SEAN MURPHY Sean Murphy is the Founding Director of 1455, a non-profit that celebrates storytelling (www.1455litarts.org). He has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered and been quoted in USA Today, […]

JUNE 26-30, 2023 MEXICO/ MAYAN/ AZTEC ART & GAMES- SUMMER 1 Youth Literacy Arts Education Workshop Led by Bertha Rogers. The artists of Central & S. America created some of […]

JESSICA CUELLO Jessica Cuello’s most recent book is Yours, Creature (JackLeg Press, 2023). Her book Liar,  selected by Dorianne Laux for The 2020 Barrow Street Book Prize, was honored with […]

JULY 17-21, 2023 SPIDERS & TICKS & OTHER ARACHNIDS- SUMMER II Bus trip to NYS Museum, Albany Youth Literacy Arts Education Workshop There are lots of spiders & other arachnids […]

JACK BEDELL ​Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits ​​​Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. […]

Word Thursdays Special Edition Three writers in the University of Georgia MFA program in narrative nonfiction will read "micro-essays," work that stems from their study of poetry and its capacity to elevate prose. Their […]

AUGUST 21-25, 2023 WOLVES & COYOTES & DOGS- SUMMER III Youth Literacy Arts Education Workshop We’re all familiar with dogs, and we hear coyotes at night and wonder about wolves […]

ALEX CARBONE Alex Carbone began working for the Carbone Auto Group in 1988 as a lot attendant. During his early years, he moved into parts delivery, then on to parts […]