Formally trained as a screenwriter from Columbia College, Chicago but have since veered into spoken word, poetry, and novels. I'm looking to connect with other writers, preferably within the Los Angeles area, but I am also a big fan of technology and communicating virtually. I am definitely looking to find my "tribe" I currently do not have a lot of literary associates/friends, so I thought it would be a great idea to find like-minded, book-loving, artistic folk to share ideas, concepts, and whiskey. Self-published a book of poetry as well as a "Ride Share Memoir." Currently working on film and television projects and my debut novel. 

Favorite reads include Chuck Palahniuk (Haunted, Adjustment Day), Toni Morrison (Paradise, Song of Solomon), Octavia Butler (Kindred), José Saramago (Blindness), and Paul Beatty (White Boy Shuffle, The Sellout).

Though my professional experience has been in marketing and copywriting for the last twelve years, and therefore writing for others, my true passion has always been for writing historical fiction. As a southern woman who has not always fit into the southern mold, I've always wanted to write about the South in a way that felt more true and less performative. It is a place of beauty and great history, but it has many ghosts. I see the stories a bit differently, as if these Southern stories and their ghosts have been calling for me to write about them my whole life.

Hi! I graduated from the University of Houston in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in English, and since then I've really missed the workshop experience. I worked on Glass Mountain Magazine while at UH, eventually becoming head poetry editor. Currently I'm a prose editor for Space City Underground. I've had a handful of pieces published in literary magazines.

I'm looking for a group to encourage and revise. I write flash and teach at a community college. I did not do the MFA experience. Instead, I opted for rhet/comp studies to secure employment. I am interested in finding motivated writing partners who love flash fiction. I've been writing for a long time, but I'd like to get back into publishing in lit journals and develop a book project.  I take giving feedback very seriously.

I'm currently reading Amelia Gray. She's my newest favorite author. 

I'm a professional copywriter who enjoys writing fiction, too. Short stories are my favorite thing to write, though I love reading novels and am increasingly drawn to cross-genre pieces that don't fit well within the established categories. I also love and piddle with narrative poetry.

As for my experience, I have an M.A. in English and have taken several graduate workshops and seminars (both as part of my M.A. program and later). I've had one short story published in a journal, and I've also ghost-written several nonfiction pieces.

I would love to find a writing group to build community and productive relationships with other writers. I would also like to learn from others and share my experiences to help others along their journey. 

Hey! My name is Jak. Experience? I've been writing poetry all my life, primarily in free verse,  but I'm looking to bring a more formal, structured existence to my words now. I've written and self-published two volumes of poetry, and would love to move into traditional publishing. What am I looking for? People who understand the role poetry has in my life, who are happy to exchange work for constructive criticism, and a group that is openminded.