Writing Alone and With Others

AWA’s core belief is simple: every person is a writer, and every writer deserves a safe environment in which to experiment, learn, and develop craft. AWA provides facilitator-led writing workshops for all who wish to write.

Writer of short stories, literary novels, poems, & essays. Amherst Writers & Artists Writing Workshop Facilitator.

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I write to survive being human.

Author of ekphrastic poetry and prose, historical fiction, and memoir. Amherst Writers & Artists certified affiliate leading workshops in writing the past and writing family history.

I-Chia Chiu is on the land of Taiwan. Nourished by the practice of theatre (MFA in Playwriting, UT Austin), she invites playful and meditative reflections on languages and nature. She is a certified AWA facilitator. https://ichiachiu.weebly.com/

Emily De Angelis is a writer and poet. Her award-winning debut young adult novel, The Stones of Burren Bay (Latitude 46 Publishing), was released in 2024. Her new YA Crossover novel, For the Sake of Mercy, will be out March, 2027 (DarkWinter Press).

I am a Louisiana-based author exploring the intersection of identity, community, & connection. I offer in-person workshops & retreats that help writers tap into their creative flow. I am passionate about fostering safe spaces for creative expression.

Wearer of many hats: sociologist, narrative medicine, writer, editor. Forever fascinated by the stories we tell.

Christian. Wife. Mom. Actor. Author. Audiobook narrator. AWA Executive Board member and podcast host. I write from imagination, life experience, and lessons learned. Stories shared with hope to inspire and linger long after the page is turned.

Workshop Leader for Writing the Wave. Louise’s work has been published in Woodsqueer Literary Journal, Pure Slush, Mayday Magazine, shortédition, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Philadelphia Stories, Peregrine Journal, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Carla Hanson taught in California public schools for three decades. She grew up in northwestern Montana on the Flathead Indian Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes.

multi-media artist

Dotty Wilber found poetry under a street lamp one night, it sparkled on the wet cement. She has chased that illumination ever since, pursing both a Bachelors and MFA degree in Poetry Creative Writing.