The Virginia G. Piper
Center for Creative Writing

What place does Shakespeare have in Indigenous Studies? What role does indigeneity play in Shakespeare studies? Join the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies for Shakespeare and Indigeneity, a discussion of Shakespeare's lasting influence on poetry, culture, and criticism with Natalie Diaz and Scott Stevens on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Arizona time on Zoom. 

Spirited Conversation. Literary Culture. Normally every 1st Thursday at Valley Bar. Online During COVID-19.

This Month: It's Alive. It's Alive! with Emily Zarka

What draws us to horror as a genre? Why do we like being scared? How do we produce ‘good’ horror? What function do monsters serve? And why do we seem to be fascinated by them? 

Need ideas to help you get started writing? Take a dip into our classes before you dive in! Presented in partnership with Phoenix College and Changing Hands Bookstore, Write Here, Write Now is a monthly pop-up workshop every 4th Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

This month: Writing the Self with Fernanda Santos

The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing is proud to announce a partnership with the Pat Tillman Veterans Center and the Office for Veteran Military Academic Engagement to bring Veteran students and local Veterans a space to write together, workshop creative pieces, and share stories. This circle is Veteran led and Veteran focused. If you are not a Veteran or related to a Veteran we ask that you kindly refrain from attending. All skill levels and genres are welcome! Food provided!

The students of today are the authors of tomorrow. Come see the talented writers of ASU's undergraduate community before they get famous at our fourth annual ASU Undergraduate Writers Showcase, Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Arizona time on Zoom.

"How Much of These Hills Is Gold" is an electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush. Two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape — trying not just to survive but to find a home.

How do we disrupt the notion of writing as a solitary, anguished pursuit? How can writing and writing-adjacent work foster deeper connections, mutual nourishment, and community (re)formation? Join the members of the Cardboard House Press Cartonera Collective for a bilingual English-Spanish conversation on collaboration, community building, and cross-cultural literary work at this month's Get Lit!

They've written the work. Now you get to read it. Come see what the amazing students and faculty of the Piper Writers Studio have been up to with our fourth annual Piper Writers Studio Showcase on Sunday, December 13, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Arizona time on Zoom. 

Readers for the Piper Writers Studio Showcase will be announced in mid-November.