I'm teaching a new memoir class online with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance April/May 2025. For both new and advanced writers—we will be deepening what we already know, or what we think we know, about voice, character, time, narrative structure, and more.

I'm reading with some of my favorite Maine writers—Johan Alexander, Liz Iverson, and Coco McCracken—at the beautiful historic Mechanics Hall in Portland. In honor of the legacy of Maine artist and writer Ashley Bryan.

Organized by Angelique Stevens. Panelists: Alexander Chee, Marcela Fuentes, Yahdon Israel, and Leila Nadir

Part of the 2024 Maine Lit Fest, this panel explores the rocketing and ricocheting of American foreign policies across continents, oceans, generations, diasporas, and language.

During my residency at Virginia Center for Creative Arts (VCCA), I will be giving a reading as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book at Rapunzel's Coffee and Books in Lovingston.

Readings by Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Ashley Bryan Fellows, Portland, Maine.

Since the 18th century, European encounters with Afghanistan have ruptured Enlightenment epistemologies. This session features Afghan-heritage scholars and writers working in cultural history and studies, autotheory, visual studies, sound studies, media studies, and poetry