetry Journals
Dr. Katie Berta
04/10/2021
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Voice, Time and Otherness in Fiction
Venita Blackburn
Voice, Time and Otherness in Fiction
Venita Blackburn
04/09/2021
Events, Visiting Writers
An Evening with Claire Vaye Watkins
Claire Vaye Watkins
An Evening with Claire Vaye Watkins
Claire Vaye Watkins
04/06/2021
Poetry Month, Events
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: The Craft of the Reading: Performance and Poetry
Sean Avery
#PiperPoetryMonth Drop-In: The Craft of the Reading: Performance and Poetry
Sean Avery
03/27/2021
NEA Big Read, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Events
Community and the Ethics of Collaboration
Layli Long Soldier
Community and the Ethics of Collaboration
Layli Long Soldier
03/26/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
NEA Big Read Keynote: Bring Them Home
Layli Long Soldier, Patti Hibbeler, Valaura Imus-Nahsonhoya, Jacyln Roessel, Agnes Woodward
NEA Big Read Keynote: Bring Them Home
Layli Long Soldier, Patti Hibbeler, Valaura Imus-Nahsonhoya, Jacyln Roessel, Agnes Woodward
03/26/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center Tours
Rosalie Talahongva
Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center Tours
Rosalie Talahongva
03/24/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Ittifatpoli: Policy and the Creative Process
Traci Morris, ASU American Indian Policy Institute
Ittifatpoli: Policy and the Creative Process
Traci Morris, ASU American Indian Policy Institute
03/22/2021
NEA Big Read, Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Writing through Revenge
Gionni Ponce
Write Here, Write Now: Writing through Revenge
Gionni Ponce
03/20/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Labriola Community Celebration
ASU Library Labriola Center, Amber McCrary, Alex Soto, Abalone Mountain Press
Labriola Community Celebration
ASU Library Labriola Center, Amber McCrary, Alex Soto, Abalone Mountain Press
03/19/2021
Events, Visiting Writers
An Evening with Michael Wiegers, Editor in Chief of Copper Canyon Press
Michael Wiegers
An Evening with Michael Wiegers, Editor in Chief of Copper Canyon Press
Michael Wiegers
03/19/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Only the Beginning: Arizona's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Study Committee
April Ignacio, Jennifer Jermaine, Debbie Nez Manuel, Traci Morris
Only the Beginning: Arizona's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Study Committee
April Ignacio, Jennifer Jermaine, Debbie Nez Manuel, Traci Morris
03/17/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Where We Stand: Indigenous Land Acknowledgments
David Martinez, Felicia Mitchell, Alex Soto
Where We Stand: Indigenous Land Acknowledgments
David Martinez, Felicia Mitchell, Alex Soto
03/15/2021
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
From First Draft to Final Cut
María Isabel Álvarez
From First Draft to Final Cut
María Isabel Álvarez
03/13/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Bił Náni’eeł: Luxuriating in the Experience of Image and Language
Manny Loley, Heard Museum
Bił Náni’eeł: Luxuriating in the Experience of Image and Language
Manny Loley, Heard Museum
03/09/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Dispatches from the Field: Students Archivists and BIPOC Memory
Mia Johnson, Myra Khan, Lourdes Pereira, Elizabeth Quiroga, Jessica Salow
Dispatches from the Field: Students Archivists and BIPOC Memory
Mia Johnson, Myra Khan, Lourdes Pereira, Elizabeth Quiroga, Jessica Salow
03/06/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
Remembering the Phoenix Indian School
Rosalie Talahongva, Patty Talahongva
Remembering the Phoenix Indian School
Rosalie Talahongva, Patty Talahongva
03/06/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
We Thrive Together
AGUILA Youth Leadership, Sareya Taylor, Samuel Redbird, Arizona Humanities
We Thrive Together
AGUILA Youth Leadership, Sareya Taylor, Samuel Redbird, Arizona Humanities
03/05/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
The Big Story: Native Tellers Respond to The Round House
Ken Duncan, Violet Duncan, Martha Ludlow Martinez, Kyle Mitchell, The Storytelling Institute at South Mountain Community College
The Big Story: Native Tellers Respond to The Round House
Ken Duncan, Violet Duncan, Martha Ludlow Martinez, Kyle Mitchell, The Storytelling Institute at South Mountain Community College
02/27/2021
NEA Big Read, Events
NEA Big Read Kick Off: Evening Song
Luci Tapahonso, Laura Tohe, Amanda R. Tachine, Jake Skeets, Arizona Humanities
NEA Big Read Kick Off: Evening Song
Luci Tapahonso, Laura Tohe, Amanda R. Tachine, Jake Skeets, Arizona Humanities
02/27/2021
NEA Big Read, Classes, Events
Labriola Zine Workshop
Amber McCrary, ASU Library Labriola Center, Abalone Mountain Press
Labriola Zine Workshop
Amber McCrary, ASU Library Labriola Center, Abalone Mountain Press
02/24/2021
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Lyric Histories: Using Poetics and Essayistic Thinking to Write about the Past
Corinna Cook
Lyric Histories: Using Poetics and Essayistic Thinking to Write about the Past
Corinna Cook
02/22/2021
Classes, Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Anaphora Anaphora
Shelley Wong
Write Here, Write Now: Anaphora Anaphora
Shelley Wong
02/17/2021
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Intensive Pitching Workshop
Chantelle Aimée Osman
Intensive Pitching Workshop
Chantelle Aimée Osman
02/17/2021
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Modern Day Romance
Beverly Jenkins
Modern Day Romance
Beverly Jenkins
01/25/2021
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: You Talking to Me?
Naomi Benaron
Write Here, Write Now: You Talking to Me?
Naomi Benaron
01/21/2021
Events, Local Writers
Phoenix Youth Poet Laureate Spotlight Reading
Annika Clark
Phoenix Youth Poet Laureate Spotlight Reading
Annika Clark
12/28/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Beginning and Beginnings
Dan McDermott
Write Here, Write Now: Beginning and Beginnings
Dan McDermott
12/13/2020
Events
Piper Writers Studio Showcase
Hallie Ephron, Oscar Mancinas, Sandra Cavallo Miller, Steffi Sin, Carol Test, Lia Woodall
Piper Writers Studio Showcase
Hallie Ephron, Oscar Mancinas, Sandra Cavallo Miller, Steffi Sin, Carol Test, Lia Woodall
12/11/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
Storytelling for Games
Michael A. Stackpole, Bonnie Jean Mah, Marcin Blacha
Storytelling for Games
Michael A. Stackpole, Bonnie Jean Mah, Marcin Blacha
12/03/2020
Events, GET LIT
Get Lit: Overcoming Isolation / Superando al Aislamiento
The Cartonera Collective
Get Lit: Overcoming Isolation / Superando al Aislamiento
The Cartonera Collective
11/23/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: A Little Bit of Magic
Dana Diehl
Write Here, Write Now: A Little Bit of Magic
Dana Diehl
11/19/2020
Student Programs, Events
Stellar Alumni Reading Series
Caitlin Horrocks, W. Todd Kaneko
Stellar Alumni Reading Series
Caitlin Horrocks, W. Todd Kaneko
11/19/2020
Student Programs, Events
ASU Undergraduate Writers Showcase
Chris Clements, Carolina Quintero, Austin Davis, Dakota Lovins, Francisca Ribar, Kelsey Kerley
ASU Undergraduate Writers Showcase
Chris Clements, Carolina Quintero, Austin Davis, Dakota Lovins, Francisca Ribar, Kelsey Kerley
11/13/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado
An Evening with Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado
11/03/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
A Reading and Conversation with Myriam Gurba
Myriam Gurba
A Reading and Conversation with Myriam Gurba
Myriam Gurba
10/29/2020
Events
A Good Map of All Things Release Party
Alberto Ríos, Anita Huizar-Hernández
A Good Map of All Things Release Party
Alberto Ríos, Anita Huizar-Hernández
10/27/2020
Events
HFR 67: Haunted
Hayden's Ferry Review, Julia LoFaso, Aria Curtis, Kelsey Ward
HFR 67: Haunted
Hayden's Ferry Review, Julia LoFaso, Aria Curtis, Kelsey Ward
10/26/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Writing the Self
Fernanda Santos
Write Here, Write Now: Writing the Self
Fernanda Santos
10/22/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
Global Medievalism into Africanfuturism
Nnedi Okorafor, Matt Bell
Global Medievalism into Africanfuturism
Nnedi Okorafor, Matt Bell
10/17/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Online Classes and Workshops
Publishing Opportunities for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers
Beth Staples
Publishing Opportunities for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers
Beth Staples
10/17/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Virtual Residency: Finding the Right Agent
Yi Shun Lai, Tiffany Hawk
Virtual Residency: Finding the Right Agent
Yi Shun Lai, Tiffany Hawk
09/28/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Eating Your Words
Chris Malloy
Write Here, Write Now: Eating Your Words
Chris Malloy
09/24/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writing for Children for Fun and (Very Little) Profit
James Riley
Writing for Children for Fun and (Very Little) Profit
James Riley
09/24/2020
Events
Writing Towards Liberty and Justice for All
Charlene A. Carruthers, Nick Estes, Adolfo Flores, Ayanna Thompson
Writing Towards Liberty and Justice for All
Charlene A. Carruthers, Nick Estes, Adolfo Flores, Ayanna Thompson
09/23/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
Fractured Fairy Tales: How to Fix Humpty Dumpty Even If You’re a King’s Horse
James Riley
Fractured Fairy Tales: How to Fix Humpty Dumpty Even If You’re a King’s Horse
James Riley
09/07/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Revising Your Story in 3 Steps
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Revising Your Story in 3 Steps
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
08/24/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Punks and Poets of Color
Amber McCrary
Write Here, Write Now: Punks and Poets of Color
Amber McCrary
08/24/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Online Classes and Workshops
Poetry Workshop
Sean Avery
Poetry Workshop
Sean Avery
08/22/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Online Classes and Workshops
World Building
Ilona Andrews
World Building
Ilona Andrews
08/10/2020
Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Online Classes and Workshops
Story Starters
Leah Newsom
Story Starters
Leah Newsom
06/30/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: (re)Thinking (re)Writing
Oscar Mancinas
Write Here, Write Now: (re)Thinking (re)Writing
Oscar Mancinas
05/26/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Family as Prophecy
Anna Flores
Write Here, Write Now: Family as Prophecy
Anna Flores
04/08/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
[Cancelled] The University of Arizona Poetry Center Presents Paisley Rekdal
Paisley Rekdal
[Cancelled] The University of Arizona Poetry Center Presents Paisley Rekdal
Paisley Rekdal
03/30/2020
Events, Partnerships
[Cancelled] From Page to Stage: Richard Strauss and Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Arizona Opera
[Cancelled] From Page to Stage: Richard Strauss and Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Arizona Opera
03/26/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
[Postponed] A Reading with Wendy Barker and Cynthia Hogue
Wendy Barker, Cynthia Hogue
[Postponed] A Reading with Wendy Barker and Cynthia Hogue
Wendy Barker, Cynthia Hogue
03/23/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
[Postponed] Write Here, Write Now: Writing from Another Time and Place
Judith Starkston
[Postponed] Write Here, Write Now: Writing from Another Time and Place
Judith Starkston
03/03/2020
Student Programs, Events, Local Writers
The World Isn't the Size of Our Neighborhood Anymore: Book Launch and Open Mic
Austin Davis
The World Isn't the Size of Our Neighborhood Anymore: Book Launch and Open Mic
Austin Davis
02/24/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Three Ways to Think About Plot
Suyi Okungbowa
Write Here, Write Now: Three Ways to Think About Plot
Suyi Okungbowa
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
City, State, Nation: Poets Laureate of the Southwest
Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Rosemarie Dombrowski, Sareya Taylor, Laura Tohe, TC Tolbert
City, State, Nation: Poets Laureate of the Southwest
Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Rosemarie Dombrowski, Sareya Taylor, Laura Tohe, TC Tolbert
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Making the Fantastical Real
Judith Starkston
Making the Fantastical Real
Judith Starkston
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Listen Here, Jackalope: A Tolsun Books Reading
Sarah Abigail Adleman, Angela M. Brommel, Michael Buckius, Sarah Sala
Listen Here, Jackalope: A Tolsun Books Reading
Sarah Abigail Adleman, Angela M. Brommel, Michael Buckius, Sarah Sala
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Writing to Prevent the World from Destroying Itself: Environmental Fiction
Juhea Kim
Writing to Prevent the World from Destroying Itself: Environmental Fiction
Juhea Kim
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Intersection of the Personal and the Political in Poetry
Cathy Linh Che
The Intersection of the Personal and the Political in Poetry
Cathy Linh Che
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Wading through the Noise: Resilience and the Role Critique Plays in Revision
Natalie Scenters Zapico, Jenny Irish, Bill Konigsberg, Malik Toms
Wading through the Noise: Resilience and the Role Critique Plays in Revision
Natalie Scenters Zapico, Jenny Irish, Bill Konigsberg, Malik Toms
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Do it Yourself: Self Publishing and Small Presses
Joy Young
Do it Yourself: Self Publishing and Small Presses
Joy Young
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Pollentongue + Queer Poetry Salon
tanner menard, Jake Skeets, Elliot Winter
Pollentongue + Queer Poetry Salon
tanner menard, Jake Skeets, Elliot Winter
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
So, You Wrote Your First Book. Now What?
Ivelisse Rodriguez, Vanessa Hua, Andrea Avery, Cathy Linh Che, Justin Petropoulos
So, You Wrote Your First Book. Now What?
Ivelisse Rodriguez, Vanessa Hua, Andrea Avery, Cathy Linh Che, Justin Petropoulos
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Winning with Serial Fiction
Michael A Stackpole
Winning with Serial Fiction
Michael A Stackpole
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
For Us By Us But How
Brian Lin
For Us By Us But How
Brian Lin
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Locating the Magic Within the Autobiographical
Joel Salcido
Locating the Magic Within the Autobiographical
Joel Salcido
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Cartonera Collective: A Bilingual Reading
Cardboard House Press
Cartonera Collective: A Bilingual Reading
Cardboard House Press
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Around the Genre Bend
Sally Ball
Around the Genre Bend
Sally Ball
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
A Question of Dialect
Ryka Aoki
A Question of Dialect
Ryka Aoki
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Getting Published in Literary Journals
Superstition Review, Hayden's Ferry Review
Getting Published in Literary Journals
Superstition Review, Hayden's Ferry Review
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Sounding Boards: A Writing Game Where Everybody Does Everything All The Time But Also Nothing None of the Time
Justin Noga
Sounding Boards: A Writing Game Where Everybody Does Everything All The Time But Also Nothing None of the Time
Justin Noga
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Children's Storytime
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Arizona, Michael Hale
Children's Storytime
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Arizona, Michael Hale
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Political Landscape of Creative Writing
Sherwin Bitsui, Solmaz Sharif, tanner menard
The Political Landscape of Creative Writing
Sherwin Bitsui, Solmaz Sharif, tanner menard
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Contributing to the Sonnet Conversation
Peter Twal
Contributing to the Sonnet Conversation
Peter Twal
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Exile and the Literary Imagination
Cristina García
Exile and the Literary Imagination
Cristina García
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Just World Building
Andrew Hudson
Just World Building
Andrew Hudson
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
When the Muse is Muscle and Memory
Peggy Robles Alvarado
When the Muse is Muscle and Memory
Peggy Robles Alvarado
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Beyond the Ripped Bodice: Romance Writing in the 21st Century
Romance Writers of America Phoenix, HelenKay Dimon, Cathy McDavid, Deloris Nash, Willow Sanders, Kris Tualla
Beyond the Ripped Bodice: Romance Writing in the 21st Century
Romance Writers of America Phoenix, HelenKay Dimon, Cathy McDavid, Deloris Nash, Willow Sanders, Kris Tualla
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
In Translation: The Craft of Crossing Languages
Ryka Aoki, Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Laura Tohe, Ryan Greene, Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta
In Translation: The Craft of Crossing Languages
Ryka Aoki, Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Laura Tohe, Ryan Greene, Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Balancing it All: Combining Romance with Other Genres
HelenKay Dimon
Balancing it All: Combining Romance with Other Genres
HelenKay Dimon
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Narrative and Truth: Telling Our Story
Alejandro Nodarse
Narrative and Truth: Telling Our Story
Alejandro Nodarse
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Narcocorridos, Narcocultura, Necropolitics, and the Border's Undead: Writing Violence and Death on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Natalie Scenters Zapico
Narcocorridos, Narcocultura, Necropolitics, and the Border's Undead: Writing Violence and Death on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Natalie Scenters Zapico
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Interviews: Drawing on Familial Experience to Inspire Your Writing
Gionni Ponce
Interviews: Drawing on Familial Experience to Inspire Your Writing
Gionni Ponce
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Unarcheology: Anticolonial Queer Aesthetics, Re-Purposing, and Putting Things Back in the Ground
Fargo Tbakhi
Unarcheology: Anticolonial Queer Aesthetics, Re-Purposing, and Putting Things Back in the Ground
Fargo Tbakhi
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Literary Fair 2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Literary Fair 2020
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Say It Plain
Solmaz Sharif
Say It Plain
Solmaz Sharif
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
A Story like a Painting, A Story like a Bowl, A Story like a Piece of Cheese: Practical Writing Techniques For Visual Thinkers
Chloë Boxer
A Story like a Painting, A Story like a Bowl, A Story like a Piece of Cheese: Practical Writing Techniques For Visual Thinkers
Chloë Boxer
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Landing and Working with an Agent
Kirby Kim
Landing and Working with an Agent
Kirby Kim
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Theater Poetics and Unpacking
Kay Ulanday Barrett
Theater Poetics and Unpacking
Kay Ulanday Barrett
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Where to Begin: The Art of Starting Your Story
Matt Bell, Peter Twal, Sarah Viren, Justin Noga
Where to Begin: The Art of Starting Your Story
Matt Bell, Peter Twal, Sarah Viren, Justin Noga
02/22/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Art of Process: Writing About Another Process
Reyes Ramirez
The Art of Process: Writing About Another Process
Reyes Ramirez
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Conference Keynote: The Third Way
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Conference Keynote: The Third Way
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Human/Nonhuman
E E Hussey
Human/Nonhuman
E E Hussey
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Haunted Memoir: What Ghosts Reveal about Life
Bruce Owens Grimm
Haunted Memoir: What Ghosts Reveal about Life
Bruce Owens Grimm
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Hey, I Know You! Building Strong Characters
Michael A Stackpole, Tracey Baptiste, HelenKay Dimon, Cristina García, Jonathan Danielson
Hey, I Know You! Building Strong Characters
Michael A Stackpole, Tracey Baptiste, HelenKay Dimon, Cristina García, Jonathan Danielson
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Writing through Food
Susan Nguyen
Writing through Food
Susan Nguyen
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Writing while Scared
Ivelisse Rodriguez
Writing while Scared
Ivelisse Rodriguez
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Fictional Realities of the Nonfictional "I"
Sarah Viren
The Fictional Realities of the Nonfictional "I"
Sarah Viren
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Secrets from Agents and Editors: Here's What to Know in Today's Publishing World
Rosemarie Dombrowski, Sally Ball, Kirby Kim, Kevin Mosby
Secrets from Agents and Editors: Here's What to Know in Today's Publishing World
Rosemarie Dombrowski, Sally Ball, Kirby Kim, Kevin Mosby
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Matrices, Diagrams, and Embodying the Ensemble
Matt Bell, Leah Newsom
Matrices, Diagrams, and Embodying the Ensemble
Matt Bell, Leah Newsom
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
PostBorder: Abandoning the Page, the Self Beyond 8.5x11
Anthony Cody
PostBorder: Abandoning the Page, the Self Beyond 8.5x11
Anthony Cody
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Body as Hybrid Host
Piper J Daniels
The Body as Hybrid Host
Piper J Daniels
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Media (Mis)representation
Sean Avery
Media (Mis)representation
Sean Avery
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Aligning Structure on Ecopoetics
Sherwin Bitsui
Aligning Structure on Ecopoetics
Sherwin Bitsui
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Everything is in Motion
Laura Tohe
Everything is in Motion
Laura Tohe
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
From Bed-Time Stories to Flashlights Under the Covers: Writing and Publishing in the Kid-Lit Market
Michael Hale, Sara Fujimura, Sharon Skinner
From Bed-Time Stories to Flashlights Under the Covers: Writing and Publishing in the Kid-Lit Market
Michael Hale, Sara Fujimura, Sharon Skinner
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Fund Your Writing Passion
Vanessa Hua
Fund Your Writing Passion
Vanessa Hua
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Trigger Warning: Writing Trauma
Bill Konigsberg
Trigger Warning: Writing Trauma
Bill Konigsberg
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Veterans Reading
Office for Veteran and Military and Academic Engagement
Veterans Reading
Office for Veteran and Military and Academic Engagement
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Suspending Damage in Fiction
Rogelio Juárez
Suspending Damage in Fiction
Rogelio Juárez
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
On Making the Sad Funny
Natalie Lima
On Making the Sad Funny
Natalie Lima
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Lyrical Therapy: Clinical and Nonclinical Applications of Poetry in Healthcare/Self-Care
Rosemarie Dombrowski
Lyrical Therapy: Clinical and Nonclinical Applications of Poetry in Healthcare/Self-Care
Rosemarie Dombrowski
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Worldbuilding
Tracey Baptiste
Worldbuilding
Tracey Baptiste
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Ripple Effect: One Idea, Many Iterations
Yi Shun Lai
Ripple Effect: One Idea, Many Iterations
Yi Shun Lai
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Panel: Making a Mystery
Shannon Baker, Dianne Freeman, Denise Ganley, Deborah J. Ledford, Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths
Panel: Making a Mystery
Shannon Baker, Dianne Freeman, Denise Ganley, Deborah J. Ledford, Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Feminism and Romance: A Match Made in Fiction
Willow Sanders
Feminism and Romance: A Match Made in Fiction
Willow Sanders
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Magical Realism
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
Magical Realism
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
So You Want to Write Nonfiction About Your Family
Andrea Avery
So You Want to Write Nonfiction About Your Family
Andrea Avery
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Sensory as Inspiration for Story
Jenny Irish
The Sensory as Inspiration for Story
Jenny Irish
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Poetry and its Translation: Tiawanaku’s Approach to Pluricultural Poetics
Ilana Luna, Judith Santopietro
Poetry and its Translation: Tiawanaku’s Approach to Pluricultural Poetics
Ilana Luna, Judith Santopietro
02/21/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Creative Writing is Queer
Piper J Daniels, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Raquel Gutiérrez
Creative Writing is Queer
Piper J Daniels, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Raquel Gutiérrez
02/20/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Off-Site Kick-Off
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Off-Site Kick-Off
02/20/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Cultivating Chaos
Cristina García
Cultivating Chaos
Cristina García
02/20/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Trans, Non-binary, and Queer+ Poetry Wonder
TC Tolbert
Trans, Non-binary, and Queer+ Poetry Wonder
TC Tolbert
02/20/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
The Transformational Image: A Poetry Workshop
Cathy Linh Che
The Transformational Image: A Poetry Workshop
Cathy Linh Che
02/20/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Discovering What Binds Us Together
Sherwin Bitsui
Discovering What Binds Us Together
Sherwin Bitsui
02/20/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Character Therapy
Tracey Baptiste
Character Therapy
Tracey Baptiste
01/27/2020
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Revolutionary Poetry
Fargo Tbakhi
Write Here, Write Now: Revolutionary Poetry
Fargo Tbakhi
01/17/2020
Events, Visiting Writers
Reclaiming the Fantasy Novel
Marlon James, Michael Bennett
Reclaiming the Fantasy Novel
Marlon James, Michael Bennett
01/15/2020
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Fellows Reading
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Fellows Reading
12/30/2019
Write Here, Write Now, Events
Write Here, Write Now: Defamiliarization as Creative Technique
Cody Wilson
Write Here, Write Now: Defamiliarization as Creative Technique
Cody Wilson
12/03/2019
Events, Book Club
Black Leopard Red Wolf Reading Group
Marlon James, Michael Bennett
Black Leopard Red Wolf Reading Group
Marlon James, Michael Bennett
11/25/2019
Classes, Write Here, Write Now
Write Here, Write Now: Micro-Memoir
Rosemarie Dombrowski
Write Here, Write Now: Micro-Memoir
Rosemarie Dombrowski
11/22/2019
Events, Visiting Writers
The Poetics of Borders, Race, and Capital
Wendy Trevino, Chris Nealon
The Poetics of Borders, Race, and Capital
Wendy Trevino, Chris Nealon
11/08/2019
Events, Local Writers
Iron City Magazine Issue 4 Launch
Iron City Magazine, Ken Lamberton, Lindsey Saya
Iron City Magazine Issue 4 Launch
Iron City Magazine, Ken Lamberton, Lindsey Saya
11/07/2019
Events, Partnerships
From Page to Stage: Fellow Travelers
Arizona Opera, Gregory Spears, Greg Pierce, Kevin Newbury, Thomas Mallon
From Page to Stage: Fellow Travelers
Arizona Opera, Gregory Spears, Greg Pierce, Kevin Newbury, Thomas Mallon
10/30/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
There's A Chameleon in My Prose Poem: Poetry and the Art of Disguise
Justin Petropoulos
There's A Chameleon in My Prose Poem: Poetry and the Art of Disguise
Justin Petropoulos
10/28/2019
Classes, Write Here, Write Now
Write Here, Write Now: Write Rocking Dialogue
Tom Leveen
Write Here, Write Now: Write Rocking Dialogue
Tom Leveen
10/25/2019
Events, Local Writers, Visiting Writers
Tracing the Horse and Eminent Domain
Diana Marie Delgado, Justin Petropoulos
Tracing the Horse and Eminent Domain
Diana Marie Delgado, Justin Petropoulos
10/19/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writing with Heart: When Love is Your Muse
Gabby Rivera
Writing with Heart: When Love is Your Muse
Gabby Rivera
10/13/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
The Archeology of Poetry: Digging the Moment
t'ai freedom ford
The Archeology of Poetry: Digging the Moment
t'ai freedom ford
10/12/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writer, Agent, Editor, Reader: Demystify the Publishing World
Kirby Kim
Writer, Agent, Editor, Reader: Demystify the Publishing World
Kirby Kim
10/09/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Beyond Narrative: Achieving Radical Authorship through Literary Collage
Piper J. Daniels
Beyond Narrative: Achieving Radical Authorship through Literary Collage
Piper J. Daniels
10/04/2019
Events, Visiting Writers
Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers
Jake Skeets
Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers
Jake Skeets
09/23/2019
Classes, Write Here, Write Now
Write Here, Write Now: At The Intersection of Personal and Cultural Memory
Piper J. Daniels
Write Here, Write Now: At The Intersection of Personal and Cultural Memory
Piper J. Daniels
09/21/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writing the Forbidden; Writing the Unthinkable
Mary Sojourner
Writing the Forbidden; Writing the Unthinkable
Mary Sojourner
09/14/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Engagement in Poetry / Engaged Poetry
Javier Zamora
Engagement in Poetry / Engaged Poetry
Javier Zamora
09/11/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds
Danez Smith
Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds
Danez Smith
09/04/2019
Events, Visiting Writers, Partnerships
The University of Arizona Poetry Center Presents
Erika L. Sánchez, sam sax
The University of Arizona Poetry Center Presents
Erika L. Sánchez, sam sax
08/03/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Building a Freelance Writing Career
Mark Athitakis
Building a Freelance Writing Career
Mark Athitakis
07/27/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
There's No Place Like Home: Writing Big in Small Spaces
Tucker Leighty Phillips
There's No Place Like Home: Writing Big in Small Spaces
Tucker Leighty Phillips
07/23/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Built Environments: The Craft of Formal Innovation
Saretta Morgan
Built Environments: The Craft of Formal Innovation
Saretta Morgan
07/20/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Consider the Body: The Poetics of Disease and Health
Laura Maher
Consider the Body: The Poetics of Disease and Health
Laura Maher
06/18/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writing Toward the Boundaries of Grief and God
Erin Noehre
Writing Toward the Boundaries of Grief and God
Erin Noehre
06/15/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
We Cannot Look Away: Exploring a Social Conscience Through Writing
Stella Pope Duarte
We Cannot Look Away: Exploring a Social Conscience Through Writing
Stella Pope Duarte
06/01/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Fictioneering the Non-Fictiony: Experimental Writing Games to Bend Lived Experiences into Fiction
Justin Noga
Fictioneering the Non-Fictiony: Experimental Writing Games to Bend Lived Experiences into Fiction
Justin Noga
05/18/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Wild Transformations: Vital Secrets for Creating Compelling Narratives
Todd Mitchell
Wild Transformations: Vital Secrets for Creating Compelling Narratives
Todd Mitchell
05/01/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Online Classes and Workshops
Revising Your Novel
Corey Ann Haydu
Revising Your Novel
Corey Ann Haydu
04/27/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
From Query Letter to Publication: Navigating the Publishing Eco-system
Yi Shun Lai
From Query Letter to Publication: Navigating the Publishing Eco-system
Yi Shun Lai
04/22/2019
Events, Student Programs, Partnerships
Just Write Presents Matt Bell
Matt Bell, Just Write
Just Write Presents Matt Bell
Matt Bell, Just Write
04/17/2019
Events, Visiting Writers, Partnerships
University of Arizona Poetry Center Reading
Naomi Shihab Nye
University of Arizona Poetry Center Reading
Naomi Shihab Nye
04/12/2019
Events, Visiting Writers
Borderlands Poetry presents Vanessa Angélica Villarreal
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal
Borderlands Poetry presents Vanessa Angélica Villarreal
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal
04/06/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
True Story: Using Journalism Basics to Report Memoir
Amy Silverman
True Story: Using Journalism Basics to Report Memoir
Amy Silverman
03/21/2019
Events, Visiting Writers
The Messenger is the Message: Voicecraft and the Personal Essay
Gregory Pardlo
The Messenger is the Message: Voicecraft and the Personal Essay
Gregory Pardlo
03/09/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Free Teen Intensive: Memorizing Ourselves — The Poems of Our Memories
Raquel Denis
Free Teen Intensive: Memorizing Ourselves — The Poems of Our Memories
Raquel Denis
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events, Visiting Writers
De Las Islas: A Celebration of Cuba & Puerto Rico
Achy Obejas, Jennine Capó Crucet, Nicole Sealey
De Las Islas: A Celebration of Cuba & Puerto Rico
Achy Obejas, Jennine Capó Crucet, Nicole Sealey
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
A Bilingual Performance by Cartonera Collective
Cardboard House Press
A Bilingual Performance by Cartonera Collective
Cardboard House Press
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Stories of Service: Creative Writing and the Military
Office for Veteran and Military Engagement
Stories of Service: Creative Writing and the Military
Office for Veteran and Military Engagement
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Is Happiness Interesting?: The Craft of Writing Joy
Annie Vitalsey
Is Happiness Interesting?: The Craft of Writing Joy
Annie Vitalsey
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Climate Fiction, Eco-Fabulism, and The New Weird: Writing Fiction for the Future
Matt Bell
Climate Fiction, Eco-Fabulism, and The New Weird: Writing Fiction for the Future
Matt Bell
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Futurists: Writing for the Network Society
Leah Bailly
The Futurists: Writing for the Network Society
Leah Bailly
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Backstory: Moving Forward, Looking Back
Natashia Deón
Backstory: Moving Forward, Looking Back
Natashia Deón
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Image, Form & Intersections of Identity in Poetry
Nicole Sealey, Bojan Louis, Carmen Giménez Smith, Justin Petropoulos
Image, Form & Intersections of Identity in Poetry
Nicole Sealey, Bojan Louis, Carmen Giménez Smith, Justin Petropoulos
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Punk Rock Poetry: Publishing for the People
rinky dink press
Punk Rock Poetry: Publishing for the People
rinky dink press
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
And So We Die, Having First Slept
Jennifer Spiegel
And So We Die, Having First Slept
Jennifer Spiegel
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
A Dream: Poems by a Child Victim of the Holocaust
Books of Kell's Press
A Dream: Poems by a Child Victim of the Holocaust
Books of Kell's Press
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Private in Public Art
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
The Private in Public Art
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Shifting Through Cultural Memory
haydée (hr) souffrant
Shifting Through Cultural Memory
haydée (hr) souffrant
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Did That Really Happen?: Writing Characters So Real, They Walk Right off the Page
Kirstin Chen
Did That Really Happen?: Writing Characters So Real, They Walk Right off the Page
Kirstin Chen
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Direct Address of Objects
Sally Ball
The Direct Address of Objects
Sally Ball
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Hip-hop and Poetry: A Conversation on Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Representation
Hanif Abdurraqib, Douglas Manuel
Hip-hop and Poetry: A Conversation on Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Representation
Hanif Abdurraqib, Douglas Manuel
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
of/from/around La Frontera: A Reading
University of Texas at El Paso Department of Creative Writing
of/from/around La Frontera: A Reading
University of Texas at El Paso Department of Creative Writing
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Subverting Biological Essentialism in Nature Writing
Halee Kirkwood
Subverting Biological Essentialism in Nature Writing
Halee Kirkwood
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Art of Contemporary Nonfiction Panel
Fernanda Santos, Yvette Johnson, Mike Conklin, Walonda Williams
The Art of Contemporary Nonfiction Panel
Fernanda Santos, Yvette Johnson, Mike Conklin, Walonda Williams
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Interrogating Empathy
Jabari Jawan Allen, Maritza N. Estrada, Joel Salcido, Elliot Rose Winter
Interrogating Empathy
Jabari Jawan Allen, Maritza N. Estrada, Joel Salcido, Elliot Rose Winter
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Ambiguity: Challenging Gender Stereotypes In Literary Fiction
Sarah Leamy
Ambiguity: Challenging Gender Stereotypes In Literary Fiction
Sarah Leamy
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Agent Journey: From Landing an Agent to Publication
Kirby Kim
The Agent Journey: From Landing an Agent to Publication
Kirby Kim
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Seeing is Believing: Drafting the Lasting Image
Nicole Sealey
Seeing is Believing: Drafting the Lasting Image
Nicole Sealey
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Reading between Lines, Writing behind Bars: Creative Writing & Incarceration
Iron City Magazine, University of Arizona Poetry Center
Reading between Lines, Writing behind Bars: Creative Writing & Incarceration
Iron City Magazine, University of Arizona Poetry Center
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Rewriting the Literary Landscape: Five IAIA Writers
Institute of American Indian Arts
Rewriting the Literary Landscape: Five IAIA Writers
Institute of American Indian Arts
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Writers Conference Community Reading
Writers Conference Community Reading
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Barrett, the Honors College Presents an Undergraduate Reading
Lux, Barrett, the Honors College
Barrett, the Honors College Presents an Undergraduate Reading
Lux, Barrett, the Honors College
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Hidden Lives of Books: Publication Ins and Outs
Natashia Deón, Matt Bell, Ramona Ausubel, Jonathan Danielson
The Hidden Lives of Books: Publication Ins and Outs
Natashia Deón, Matt Bell, Ramona Ausubel, Jonathan Danielson
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
The Exploration and Exploitation of Poetic Bodies
Maritza N Estrada, Erin Noehre
The Exploration and Exploitation of Poetic Bodies
Maritza N Estrada, Erin Noehre
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice
Sarah Rafael García
Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice
Sarah Rafael García
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Art of Persona: Condensing Social Distance Between Poet and Mask
J Allen
The Art of Persona: Condensing Social Distance Between Poet and Mask
J Allen
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Creating a Mixed-Genre Family Memoir
Deborah Miranda
Creating a Mixed-Genre Family Memoir
Deborah Miranda
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Out of the Queue: Common Mistakes in the Submissions Process
Superstition Review, Tahoma Literary Review
Out of the Queue: Common Mistakes in the Submissions Process
Superstition Review, Tahoma Literary Review
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Establishing the Terms: Story and Novel Openings as Contracts
Jennine Capó Crucet
Establishing the Terms: Story and Novel Openings as Contracts
Jennine Capó Crucet
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Time and Narrative: How We Add Weight to Our Stories
Warren Glynn
Time and Narrative: How We Add Weight to Our Stories
Warren Glynn
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Queerness in Creative Writing
Achy Obejas, Terry Galloway, TC Tolbert, Piper J. Daniels
Queerness in Creative Writing
Achy Obejas, Terry Galloway, TC Tolbert, Piper J. Daniels
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Mining Your Life for Fiction
Yi Shun Lai
Mining Your Life for Fiction
Yi Shun Lai
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Setting as a Character: Using Sensory Details to Write a Place that Propels Narrative
Yohanca Delgado
Setting as a Character: Using Sensory Details to Write a Place that Propels Narrative
Yohanca Delgado
02/23/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
We Are All Storytellers
Fernanda Santos
We Are All Storytellers
Fernanda Santos
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Keynote: Topography of the Self
Carmen Giménez Smith, Letras Latinas
Keynote: Topography of the Self
Carmen Giménez Smith, Letras Latinas
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Off-Duty Elvis: A Reading by Las Vegas Poets
Tolsun Books
Off-Duty Elvis: A Reading by Las Vegas Poets
Tolsun Books
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Writing Sex Fearlessly
Kalani Pickhart
Writing Sex Fearlessly
Kalani Pickhart
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Big Fat World: Fiction for All Sizes
Kelly deVos
The Big Fat World: Fiction for All Sizes
Kelly deVos
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Getting Down to Business: Publishing and You
Erin Jade Lange, Kirby Kim, Sally Ball, Katie Berta
Getting Down to Business: Publishing and You
Erin Jade Lange, Kirby Kim, Sally Ball, Katie Berta
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Conflict as Heart and Engine of Story
Achy Obejas
Conflict as Heart and Engine of Story
Achy Obejas
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writers of Color in a White Man's Literary World
Rashaad Thomas
Writers of Color in a White Man's Literary World
Rashaad Thomas
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Comelibros: The Girl Who Eats Books
María Luisa Arroyo
Comelibros: The Girl Who Eats Books
María Luisa Arroyo
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Literary Citizenship Panel: Craft as Culture
Kirstin Chen, Bill Konigsberg, Jennine Capó Crucet, Matthew Salesses, Jake Friedman
Literary Citizenship Panel: Craft as Culture
Kirstin Chen, Bill Konigsberg, Jennine Capó Crucet, Matthew Salesses, Jake Friedman
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Imagination and the War on Cliché
James Sallis
Imagination and the War on Cliché
James Sallis
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Healing through Creative Writing
Briyana D Clarel
Healing through Creative Writing
Briyana D Clarel
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Talking Back to Dominant Narratives
Douglas Manuel
Talking Back to Dominant Narratives
Douglas Manuel
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Building a City of Stories
Justin Noga, Noah Trammell
Building a City of Stories
Justin Noga, Noah Trammell
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
The TLR Share Project: A Reading
The Literary Review
The TLR Share Project: A Reading
The Literary Review
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Up the Amazon River without a Paddle: Selling your Book on Amazon.com
Susan Stoltz, Hayley Rose
Up the Amazon River without a Paddle: Selling your Book on Amazon.com
Susan Stoltz, Hayley Rose
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Electricity & The Service Panel
Bojan Louis
Electricity & The Service Panel
Bojan Louis
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Beyond Genre: How to Tell Unforgettable Science Fiction Stories
Malik Toms
Beyond Genre: How to Tell Unforgettable Science Fiction Stories
Malik Toms
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Family Saga: History and the Multi-Generational Novel
Joseph Han
The Family Saga: History and the Multi-Generational Novel
Joseph Han
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing the Body in Health and Illness
Laura Maher
Writing the Body in Health and Illness
Laura Maher
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Trends in Literary Magazine Publishing
Patricia Colleen Murphy
Trends in Literary Magazine Publishing
Patricia Colleen Murphy
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Actual Lives: Writing and Performing Disability
Terry Galloway
Actual Lives: Writing and Performing Disability
Terry Galloway
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Volta Student Mentoring Program Reading
Volta Student Mentoring Program Reading
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Events
Red Hen Press presents Douglas Manuel
Douglas Manuel, Red Hen Press
Red Hen Press presents Douglas Manuel
Douglas Manuel, Red Hen Press
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Red Hen Press presents Kate Gale
Kate Gale, Red Hen Press
Red Hen Press presents Kate Gale
Kate Gale, Red Hen Press
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Fun and Freedom in Writing
Susanne Brent
Fun and Freedom in Writing
Susanne Brent
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Eight Drafts in Search of a Story
Ramona Ausubel
Eight Drafts in Search of a Story
Ramona Ausubel
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Job of Culture and Storytelling for The Resistance
Anna Flores
The Job of Culture and Storytelling for The Resistance
Anna Flores
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Compositional Improvisation
TC Tolbert
Compositional Improvisation
TC Tolbert
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
In Search of the Inciting Incident: Novel Plot and Structure
Matthew Salesses
In Search of the Inciting Incident: Novel Plot and Structure
Matthew Salesses
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Poet as Bandleader
Hanif Abdurraqib
Poet as Bandleader
Hanif Abdurraqib
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes
Demystifying the Creative Process: Rituals, Self-Care, and Habits for Writers
Elizabeth Charles
Demystifying the Creative Process: Rituals, Self-Care, and Habits for Writers
Elizabeth Charles
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing for Change
Yvette Johnson
Writing for Change
Yvette Johnson
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writers Relationship to Reading
Tara Ison, Deborah Miranda, Patricia Colleen Murphy, Mark Athitakis
Writers Relationship to Reading
Tara Ison, Deborah Miranda, Patricia Colleen Murphy, Mark Athitakis
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing Personal Essays for Newspapers
Jane Marcellus
Writing Personal Essays for Newspapers
Jane Marcellus
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Speaking Their Language: The Voice of the Modern Teen
Erin Jade Lange
Speaking Their Language: The Voice of the Modern Teen
Erin Jade Lange
02/22/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Resist the Erasure of Our [Im]Migrant Roots
María Luisa Arroyo
Resist the Erasure of Our [Im]Migrant Roots
María Luisa Arroyo
02/21/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Writing Down the Demons
Deborah Miranda
Writing Down the Demons
Deborah Miranda
02/21/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Writing Away from a Good/Evil Binary
Hanif Abdurraqib
Writing Away from a Good/Evil Binary
Hanif Abdurraqib
02/21/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
How to Survive Your Novel
Ramona Ausubel
How to Survive Your Novel
Ramona Ausubel
02/21/2019
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Classes, Piper Writers Studio, DNRS Workshops
Multiplying Language: The Art of Codeswitching and Bilingualism in Creative Writing
Achy Obejas
Multiplying Language: The Art of Codeswitching and Bilingualism in Creative Writing
Achy Obejas
02/02/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
A Deeper Image: A Poetry Workshop
Joshua Marie Wilkinson
A Deeper Image: A Poetry Workshop
Joshua Marie Wilkinson
01/22/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
A Workshop in Poetry, Sound, and the Transformative Nature of Artistic Expression
Rashaad Thomas
A Workshop in Poetry, Sound, and the Transformative Nature of Artistic Expression
Rashaad Thomas
01/12/2019
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
The Piper Writers Studio Presents Visiting Faculty Susan Devan Harness
Susan Devan Harness
The Piper Writers Studio Presents Visiting Faculty Susan Devan Harness
Susan Devan Harness
12/03/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Unnatural Disasters: Writing Sci-Fi & Cli-Fi in a Changing World
Malik Toms
Unnatural Disasters: Writing Sci-Fi & Cli-Fi in a Changing World
Malik Toms
11/19/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio, Events, Visiting Writers
Natalie Diaz and [archi]TEXTS present Borderlands Poetry: A Conversation and Reading
Eduardo C Corral
Natalie Diaz and [archi]TEXTS present Borderlands Poetry: A Conversation and Reading
Eduardo C Corral
11/13/2018
Events, Visiting Writers, Student Programs
ASU MFA Alumni Reading with Dorothy Chan and Dana Diehl
Dorothy Chan, Dana Diehl
ASU MFA Alumni Reading with Dorothy Chan and Dana Diehl
Dorothy Chan, Dana Diehl
11/13/2018
Events, Student Programs
After the MFA with Dorothy Chan and Dana Diehl
Dorothy Chan, Dana Diehl
After the MFA with Dorothy Chan and Dana Diehl
Dorothy Chan, Dana Diehl
11/11/2018
Events, Visiting Writers
HOLD: The Making of an Artist's Book
Sally Ball, Jan Vičar
HOLD: The Making of an Artist's Book
Sally Ball, Jan Vičar
11/03/2018
Events, Visiting Writers, NonfictioNOW
Art Above Everything
Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Art Above Everything
Stephanie Elizondo Griest
11/02/2018
Events, Visiting Writers, NonfictioNOW
Psychogeography of the Borderlands
Francisco Cantú
Psychogeography of the Borderlands
Francisco Cantú
10/27/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
At Work in Sound and Vision: A Poetry Workshop
Dan Beachy Quick
At Work in Sound and Vision: A Poetry Workshop
Dan Beachy Quick
10/20/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Performance Narrative: Literary Wordplay Breaks into Stageplay
Walonda Williams
Performance Narrative: Literary Wordplay Breaks into Stageplay
Walonda Williams
10/12/2018
Events, Visiting Writers
Re-telling Fairy Tales for Fun and Profit: An Author's Perspective
Ursula Vernon
Re-telling Fairy Tales for Fun and Profit: An Author's Perspective
Ursula Vernon
10/04/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
The Big Picture: Writing Your First Screenplay
Beverly Smith Dawson
The Big Picture: Writing Your First Screenplay
Beverly Smith Dawson
09/15/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Where the Devil Is: The Craft of Specific Detail
Tara Ison
Where the Devil Is: The Craft of Specific Detail
Tara Ison
09/10/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
In a Flash: An Exploration of Flash Fiction for Curious Readers and Working Writers
Patrick Michael Finn
In a Flash: An Exploration of Flash Fiction for Curious Readers and Working Writers
Patrick Michael Finn
09/08/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Between Inventory & Invention: A List Poem Workshop
Carolina Ebeid
Between Inventory & Invention: A List Poem Workshop
Carolina Ebeid
09/05/2018
Events, Visiting Writers
Poetry Reading: Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico
Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico
Poetry Reading: Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico
Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico
09/04/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writing from Dreams: A Multi-Genre Workshop
Kelly Lydick
Writing from Dreams: A Multi-Genre Workshop
Kelly Lydick
08/04/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Jump Start. Reset. Recharge. Fiction Writing Intensive
James Sallis
Jump Start. Reset. Recharge. Fiction Writing Intensive
James Sallis
08/04/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Experimental Games of Found Writing: A Workshop
Justin Noga
Experimental Games of Found Writing: A Workshop
Justin Noga
07/10/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
From Notes to Narrative: Building Stories from Our Daily Lives
Warren Glynn
From Notes to Narrative: Building Stories from Our Daily Lives
Warren Glynn
06/11/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Literary Astronomy: Workshop as Wonder
David Joseph
Literary Astronomy: Workshop as Wonder
David Joseph
06/04/2018
Events, Visiting Writers
Book Release: Nobody is Ever Missing with Cody Wilson
Cody Wilson, Jennifer Battisti, Elizabeth Meadows, Jesse Sensibar
Book Release: Nobody is Ever Missing with Cody Wilson
Cody Wilson, Jennifer Battisti, Elizabeth Meadows, Jesse Sensibar
05/19/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
From the Stage to the Page: Writing Dialogue Workshop
Amy Fellner Dominy
From the Stage to the Page: Writing Dialogue Workshop
Amy Fellner Dominy
05/16/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Tiny Package, Big Punch: Flash Memoir and the Art of Concision
Rosemarie Dombrowski
Tiny Package, Big Punch: Flash Memoir and the Art of Concision
Rosemarie Dombrowski
05/01/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Diving into the Wreck: Excavating Family Histories
Diana Arterian, Douglas Manuel
Diving into the Wreck: Excavating Family Histories
Diana Arterian, Douglas Manuel
04/30/2018
Events, Visiting Writers
Diana Arterian and Douglas Manuel Read at Valley Bar
Diana Arterian, Douglas Manuel
Diana Arterian and Douglas Manuel Read at Valley Bar
Diana Arterian, Douglas Manuel
04/10/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Bilingual Phoenix: Chronicles of a Desert City
Luis Avila
Bilingual Phoenix: Chronicles of a Desert City
Luis Avila
03/23/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
The Piper Writers Studio Presents Visiting Faculty John Calderazzo
John Calderazzo
The Piper Writers Studio Presents Visiting Faculty John Calderazzo
John Calderazzo
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Re-Visioning: Revising the Manuscript and Conference Wrap-up
Kevin McIlvoy, Claire Vaye Watkins, Alix Ohlin
Re-Visioning: Revising the Manuscript and Conference Wrap-up
Kevin McIlvoy, Claire Vaye Watkins, Alix Ohlin
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Structure of Collections
Ander Monson
Structure of Collections
Ander Monson
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Poetics of Witness Workshop
Cynthia Hogue
Poetics of Witness Workshop
Cynthia Hogue
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Travel Writing: Going There
Roy Kesey
Travel Writing: Going There
Roy Kesey
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Considering the Body
Natalie Diaz, Wanda Dalla Costa
Considering the Body
Natalie Diaz, Wanda Dalla Costa
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Who's Allowed to Write LGBTQ?
Bill Konigsberg
Who's Allowed to Write LGBTQ?
Bill Konigsberg
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Animals and the Imagination
Stephen Kuusisto
Animals and the Imagination
Stephen Kuusisto
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Car Crashes, Escape Hatches, and Hobbit Helmets: Where Did Your Suspense Go?
Matt Bell
Car Crashes, Escape Hatches, and Hobbit Helmets: Where Did Your Suspense Go?
Matt Bell
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writer in the World: Publishing and Author Platforms
Kaveh Akbar, Emily Bell, Nina McConigley, Daniel José Older
Writer in the World: Publishing and Author Platforms
Kaveh Akbar, Emily Bell, Nina McConigley, Daniel José Older
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Memoir as Two-Way Mirror
Andrea Avery
Memoir as Two-Way Mirror
Andrea Avery
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Genres and Their Place in Your Work
Charlie Jane Anders
Genres and Their Place in Your Work
Charlie Jane Anders
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Lyrical Resistance: The Power of Ethnographic Poetry
Rosemarie Dombrowski
Lyrical Resistance: The Power of Ethnographic Poetry
Rosemarie Dombrowski
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Same Thing, But Different: Writing Series Fiction, Sequels, and Connected Stories
Tod Goldberg
The Same Thing, But Different: Writing Series Fiction, Sequels, and Connected Stories
Tod Goldberg
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
False Starts: Finding Where Your Story Really Begins
Amy K. Nichols
False Starts: Finding Where Your Story Really Begins
Amy K. Nichols
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Direction of Contemporary Fiction
Emily Bell, Ander Monson, Rayhané Sanders
The Direction of Contemporary Fiction
Emily Bell, Ander Monson, Rayhané Sanders
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Error & Accident: Using Found Materials
Ander Monson
Error & Accident: Using Found Materials
Ander Monson
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Mining the Poetic Unconscious
Kaveh Akbar
Mining the Poetic Unconscious
Kaveh Akbar
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing for Sequential Art and the Quest for Silence
Cecil Castellucci
Writing for Sequential Art and the Quest for Silence
Cecil Castellucci
02/24/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
What American Regionalism Means to Me
Claire Vaye Watkins
What American Regionalism Means to Me
Claire Vaye Watkins
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Finding Your Inner Teen
Bill Konigsberg
Finding Your Inner Teen
Bill Konigsberg
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Future Present: Writing Speculative Fiction about the Here and Now
Malka Older
Future Present: Writing Speculative Fiction about the Here and Now
Malka Older
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Pardon My Youth: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Cecil Castellucci
Pardon My Youth: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Cecil Castellucci
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing the Anthropocene
Claire Vaye Watkins
Writing the Anthropocene
Claire Vaye Watkins
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Making Beautiful Sentences
Alix Ohlin
Making Beautiful Sentences
Alix Ohlin
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The First Book: Publishing and You
Kaveh Akbar, Andrea Avery, Derek Palacio, Kristen Radtke
The First Book: Publishing and You
Kaveh Akbar, Andrea Avery, Derek Palacio, Kristen Radtke
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing Life: Balancing Word and World
Derek Palacio, Malka Older, Jenny Johnson
Writing Life: Balancing Word and World
Derek Palacio, Malka Older, Jenny Johnson
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing the New American West: Postfrontier Literature
Nina McConigley
Writing the New American West: Postfrontier Literature
Nina McConigley
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Reliably Unreliable: Writing Unreliable Narrators
Tod Goldberg
Reliably Unreliable: Writing Unreliable Narrators
Tod Goldberg
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Where Poetry Comes From
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
Where Poetry Comes From
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Believable Characters in Unbelievable Situations
Charlie Jane Anders
Believable Characters in Unbelievable Situations
Charlie Jane Anders
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Narrative Fundamentals
Daniel José Older
Narrative Fundamentals
Daniel José Older
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Memoir and the Body
Rosemarie Dombrowski, Stephen Kuusisto, Andrea Avery
Memoir and the Body
Rosemarie Dombrowski, Stephen Kuusisto, Andrea Avery
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Craft of Character: From the Charismatic to the Anti-Hero
Tod Goldberg, Roy Kesey, Alix Ohlin
The Craft of Character: From the Charismatic to the Anti-Hero
Tod Goldberg, Roy Kesey, Alix Ohlin
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Putting the Science in Science Fiction
Amy K. Nichols
Putting the Science in Science Fiction
Amy K. Nichols
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
From Acquisition to Publication
Emily Bell
From Acquisition to Publication
Emily Bell
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Representing Foreign Territories in Fiction
Nina McConigley
Representing Foreign Territories in Fiction
Nina McConigley
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Research for Writers
Derek Palacio
Research for Writers
Derek Palacio
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writing in the Visual Medium
Kristen Radtke, Cecil Castellucci
Writing in the Visual Medium
Kristen Radtke, Cecil Castellucci
02/23/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Working with Agents
Rayhané Sanders
Working with Agents
Rayhané Sanders
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Devil's in the Details
Charlie Jane Anders, Tara Ison, Bill Konigsberg
The Devil's in the Details
Charlie Jane Anders, Tara Ison, Bill Konigsberg
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Haunting: Mining Memory to Add Depth and Intrigue
Jac Jemc
Haunting: Mining Memory to Add Depth and Intrigue
Jac Jemc
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
The Lyric Impulse
Stephen Kuusisto
The Lyric Impulse
Stephen Kuusisto
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Writer's Voice on Graphic Nonfiction
Kristen Radtke
Writer's Voice on Graphic Nonfiction
Kristen Radtke
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Crisis Creates Us: The Three Act Structure
Daniel José Older
Crisis Creates Us: The Three Act Structure
Daniel José Older
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
When Words Won't Come
Jac Jemc, Malka Older, Amy K. Nichols
When Words Won't Come
Jac Jemc, Malka Older, Amy K. Nichols
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Exploring the Unsayable Through Sound
Jenny Johnson
Exploring the Unsayable Through Sound
Jenny Johnson
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Erotic and Aesthetic Distance (On Henri Michaux and Anais Nin)
Kevin McIlvoy
Erotic and Aesthetic Distance (On Henri Michaux and Anais Nin)
Kevin McIlvoy
02/22/2018
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
Tiny Package, Big Punch: Flash Memoir and the Art of Concision
Rosemarie Dombrowski
Tiny Package, Big Punch: Flash Memoir and the Art of Concision
Rosemarie Dombrowski
01/29/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Story Notes: Planning and Structuring Your Novel
Malik Toms
Story Notes: Planning and Structuring Your Novel
Malik Toms
01/23/2018
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Storytelling to Educate, Advocate, and Activate
Christopher Reider
Storytelling to Educate, Advocate, and Activate
Christopher Reider
12/02/2017
Events, Visiting Writers
Legacies: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove, and Joy Harjo
Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Natalie Diaz
Legacies: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove, and Joy Harjo
Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Natalie Diaz
12/01/2017
Events, Visiting Writers, Partnerships
Joy Harjo, Rita Dove, & Sandra Cisneros hosted by Natalie Diaz at the Phoenix Art Museum
Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Natalie Diaz
Joy Harjo, Rita Dove, & Sandra Cisneros hosted by Natalie Diaz at the Phoenix Art Museum
Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Natalie Diaz
11/18/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: The Traditional Fairy Tale and the Contemporary Short Story
Larry Ellis
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: The Traditional Fairy Tale and the Contemporary Short Story
Larry Ellis
10/18/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Information Dumps, Information Delicacies
James Sallis
Information Dumps, Information Delicacies
James Sallis
10/18/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
The Supercharged Inspired Life
Sharon Suzuki Martinez
The Supercharged Inspired Life
Sharon Suzuki Martinez
10/14/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Crossing the Line: Too Close For Comfort
Jennifer Spiegel
Crossing the Line: Too Close For Comfort
Jennifer Spiegel
09/23/2017
Piper Writers Studio
Poetry and Politics: Crafting Poems from Headlines
Valerie Bandura Finn
Poetry and Politics: Crafting Poems from Headlines
Valerie Bandura Finn
09/20/2017
Events, Visiting Writers, Partnerships
The Comedy of Coping
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Comedy of Coping
Kim Stanley Robinson
09/09/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Poetics in the New Millennium: Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry
Eloisa Amezcua
Poetics in the New Millennium: Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry
Eloisa Amezcua
09/05/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Writing from the Art: What Can Art Teach Us About Writing?
Mark Haunschild
Writing from the Art: What Can Art Teach Us About Writing?
Mark Haunschild
04/22/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Another Voice: Creating Memorable Poetic Personas
Lois Roma Deeley
Another Voice: Creating Memorable Poetic Personas
Lois Roma Deeley
04/08/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
The Facts of Life…and Death: Writing Crime Accurately
Deborah Ledford
The Facts of Life…and Death: Writing Crime Accurately
Deborah Ledford
04/07/2017
Events, Visiting Writers
Poetry Reading with Camille Rankine & Ocean Vuong
Camille Rankine, Ocean Vuong
Poetry Reading with Camille Rankine & Ocean Vuong
Camille Rankine, Ocean Vuong
04/05/2017
Classes, Piper Writers Studio
Having a Blast: The Art of Comedy and Writing
Rebecca Byrkit
Having a Blast: The Art of Comedy and Writing
Rebecca Byrkit
04/04/2017
Events, Visiting Writers
Behind Hidden Figures with Margot Lee Shetterly
Margot Lee Shetterly
Behind Hidden Figures with Margot Lee Shetterly
Margot Lee Shetterly
03/25/2017
DC Classes and Workshops
Your Podcast is a Story: Finding and Telling Strong Narratives
Tracey Wahl, Rebecca Davis
Your Podcast is a Story: Finding and Telling Strong Narratives
Tracey Wahl, Rebecca Davis
03/14/2017
Events, Visiting Writers
MFA Alumni Reading with Allegra Hyde and H. Lee Barnes
H Lee Barnes, Allegra Hyde
MFA Alumni Reading with Allegra Hyde and H. Lee Barnes
H Lee Barnes, Allegra Hyde