How did you get into writing? Do you remember your first piece of writing? When I was around three or four, I loved to tell stories by drawing pictures. Once I could write, I would invent imaginative tales, pairing words with pictures. When I was in second grade I wrote my first series of books,...

How did you get into writing? Do you remember your first piece of writing? Throughout high school, I played guitar and tried to sing and sometimes tried to write songs, which feels like it was preparing me for poetry, though I didn’t know it at the time. But I didn’t first start writing, at least...

How did you get into writing? Do you remember your first piece of writing?  I’ve always loved to read books and I think my admiration of books led me to want to be a writer. I remember writing my first poems when I was in grade school and putting together a book with a masking tape binding.  How...

Winners of the Spring 2024 Fiction Slam: Back Row (L to R) - Olivia Wright (3rd place), Lily Payson (2nd place), Front Row (L to R) - Maddy Anderson (1st place), & Alea Downing (4th place) Judges of Fiction Festival Fame: Kevin Clouther, David Mullins, & Karen Shoemaker Slam Emcee: Vito Cole Tabulators:...