Apr 6, 2021 | Feature Articles
While we’re still being cautious of everyone’s health and safety, the Writers’ Program wouldn’t be who we are if we weren’t creating opportunities for writers to learn, connect, and build community. Here are a few of our upcoming virtual events for spring &...
Mar 30, 2021 | Feature Articles
By Alexis Harmon American short story writer Cynthia Ozick once said “I read in order to write. I read out of obsession with writing”. This is true for many writers – we spend just as much time (if not more) reading and studying the work of the greats as...
Mar 23, 2021 | Feature Articles
February and March are important months of recognition for black female-identifying people. While to road to equity in writing, especially for film, is one which we have a long way yet to travel, we wanted to highlight several black women writers whose works are...
Mar 16, 2021 | Feature Articles
March 16, 2020 was a landmark day for the Writers’ Program, and a lot of folks. We had already transitioned the last few weeks of Winter quarter classes to online, and had just prepared for staff to alternate weeks working remotely and working on site. What we thought...
Mar 9, 2021 | Feature Articles
Although there is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel for US residents, it is still a precarious time for folks to gather inside, and even outdoors. And it may be some time before such gatherings are deemed safe, particularly for those with certain health...
Mar 2, 2021 | Feature Articles
Recently, we held our annual Writers Studio for the first time in a virtual format. The Studio is a long-running event, meeting at the crossroads of intensive, intimate class offerings and a writers’ conference. Typically held in February, it was our final event in...
