Apparently, it’s Alice Mattison week on the Debutante Ball. Like Heather, I also worked with her as an MFA writing…
Author: Aya de Leon
By day, I teach creative writing at UC Berkeley. I direct the Poetry for the People program, founded by the…
As a child, my mother was an elected official, and my dad was well-known in the community, as well. So…
The first other black woman debut novelist I connected with online was Naomi Jackson. I was so excited about her…
My fellow Debs have done an amazing job this week of demystifying the agent querying process. All have given stellar…
One of the big challenges of being a political writer of controversial topics is that the political foundation for your…
I have been loving the MFA conversation this week. The fact that I get to weigh in last feels almost…
As this year’s Deb class moves toward publication of our first novels, I was inspired to call on one of…
What an honor to be joining the Debs class of 2016! Thanks to the founders and all the wonderful women…