Last summer our tutor and co-facilitator Melody Nixon took part in an arts residency in Sicily, Italy. She used the experience as fuel for a travel essay that explores history, food, and art making: “Four of us are here, in mid-Sicily, waiting for something that will lead us to make art. The life of Akrai […]
Noelle Harrison Writes—Like a Runner
Our First Days of Spring workshop tutor Noelle Harrison wrote this weekend about her novel-writing process, how it’s a lot like training for a marathon, and why so many writers give up: “Over the years, I have come across so many gifted writers who have started their books with a blaze of enthusiasm only to […]