E.J. Batiste’s project for the 2024 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of poems two years in the making, covering a range of topics including her experience as a person of color in the rural s

McKenna Princings project for the 2024 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of fairy tale retellings set in the Pacific Northwest that focuses on social justice issues. In her conversation with

Allison Masangkays project for the 2024 Jack Straw Writers Program is a zine that will be a culmination of past work exploring manananggal (a female presenting winged mythical creature in Filipino fo

Elyse Hausers project for the 2024 Jack Straw Writers Program is a series of essays covering her work researching the deep sea in Bergen, Norway in late 2023. In her conversation with curator Nisi Sh

Josh Griffins project for the 2024 Jack Straw Writers Program is a book of poems dedicated to the life and legacy of his mother, Carolyn Jane Griffin, who passed away in 2018. In his conversation wit

Kaitlyn Teers project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a non-fiction book about the love, fears, and contradictions of mothering in a climate crisis and how mothering can be a force for soc

Nancy Mburus project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel titled Sauti, which translates to The Voice. The novel follows a performing poet named Nuru, who loses her voice when she immig

Julene Tripp Weavers project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a memoir titled 365/24/7 that delves into Julenes experience working in AIDS service while keeping her own AIDS status private

Jim Cants project for the 2023 Jack Straw Program is a collection of poems that cover the ignored historical stories of People of Color, Indigenous People, and Latinos. In his conversation with cura

Brian Dangs project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of poems inspired by Brians ability to speak their familys language (Cantonese) but not being able to read or write it. I