Archives: Teachers/Speakers

Molly Olguín is a queer writer and educator based in Seattle. She holds a BA in English from Williams College and an MFA in Fiction from The Ohio State University.

Jasminé Elizabeth Smith is an Oklahoma poet, educator, and facilitator now residing in Seattle, Washington. She is a Cave Canem and Black Earth Institute fellow and a recipient of the 2025 National

Teresa Dzieglewicz is a Pushcart Prize-winning poet, educator, and lover of rivers and prairies. She is a fellow with Black Earth Institute, a Poet-in-Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center, and part of

The author is an accomplished international cabaret and jazz singer, celebrated for her flamboyant style, witty patter, and husky contralto voice. Born in Seattle, she inherited from her SicilianNorwegian heritage

Banana Chan is a Cantonese Canadian horror game designer and screenwriter living in Seattle. She is also the owner of the publishing company, Read/Write Memory. Her most notable work has been

Deirdre Lockwood is a Seattle-based poet, fiction writer, and journalist. Her debut poetry collection, An Introduction to Error, was recently published by Cornerstone Press. She holds an M.A. in creative

Elizabeth Villamán grew up on an island near the sea and uncertainty. Her interest in art began with poetry and painting and, from then on, the fusion of the arts