Fall writing classes at WCC starting Oct 1 & 2, register today

 My Fall writing classes at WCC starting this weekend, register today! Come write with me.

Jump-Start Your Memoir 

If you have a memoir you have been meaning to write, either for publication or just for your grandchildren, but are having difficulty getting going, w ...  View More

ENG 4006Start date: 10/01/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

3 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly - Sat .Tuition:$99.00Location: Webinar 

 

 Continuing Writing Workshop: Finding the Writer Within 

Do you need help releasing the creativity within you? As we explore a variety of tips, tricks, exercises and more, you'll overcome barriers and learn ...  View More

ENG 4163Start date: 10/02/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

10 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly -Sun .Tuition:$289.00Location: Webinar 

Writing Opinion Essays 

How do we use writing to touch, inspire, persuade, and provoke readers to action? Learn simple but powerful methods to get the ideas out of your head ...  View More

ENG 4018Start date: 11/05/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

3 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly - Sat .Tuition:$99.00Location: Webinar 

Ethical Wills: Writing a Love Letter to Your Family 

Traditional wills distill our lives to a balance sheet of assets and liabilities, but they do not fully capture the legacy of our values and experienc ...  View More

ENG 4003Start date: 12/03/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

3 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly - Sat .Tuition:$99.00Location: Webinar 

Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development

How do we vote for our families and communities? | 1990 Institute Newsletter

My essay for 1990 Institute

How do we vote for our families and communities?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 19, Sept 23, 2022

Speaking today "Secrets of Publishing" Sidetrack Bookshop, Royal Oak, in person

 

I'll be speaking about publishing at Sidetrack Books in Royal Oak, Friday, September 23, 2022 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm, 325 S. Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067-3822, in person.

Join us to learn the secrets of publishing with literary agent Justin Brouckaert, authors Aaron Foley and Frances Kai-Hwa, and moderated by author Susan Shapiro.

About our panelists:

Susan Shapiro is an award-winning writing professor, freelances for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Salon, Tablet, The Forward, Elle, Marie Claire, Oprah, Wired and The New Yorker online. She's the national bestselling author/coauthor of 13 books her family hates, including Unhooked, Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Lighting Up, The Bosnia List and The Byline Bible. She and her scriptwriter husband, a New York University professor, live in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her popular "instant gratification takes too long” classes at The New School, NYU, Columbia University, and private online classes. Follow her on Twitter @susanshapironet and Instagram @Profsue123.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a journalist, essayist, poet, and scholar focused on issues of Asian America, race, justice, and the arts. Her writing has appeared at PBS NewsHour, NBC AsianAmerica, PRI GlobalNation, AngryAsianMan, Cha Asian Literary Journal, Kartika Review, Drunken Boat. She teaches Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at University of Michigan and creative writing at Washtenaw Community College. She co-created a multimedia artwork for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, is a member of IS/LAND Asian American performance collaborative, and has a book of poetry, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids, Wayne State University Press. Franceskaihwawang.com @fkwang

Aaron Foley's reporting and writing on Detroit, blackness, and queerness has appeared in This American Life, Jalopnik, the Atlantic, CNN, several anthologies, and the PBS NewsHour, where he is currently a senior digital editor. A Detroit native, the city's first appointed chief storyteller, and a former magazine editor, he is the author of How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass and editor of The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook. He currently lives in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. His debut novel is Boys Come First.

Justin Brouckaert, literary agent

Secrets of Publishing Panel with literary agent Justin Brouckaert, authors Aaron Foley and Frances Kai-Hwa, and moderated by author Susan Shapiro | Sidetrack Bookshop

Reading today Nonwhite and Woman anthology, Dine College on Zoom

 

I'll be reading at the virtual Nonwhite and Woman launch reading, "won't you celebrate with me: An Evening of Poetry and Prose," on Thursday, September 22, 2022, 6 pm EST / 5 pm CST / 4 pm MDT / 3 pm PST / 12 pm HST, hosted by the Creative Writing Program at Diné College, on Zoom. 

The event will be two hours long and writers will be reading in alphabetical order (so I'll be with the Ws.)

In addition to the reading, we'll discuss the micro narrative form and how it feels to be telling our stories. Q&A.

The reading is open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Here is the link again.

Nonwhite and Woman

Signing at Kerrytown BookFest tomorrow | Wayne State University Press

I'll be signing books at Kerrytown BookFest this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, 1:30 pm at the Wayne State University Press table (Booth #32). 

Kerrytown BookFest is back! Sunday Sept 18, 2022, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, in person. But it will be held at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Morris J. Lawrence Building. Some activities will be indoors, some will be outdoors. The atrium is quite big and airy. The move should be good for being able to hear.

Other authors signing at Wayne State University Press table:

10:30 Peter Markus

12:30 Stephanie Heit; Petra Kuppers

1:30 Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

3:00 Jean Elster

Lots of talks and panels and fun activities: https://www.ktbookfest.org/2022-schedule.

Kerrytown BookFest | Wayne State University Press

Nonwhite and Woman "won't you celebrate with me: An Evening of Poetry and Prose" virtual reading at Dine College

I'll be reading at the virtual Nonwhite and Woman launch reading, "won't you celebrate with me: An Evening of Poetry and Prose," on Thursday, September 22, 2022, 6 pm EST / 5 pm CST / 4 pm MDT / 3 pm PST / 12 pm HST, hosted by the Creative Writing Program at Diné College, on Zoom. 

The event will be two hours long and writers will be reading in alphabetical order (so I'll be with the Ws.)

In addition to the reading, we'll discuss the micro narrative form and how it feels to be telling our stories. Q&A.

The reading is open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Here is the link again.

Nonwhite and Woman

Secrets of Publishing Panel with literary agent Justin Brouckaert, authors Aaron Foley and Frances Kai-Hwa, and moderated by author Susan Shapiro | Sidetrack Bookshop

I'll be speaking about publishing at Sidetrack Books in Royal Oak, Friday, September 23, 2022 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm, 325 S. Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067-3822, in person.

Join us to learn the secrets of publishing with literary agent Justin Brouckaert, authors Aaron Foley and Frances Kai-Hwa, and moderated by author Susan Shapiro.

About our panelists:

Susan Shapiro is an award-winning writing professor, freelances for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Salon, Tablet, The Forward, Elle, Marie Claire, Oprah, Wired and The New Yorker online. She's the national bestselling author/coauthor of 13 books her family hates, including Unhooked, Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Lighting Up, The Bosnia List and The Byline Bible. She and her scriptwriter husband, a New York University professor, live in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her popular "instant gratification takes too long” classes at The New School, NYU, Columbia University, and private online classes. Follow her on Twitter @susanshapironet and Instagram @Profsue123.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a journalist, essayist, poet, and scholar focused on issues of Asian America, race, justice, and the arts. Her writing has appeared at PBS NewsHour, NBC AsianAmerica, PRI GlobalNation, AngryAsianMan, Cha Asian Literary Journal, Kartika Review, Drunken Boat. She teaches Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at University of Michigan and creative writing at Washtenaw Community College. She co-created a multimedia artwork for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, is a member of IS/LAND Asian American performance collaborative, and has a book of poetry, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids, Wayne State University Press. Franceskaihwawang.com @fkwang

Aaron Foley's reporting and writing on Detroit, blackness, and queerness has appeared in This American Life, Jalopnik, the Atlantic, CNN, several anthologies, and the PBS NewsHour, where he is currently a senior digital editor. A Detroit native, the city's first appointed chief storyteller, and a former magazine editor, he is the author of How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass and editor of The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook. He currently lives in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. His debut novel is Boys Come First.

Justin Brouckaert, literary agent

Secrets of Publishing Panel with literary agent Justin Brouckaert, authors Aaron Foley and Frances Kai-Hwa, and moderated by author Susan Shapiro | Sidetrack Bookshop

I'm at the Detroit Auto Show today!

I'm at the Detroit Auto Show today and covering the president! Check out this thread too see. 

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang on Twitter: "Excited to be here at the #detroitautoshow @naiasdetroit for @pbs @newshour Communities Initiative #detroit today where @potus is expected soon @huntingtonplace (the hall formerly known as #cobohall) #ev https://t.co/sbg0PLgoC4" / Twitter

10/21: Local Authors Night @ Booksweet | Booksweet

An evening of readings at Booksweet on the northside of Ann Arbor from four local authors: Vicki Brett-Gach, Jihyun Yun, Ann S. Epstein, and Frances Kai-Hwa Wang.

Friday, October 21 from 7:30-9 pm, 1729 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, in person, hopefully outside, weather permitting. 

They said there will be treats!

This is a FREE event, but your RSVP is very helpful to their planning.

10/21: Local Authors Night @ Booksweet | Booksweet

Voters in Michigan will decide whether to protect abortion this November | PBS NewsHour

My article at PBS NewsHour with all my thoughts re kerning, the width of the spaces between words.

“No one said anything about the spacing of the words...I did not encounter one voter who signed not knowing what they were signing for, nor do I know any voter who would sign a petition not knowing or being clear on what they were actually signing. Because they do ask,”

Voters in Michigan will decide whether to protect abortion this November | PBS NewsHour

"Are you celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival?" | 1990 Institute Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 18

My essay, "Are you celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival?" at 1990 Institute Newsletter, September 9, 2022, Volume 2, Issue 18

Nonwhite and Woman launch day | Woodhall Press

Happy launch day! Thanks Darien Hsu Gee and Carla Crujido for putting this book together

Nonwhite and Woman: 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World

Edited by Darien Hsu Gee and Carla Crujido

​Woodhall Press

Publication Date September 6, 2022. 

Trade print and e-book, bookstore and e-tailer distribution through Independent Publishers Group (IPG).

9781949116694 

09/06/2022 

$19.95

Come join our virtual launch party and reading on Thurs., Sept 22, 2022, 6-8pm EDT  

About the Anthology

Nonwhite and Woman celebrates how women of color live and thrive in the world, and how they make their lives their own. The anthology’s title is from Lucille Clifton's luminous poem, won’t you celebrate with me, which serves as the anthology’s epigraph. Read the full poem here. The poem's inclusion in the anthology is granted from Copper Canyon Press.

Authors

Loralee Abercrombie ⋅ Karina L. Agbisit ⋅ María Alejandra Barrios ⋅ Hala Alyan ⋅ Anastacia-Renee ⋅ Julie Hakim Azzam ⋅ Selina Li Bi ⋅ Maroula Blades ⋅ Kimberly Blaeser ⋅ ʻIolani Brosio ⋅ Vivian Mary Carroll ⋅ Samantha Chagollan ⋅ Victoria Cho ⋅ Fela Cortés ⋅ Carla Crujido ⋅ Margarita Cruz ⋅ Ella deCastro Baron ⋅ Camille Dungy ⋅ Tina Ehsanipour ⋅ Dara Yen Elerath ⋅ Safia Elhillo ⋅ Theresa Falk ⋅ Alison Feuerwerker ⋅ Fatimah Finney ⋅ CMarie Fuhrman ⋅ Helena Garcia ⋅  Isabel Garcia-Gonzales ⋅  Gabrielle Ghaderi ⋅ Victoria K. Gonzales ⋅  Michelle Guerrero Henry ⋅ Samina Hadi-Tabassum ⋅ Stephanie Han ⋅ Ida Soon-Ok Hart ⋅ Sadia Hassan ⋅ Lisa Lee Herrick ⋅ Chelsea Tayrien Hicks ⋅ Christine Hsu ⋅ Kaitlyn Hsu ⋅ Rogelia Lily Ibarra ⋅ Mee Ok Icaro ⋅ Amal Iman ⋅ Toni Jensen ⋅ Alyssa Jocson Porter ⋅ Anita Johnson ⋅ Tayari Jones ⋅ Leena Jun ⋅ Kristiana Kahakauwila ⋅ Mohja Kahf ⋅ Blaise Allysen Kearsley ⋅ Lena Khalaf Tuffaha ⋅ Sabina Khan-Ibarra ⋅ Saheli Khastagir ⋅ Amanda Mei Kim ⋅ Eugenia Kim ⋅ Iris (Yi Youn) Kim ⋅ Kalehua Kim ⋅ Lydia Kim ⋅ Yi Shun Lai ⋅ Cassandra Lane ⋅ Devi S. Laskar ⋅ Sherilyn Lee ⋅ Lavonne Leong ⋅ Joanna Mailani Lima ⋅ Grace Hwang Lynch ⋅ Aretha Matt ⋅ DW McKinney ⋅ Sarah E. Mcquate ⋅ Claire Meuschke ⋅ Donna Miscolta ⋅ Sandy Namgung ⋅ Shaina A. Nez ⋅ Joan Obra ⋅ Preeti Parikh ⋅ Deesha Philyaw ⋅ London Pinkney ⋅ Saarika Rao ⋅ Barbara Jane Reyes ⋅ Roshni Riar ⋅ Karen Rigby ⋅ Rahna Reiko Rizzuto ⋅ Adrienne Robillard ⋅ Daleelah Saleh ⋅ Shei Sanchez ⋅ Misty Sanico ⋅ Misty Shock Rule ⋅ SJ Sindu ⋅ Gabrielle Smith ⋅ Jen Soriano ⋅ Liza Sparks ⋅ Anupama Spencer ⋅ Elizabeth Su ⋅ Victoria Sun ⋅ Yong Takahashi ⋅ Grace Talusan ⋅ Jeanne Tanaka ⋅ Imani Tolliver ⋅ Frances Kai-Hwa Wang ⋅ Keʻalohi Wang ⋅ Durthy A. Washington ⋅ Z. Williams ⋅ Jane Wong

Purchase Nonwhite and Woman book at Woodhall Press

Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development

My Fall writing classes at WCC starting soon, register today! Come write with me.

Jump-Start Your Memoir 

If you have a memoir you have been meaning to write, either for publication or just for your grandchildren, but are having difficulty getting going, w ...  View More

ENG 4006Start date: 10/01/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

3 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly - Sat .Tuition:$99.00Location: Webinar 

 

 Continuing Writing Workshop: Finding the Writer Within 

Do you need help releasing the creativity within you? As we explore a variety of tips, tricks, exercises and more, you'll overcome barriers and learn ...  View More

ENG 4163Start date: 10/02/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

10 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly -Sun .Tuition:$289.00Location: Webinar 

Writing Opinion Essays 

How do we use writing to touch, inspire, persuade, and provoke readers to action? Learn simple but powerful methods to get the ideas out of your head ...  View More

ENG 4018Start date: 11/05/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

3 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly - Sat .Tuition:$99.00Location: Webinar 

Ethical Wills: Writing a Love Letter to Your Family 

Traditional wills distill our lives to a balance sheet of assets and liabilities, but they do not fully capture the legacy of our values and experienc ...  View More

ENG 4003Start date: 12/03/22Mandatory Fees:$0.00

3 sessions.Days of the Week : Weekly - Sat .Tuition:$99.00Location: Webinar 

Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development

Signing books at Kerrytown Bookfest

I will be signing books at the Wayne State Univ. Press table at Kerrytown Bookfest, Sun., Sept 18, 2022, Morris Lawrence Building, WCC

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Reading at Booksweet Local Authors' Night Oct 21 7:30pm

I'll be reading at Booksweet's Local Authors' Night on Friday, October 21 from 7:30-9 pm, 1729 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Join us at Booksweet for an evening of readings and treats from four local authors:

Vicki Brett-Gach https://annarborvegankitchen.com

Vicki Brett-Gach is a Plant-Based Culinary Instructor, Certified Personal Chef, Master-Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, and author of "The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook: Deliciously Simple Recipes to Nourish, Comfort, Energize an Renew” – published through Brooklyn Writer’s Press. Trained in Nutrition for a Healthy Heart, Vicki earned a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. She is Forks Over Knives Plant-Based Certified, trained in Dietary Therapy for Reversing Common Diseases, and a graduate of Dr. McDougall’s Starch Solution Certification program. Vicki also holds certificates in Wellness Counseling (through Cornell University), and in Culinary Coaching (through Harvard Medical School and The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine). As a coach, Vicki works remotely with individual clients across the country, often helping them reverse health challenges and chronic conditions, and teaches whole food plant-based cooking classes to groups of all sizes, with a focus on helping people learn how to make eating healthy EASY. Vicki is the creator of the Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen blog. Stay connected for new recipes as soon as they are published at AnnArborVeganKitchen.com.

Jihyun Yun https://jihyunyun.com 
Jihyun Yun is a Korean American poet from the San Francisco Bay Area. A Fulbright research fellow, her debut collection SOME ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY won the 2019 Prairie Schooner Prize and was published by University of Nebraska Press. Her work has been published in Best New Poets, Narrative Magazine, Ninth Letter and elsewhere. ]

Ann S. Epstein https://www.asewovenwords.com
Ann S. Epstein writes novels, short stories, memoir, and essays. Her novels are On the Shore, Tazia and Gemma, A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve., The Great Stork Derby, One Person’s Loss, and The Sister Knot (in press). Her other work appears in North American Review, Sewanee Review, PRISM International, Ascent, The Long Story, and elsewhere. In addition to writing, she has a PhD in developmental psychology and MFA in fiber art.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang  http://www.franceskaihwawang.com/
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a poet, artist, essayist, and activist focused on issues of Asian America, race, justice, and the arts. Her writing has appeared at Cha Asian Literary Journal, Kartika Review, Drunken Boat. She teaches Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at University of Michigan and creative writing at Washtenaw Community College. She co-created a multimedia artwork for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Her book of poetry, “You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids,” is just out at Wayne State University Press. She has a weakness for a well-crafted argument and a lyrical turn of phrase. Franceskaihwawang.com @fkwang

This is a FREE event, but your RSVP is very helpful to our planning.
Learn more about health and safety at Booksweet.

Update: Event Link: 10/21: Local Authors Night @ Booksweet | Booksweet