Friday, December 30, 2022

1990 Institute Newsletter 2022 review

We will pause our 1990 Institute newsletters for one issue so that staff can spend time with their families over the holidays. We look forward to seeing you again in the new year! But you can go back and see all the newsletters we published this year

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

How states have reshaped marijuana laws and what’s next | PBS NewsHour

I'm on the broadcast at PBS NewsHour. Talking to Judy Woodruff! Check out the report from Michigan.
The push for legalizing marijuana at the state level gained more momentum in 2022. This fall, Missouri approved legalization for recreational use, making it the 21st state to do so. NewsHour Communities Correspondents Gabrielle Hayes in Missouri, Adam Kemp in Oklahoma and Frances Kai-Hwa Wang in Michigan joined Judy Woodruff to discuss the changes across the country.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Register today for Upcoming courses at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Winter 2023

Register today for Upcoming courses at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) 

Winter 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
10 Sundays, Jan 29-Apr 2, 2023, 12-2pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Telling the Stories of your Life through Food
3 Saturdays, Feb 4-18, 2023, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
3 Saturdays, Mar 4-18, 2023, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Introduction to Publishing
2 Saturdays, Apr 22-29, 2023, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Spring 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, May 7-Jun 11, 2023, 12-2pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Introduction to Magazine Writing
2 Saturdays, May 13-20, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing to Save the World
2 Saturdays, June 3-10, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Summer 2023

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
5 Sundays, July 30-Aug 29, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom ?

Finding your Voice, University of Hawaii Hilo, July 2023?

Writing with Style, Finding your Voice
2 Saturdays, August 19, 26, 2023, 10am -12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Monday, December 12, 2022

Tonight: Speaking on panel re "To MFA or Not to MFA?" Room Project, Dec 12, 8pm EST



"To MFA or Not to MFA?" virtual panel for Room Project, a community of women and nonbinary writers on Zoom on Monday, December 12 at 8pm ET

Hosted by Anna Clark, panelists include Desiree Cooper, Thisbe Nissen, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, and me.

It's a question that's on the mind of a lot of writers -- whether or not they should enroll in a Master of Fine Arts program to get where they want to go with their work. Panelists will talk about their writing journeys, and answer questions. The event will both de-mystify the MFA experience for those who will flourish on that path, and also de-mystify the non-MFA experience for those who will flourish on that path. Our hope is to bring together a range of talented writers who took different creative paths for a candid conversation about what it was like.
 
Detroit's Room Project is a space for women, non-binary and trans writers and artists to work individually and collaboratively.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

WCC Class Ethical Wills begins Dec 3

Washtenaw Community College noncredit class: Ethical or Legacy Wills -- Writing a Love Letter to your Family, 3 Sats, Dec 3 - 17, 2022, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom