Alex Madison is a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in Bitch, Salon, Harvard Review and elsewhere. She holds a Master in Teaching from the University of Washington and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Describe your teaching style.
It's important to me that every writer feels "speaking rights" in the room, so I often employ turn-and-talk and small group discussion practices, as well as invitations for larger-group conversation. At the same time, I also want to share the wisdom I've acquired from my own teachers and readings, so I will provide handouts and brief discussion leadership (i.e some spurts of lecture and talking "at" you). I like to invite writers to share their own writing but will not require it in this class; you can always opt to share your experience with the between-class habits without sharing the output.
