The Writer’s Atelier team was invited to participate in The People of the Pen Conference, hosted by Daytona State College’s writing club. The event was held at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona, Florida. I was happy…
Participation in The Writer’s Apprenticeship by Amy Christine Parker: January Recap
I’ve been meaning to write about it, but I’m doing a thing. My dear friend, Amy Christine Parker created an apprenticeship where she will study and practice the craft of writing. Every month she engages in writing activities like studying…
We Can’t Help it if We’re From Florida Release Party
Hi, all! I don’t want to get to cliche, but I had the most magical time at the release party for We Can’t Help it if We’re from Florida. You might recall that I had the honor of reading my…
Reading at the Miami Book Fair!
Hi, all! Words cannot even begin to express how honored I was to read at the Miami Book Fair! I haven’t really posted about it because life has been too crazy as usual, but I had a short essay published…
New YA Short Story in The Thrill of the Hunt: Welcome to Whitebridge Anthology
Hi, all! I am so pleased to announce that I have a new YA short story in the latest Thrill of the Hunt Anthology! If you’re not familiar with the Thrill of the Hunt anthologies from Palmas Press, the mastermind…
New Short Story Publication!
Artwork by Katiana Robles Hi, all! I am thrilled to share that I have a new story out this month with Ghost Parachute Literary Magazine! It’s called Saved and you can read it via the Ghost Parachute website. This is…
New Publication in Reaching Beyond the Saguaros
Hi, all! I’m thrilled to announce that I have a short prose piece in the anthology, Reaching Beyond the Saguaros: A Collaborative Prosimetric Travelogue. The anthology is edited by Heather Lang (I can’t thank her enough for including me) and it’s out…
New Publication – Past Ten
I have a new short essay out over at Past Ten! Past Ten was created by Donald Quist and involves writers reflecting on the differences between who they were and who they are. My assigned date was March 15th 2007. It…
Loose Lips Reading – March Edition
Loose Lips is a monthly reading series hosted by Tod Caviness in the Orlando area. Readers read prose or poetry and the only requirement is that the piece has to be inspired by the given month’s news headlines. I had…
AWP 2017 Recap
This past February I had the honor of being on the panel, “Declaring Independence: Surviving Outside of Academia” at AWP 2017 in Washington, DC. My fellow panelists included, Angela Mitchell, Vanessa Blakeslee and Colette Sartor. We discussed what it takes to…
My Interview with Jenny Torres Sanchez
Hi, all! As some of you may know, I’m a contributing editor for Fantastic Floridas, an online lit journal by Burrow Press. I had the privilege of interviewing Jenny Torres Sanchez about writing YA and also her new book, Because of…
I’m In: New Member of The YA Chicks!
Hi, all! It’s official…I’m now a YA Chick! I’ve admired the original YA Chicks, Amy Christine Parker, Christina Farley and Vivi Barnes for quite some time. I’ve even had them come to Writer’s Atelier to do guest workshops. When they asked if I’d…
