James Alan McPherson, 2011Kwame Dawes, 2013Luis Alberto Urrea, 2014Sara Paretsky, 2015Roxane Gay, 2016Dina Nayeri, 2018Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, 2019Eve L. Ewing, 2020Rebecca Solnit, 2021Joan Naviyuk Kane, 2023Camille Dungy, 2024
Our Mission
To build and support diverse communities of writers and audiences through the transformative power of story.
Our Vision
We lead by inclusion and collaboration, celebrating the emotions, discovery and connections inspired by the written word in all its forms.
Our Values
• Collaboration: we engage in complementary and cooperative work. • Community: we foster inclusive engagement to create connection locally and globally. • Creativity: we seek, engage, and support innovation.
