Marvin discusses his work as a poet and free verse as a method in our poetry writing. He explores the various options and forms available to writers utilizing free verse in poetry writing.

Venise discusses her work as a creative writer and how their past work as a journalist has informed their revision and editing process and the professionalism involved. She teaches us about their revising process called "layering" and expanding a story element into something greater.

Lucy discusses her work as a writer of fiction and social justice. She encourages us to write with a social justice agenda through characters, understanding our characters at their deepest levels, using a character's relationships to enrich the story's social justice message, and things to avoid as we write about social injustice.

Art discusses his work as a playwright and how using Aristotle and the Greek plays can help us form a functional dramatic structure in our writing. He discusses how to follow the elements of tragedy within classic Greek plays to write plot, as well as how a carefully planned, linear plot can help to deliver a powerful revelation to the audience at the end of a play.

Scott discusses his work as a playwright and how to use the world's natural state of injustice to inspire dramatic writing. He explores prosody in character development and voice, as well as the importance of understanding the social and historical moment when writing about social inequality.

Kevin discusses his work as a fiction writer and the various "constraints" or rules that are important for us to consider as we begin a work and set up the rest of the story. He offers examples of how constraints can enhance creativity and promote a more fruitful writing process.

Marcus discusses his work as a fiction writer and his writing process of starting with the key elements of character, voice, and place. He teaches us how we can situate ourselves within the setting and relationships of our characters to create more illustrious stories with deeper emotions.

Tameka discusses her work as a playwright, including their recent libretto, and how to construct powerful arguments within sensitive topics. Tameka speaks about the transformative power of plays and how to use the natural world to expand a story. She discusses the power of using our own life circumstances to write about social issues.

Gabrielle discusses her work as a writer of poetry and bringing characters to life. She teaches how to avoid melodrama in our writing, and how to honor and respect our characters and the stories that they experience. Finally, she explores how to consider persona when we choose our writing voice.

Edward discusses his work as a fiction writer and his method of illustrating their characters and setting before writing them into the novel. He also discusses the power of clear narration and description in telling a story.

Horacio discusses his work as a fiction writer and the importance of voice in their development of plot, setting, and the rest of the story. He discusses the sensory process of using voice to craft a story and setting.

Bernice discusses her work as a fiction writer and teacher and how to enter into the parts of the story that communicate, both animate and inanimate, and how to learn about their unique voices. She brainstorms a series of questions that we can ask our characters to learn more about them.

Alan discusses his work as a writer and their process of creating a new story alongside interesting and deep characters and plot. He explores several aspects of the writing process and offer their philosophical understanding of the writer and their relationship to their work. He ends with some exercises that can help us develop a strong writing process.

Jennifer discusses her work as a writer with a focus on food and culinary identity and how our communal and familial cultures can be expressed through our "culinary identity." She offers ideas on how recipes and food can act as symbols in political writing, as well as how personal and cultural markers, including food, act as language.

Gillian discusses her work as a poet and how she thinks about the page and the physical materials that we work with, which inform our work. She teaches us about the use of space and how it influences the sound and engagement of the reader in the poem.

Kia discusses her writing and various strategies to write about social issues. She speaks about the usefulness of subtle writing, using background emotion, and how to deliver our message as writers.

Kevin discusses his work as a poet and storyteller and the importance of representing oneself and community through voice and setting. He encourages us to embrace the particular and specific in our writing, as well as the importance of revision so that the poem works both on paper and vocally.