Panel with Brian Kiteley, Karina Knowles, Joan Silber, and Lois Smith.

How can we develop workshops that inspire participants, build community, cure blocks instead of causing them, and help writers discover new stories and new possibilities for existing stories? This panel will discuss specific methods, including writing and reading exercises, that help students take risks, define their individual lineages as writers, and move away from consensus to embrace a diverse range of political and aesthetic approaches.