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Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing

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About the Conference Two days of literary craft, culture, and community

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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

April

Break a Vase: Gathering the Pieces with María Fernanda

Better Accessibility, Bigger Audiences: Crafting Inclusive Content with Courtney Craven

March

Woo Woo 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
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Veterans Writing Circle Writing group and workshop | 4th Tuesdays

Write Here, Write Now Pop-up workshops | 4th Mondays
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Phoenix Youth Poet Laureate Spotlight Reading with Annika Clark

NEA Big Read A celebration of Indigenous literary arts | Feb - Mar 2021

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About the Book Learn more about The Round House by Louise Erdrich

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Besides our faculty and fellows, the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference also features moderators, students in ASU's MFA in Creative Writing Program, community members, and more.

To meet other conference presenters, keep reading.

You can also meet our faculty or fellows, view the schedule, or learn more about the conference.

Meet Past Other Presenters

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Jake Friedman

Justin Noga

Walonda Williams

Warren Glynn

Deborah J. Ledford

Katie Berta

Yi Shun Lai

Maritza N Estrada

Joel Salcido

Elliot Rose Winter

Annie Vitalsey

Erin Noehre

Elizabeth Charles

Noah Trammell

Jonathan Danielson

Justin Petropoulos

Piper J Daniels

Mark Athitakis

Michael Hale

Kalani Pickhart

tanner menard

Sareya Taylor

Sharon Skinner

Sara Fujimura

Dianne Freeman

Shannon Baker

Denise Ganley

Chloë Boxer

Ilana Luna

Judith Santopietro

Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta

Ryan Greene

Raquel Gutiérrez

Kevin Mosby

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