Cara Stoddard holds an MFA from the University of Idaho and a BA from the College of Wooster. Their work has appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Terrain, and Ninth Letter, among others, and has been nominated for Pushcart. Learn more at Cara's website.
Describe your teaching style.
I promote and celebrate growth mindset in my students – that is students who see their own writing practice as one they are in the process of honing. I do not believe a good creative writer is someone with innate raw talent.
