by Sharline Chiang In 2004 I was planning to head back to VONA like some obsessed follower of an annual rock festival (Deadheads have nothing on VONA fans). But a good friend of mine passed away suddenly that spring and I was too grief-stricken to apply by the deadline so I had to skip [...]
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Notes from VONA Residency Class with David Mura
Posted in sharline chiang, tagged david mura, VONA, Workshop on July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Notes from VONA Novel Workshop with Gail Tsukiyama
Posted in sharline chiang, tagged Gail Tsukiyama, VONA, Workshop on July 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
by Sharline Chiang I took Gail Tsukiyama’s class in 2003. It was my first year at VONA. I had heard about VONA from my good friend Deidre who was applying and called me for a place to stay (she lived in L.A., I lived in Berkeley). Turns out Deidre didn’t end up going [...]
The VONA Notebooks: 2003-2009
Posted in sharline chiang on July 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
by Sharline Chiang First of all I want to thank Melanie for inviting me to blog this month. I’ve never blogged before, so bear with me! I met Melanie a few years ago at VONA, an incredible, summer writing workshop for writers of color. The workshops have been offered by Voices of Our Nation [...]
