Join us for a candid conversation about the emotional and structural challenges writers face when traditional support systems–such as MFA programs, literary communities, or familial and cultural networks–are absent or inaccessible.
Karina Agbisit, a publishing professional and nonfiction writer, will be joined by
Nicole Zdeb, author of the award-winning Field of Saints, and
Erin Popelka, fiction writer, founder of the online community Must Read Fiction, and a licensed mental health counselor. As writers, publishers, and professionals in their various fields, they know the challenges of staying open and creative and building community when life often isn’t set up for creativity to flourish. In this discussion, they will explore how writers can navigate exposure, revelation, and insecurity, while also celebrating small victories, setting achievable goals, and learning to distinguish signal from noise in their creative lives.
This event is free and open to the public.
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