An engaging three-day event you won't want to miss.
Melissa Llanes Brownlee
Santa Fe Writers Project 142 pages November 4, 2025
Hawaiian native Tita works to escape a vicious cycle of poverty and abuse, only to realize along the way that life can not only be better, it can be whatever she wants it to be… Take a deep dive into the lives of real Hawaiians as we follow Tita and other native women living and struggling against abuse and despair in a world controlled by tourism’s long tail. These stories of resilience offer readers a glimpse behind the bird-of-paradise curtains and a look at what’s not in the travel magazines. What is it like to live day in and day out in a place that everyone else considers paradise? To live within America but not be considered American enough? Bitter Over Sweet gifts us a rare, authentic indigenous voice speaking about these often misunderstood islands. It’s Night of the Living Rez meets Lilo and Stitch.
The Big Conversation
AI and the Writing Classroom
The Scent of Trauma
The Workshop as a Beloved Community
Imagining the Truth
Speculative Nonfiction as a Way Through
Remembering Edmund White, Queer Mentor
“A True Poet Can Have No Competition”
On Envy
The Safety Dance
Navigating Sensitive Topics in the Classroom and Beyond
MFA vs. HBCU
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