Archives: Teachers/Speakers

Ines Rodrigues holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University, and published her first novel, Days of Bossa Nova, in 2017. Her stories appears in The Plentitudes Journal, Tint

Lola Rogers translates novels, short stories, poems, essays, comics, and children’s books. She was recently awarded a 2024 Foreword INDIES Silver Prize for her translation of Fishing for the Little

Ladane Nasseri is a writer, journalist and former Middle East correspondent for Bloomberg. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, LA Times, Businessweek, WNYC, PBS, McSweeney’s and elsewhere.

Samantha Ladwig is an essayist, creative writing instructor, and book reviewer based on a small island in the Salish Sea. Her work has been published by The Cut, Literary Hub,