Carla Shafers project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of poems exploring the themes of family, the natural world of the Pacific Northwest, and social justice. In her interview

Sumu Tasibs project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of short fiction covering on themes of gender, relationships, and psychology that uses characters and narratives to create

Stephen Reed Griggss project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is an essay titled How Long Should Music Last? In this essay, Stephen muses on the legacy of recorded music in Seattle. In his c

Hana Chois project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a piece of short fiction that takes place at an immigrant detention center. The piece focuses on a group of detainees who perform a sanc

David K. Reas project for the 2023 Jack Straw Program is a collection of poems and prose writing. In his conversation with curator Priscilla Long, he talks about his life after newspaper work, his da

Geri Gales project for the 2023 Jack Straw Program is a memoir titled PK, Cancer & the Tragic Ruts of Time that delves into the emotional complexity of breast cancer while also being a love letter to

Garfield Hillsons project for the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of poems that explore what it means to practice joy in a world that is constantly trying to take it away from margina

Ruth Schemmels project for the 2022 Jack Straw Program is a collection of short stories about women who dont fit in. In her conversation with curator Michael Schmeltzer, she talks about the series o

Carrie Beyers project for the 2022 Jack Straw Program is a collection of poems in which she explores giving voice to church women who would normally be silenced. In her conversation with curator Mich

Erin Langners project for the 2022 Jack Straw Program is a collection of essays in which she uses works of art to reflect on her time growing up in the Chicago suburbs. In her conversation with curat