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This Is How We Do It: Periplus Collective Mentoring BIPOC Writers

124, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level
Thursday, March 24, 2022
9:00 am to 10:15 am

 

In an open chat, Periplus mentors Lan Samantha Chang and Adrienne Raphel and fellows Kimberly Wong and Dasia Moore will share their experiences about mentorship. Formed in 2020, the Periplus Collective of more than fifty writers is committed to mentoring fellows—promising BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) writers in the US who are at an early stage in their careers. Hear why Periplus was formed, what works or not, and how to make the most of mentorship as a fellow or a mentor!



Outline & Supplemental Documents

Event Outline: Periplus_Mentorship_Panel_Event_Outline_AWP_2022.pdf

Participants

Moderator:

Bix Gabriel is a writer, teacher of creative writing, editor at the Offing magazine, 2021 Periplus Fellow, and occasional Tweeter. Her writing appears in the anthology A Map is Only One Story, Longleaf Review, Catapult, Guernica, and Electric Literature, among others.

Lan Samantha Chang is the author of The Family Chao, Inheritance, All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost, and Hunger: A Novella and Stories. The recipient of a 2021 Berlin Prize Fellowship, she is director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Kimberly Wong

Adrienne Raphel is the author of Thinking Inside the Box and What Was It For. Her essays, poetry, and criticism appear widely. She holds a PhD from Harvard, an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and a BA from Princeton, where she currently teaches.

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