Workshops, Talks, and Other Events

If you are interested in having me as a guest lecturer, visiting artist, or consultant on teaching unit or writing project, please get in touch! I love facilitating a good book club, chatting with students of all ages, and collaborating on workshops and educational programming.

Upcoming

  • “Lyrical Lists and Other Found Forms: Playing with Structure in Poetry and Flash Fiction,” virtual workshop. February 25th, 11:00am-3:00pm. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in Kalamazoo, MI. More info here.

  • Detroit Zine Fest, vendor. The Jam Handy in Detroit, MI. March 4th, 11:00am-7:00pm. More info here.

Previous

  • “Conspiracies, Curation, and Critical Reading: Creating an Ethical Reading Roadmap.” Presentation. Michigan Association for Gifted Children Conference in East Lansing, MI. November 5th, 2022.

  • “Regionalism and Writing,” virtual workshop. Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo MI. October 2022.

  • Gluestick Zine Fest. The Black Circle Music Bar, Indianapolis IN. September 10th, 2022.

  • Grand Rapids Zine Fest. Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids MI. August 27th, 2022.

  • Kalamazoo Zine Fest. The Polish Hall, Kalamazoo MI. August 20th, 2022.

  • “Ode to Our Midwest: Writing Between Facts, Stereotypes, and Our Lived Experiences.” Workshop. Kalamazoo Poetry Festival. April 24th, 2022.

  • “Conspiracies, Curation, and Critical Reading: Sorting the Good and the Relevant from the Bad and the Biased, Online and Elsewhere.” Talk. PLUS of Southwest MI. February 28th, 2022.

  • Grand Rapids Zine Fest. Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids MI. August 7th, 2021.

  • “Stephanie Tolan’s Welcome to the Ark: A Read Together Event.” Book club (facilitator). PLUS of Southwest MI. April 24th, 2021.

  • Creative Writing Club. Guest Lecturer. Academically Talented Youth Program, hosted by Matt Morgan. May 15th, 2020.

  • Collaborative Zine-making Workshop. Programmer and Writer-in-residence. Circle Pines Summer Camp, Delton MI. July-August 2019.

  • Summer Workshops, Elementary and Middle School. Program Coordinator. Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK), Kalamazoo MI. June-July 2017.

  • Fiction Mentor, The Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program. Summer 2017.

  • “Workshop Wednesdays: Submitting Your Art to Literary Journals,” Avenue for the Arts. Grand Rapids, MI: August 2017.

  • "The Art of Submitting," Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters. December Brown Bag Business of Writing Session. Grand Rapids, MI: December 2016.

  • Virtual classroom visit for ENG 323: Online Editing and Publishing. Central Washington University, hosted by Dr. Zach VandeZande: October 2016.

  • “The Workshop Mentality: Teaching Composition as a Creative Writer.” TYCA Midwest. Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI: October 2014.

  • “Return of the Writer: The Process Model as Theoretical Scaffolding for Digital Writing.” TYCA Pacific Northwest. Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA: October 2012.

  • “Flexible Consistency: Ethics in the Writing Center.” European Writers Centers Association. Paris, France: May 2010.