LIGHTNING READINGS 5th Anniversary
We invite you to the 5th anniversary of our alumni4alumni mutual aide event hosted by Peace.
SIGN UP HERE to receive event details and the application when it opens January 2025 – we will highlight 20 writers during the alumni4alumni mutual aid event.
Event Description: Quick 2-minute reads from our hosts Peace peer alumni from the AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship Program performed by our esteemed alumnus published writers. We invite you to enjoy a mix of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from these talented writers. Organized and emceed by alumni P.d. Keenen.
Lightning Readings by Writer-to-Writer Alumni
Spring 2025, Virtual
About Writer-to-writer:
AWP’s mentorship program, Writer-to-Writer, matches emerging writers and published authors for a three-month series of modules on topics such as craft, revision, publishing, and the writing life. We hope you apply and join our growing community.
PARTICIPATING MENTEE ALUMNI:
P.d. Keenen, our event emcee and founder, is a writer, facilitator, artist, and intersectional activist. They write memoir and poetry. Their work focuses on our shared humanity, points of cognitive dissonance, and advocating for the less visible. Writer-to-Writer season 3, Hybrid Poetry/Nonfiction.
Participants will be announced Jan 2025.
PARTICIPATING Mentor ALUMNI:
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Sponsorship Opportunity
There are several sponsorship opportunities available please contact Peace using the virtual tea on their scheduling page to discuss the support options. The following are items we will need either sponsors, alumni, or volunteers to make the event as accessible as possible – print postcards, graphic design, recording, ASL interpreters, and other event costs.
Writer. Intersectional Activist. 