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Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
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Courtney Craven
Hafsah Faizal
February
Modern Day Romance with Beverly Jenkins
Lyric Histories with Corinna Cook
Intensive Pitching with Chantelle Aimée Osman
March
Juju Poetics with J Allen
From First Draft to Final Cut with María Isabel Álvarez
Hook your reader | Mar 15
Crafting a Believable World with Hafsah Faizal
Community and Collaboration with Layli Long Soldier
April
Break a Vase: Gathering the Pieces with María Fernanda
Voice, Time and Otherness in Fiction
Better Accessibility, Bigger Audiences: Crafting Inclusive Content with Courtney Craven
Events
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Visiting Writers
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An Evening with Claire Vaye Watkins
The World About You with Linda Hogan
Black Love Matters: The Radicalization of the American Historical Romance with Beverly Jenkins
An Evening with Michael Wiegers
Monthly Events
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Get Lit
Spirited conversation. Literary culture. | 1st Thursdays
Veterans Writing Circle
Writing group and workshop | 4th Tuesdays
Write Here, Write Now
Pop-up workshops | 4th Mondays
Other Events
Local author readings, community events and more
NEA Big Read
A celebration of Indigenous literary arts | Feb - Mar 2021
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Over 25 talks, workshops, book clubs and other events
Support Indigenous Communities
Make your gift to the Phoenix Indian Center
Community Resources
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About the Book
Learn more about The Round House by Louise Erdrich
About the Grant
Learn more about the NEA Big Read: Phoenix
Meet our Partners
Over 40 authors, panelists, performers, and organizations
Past Events
Phoenix Youth Poet Laureate Spotlight Reading
Arizona Poetry Out Loud Central Region Semi-finals
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The ASU Creative Writing Program
A rich history of partnership at ASU
Indiscernibles in Arizona
#PhxLitServ
Connecting community organizers in Phoenix, AZ
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National Poetry Month
Dunbar Elementary School
Creative writing education for students
Piper Fellow-in-Residence
An innovative fellowship and residency position
Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative
Envisioning new futures in a changing world
Thousand Languages
An innovative translation project and database
Graduate Internship
Hayden's Ferry Review
Supporting the literary journal of ASU
Volta Student Programs
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