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AM I WRITE?48. Publishing, Poetry, Connecting in a Post-Truth World | Rita FeinsteinNot everyone’s querying journey is a handful of years! Many authors have experiences like Rita’s: a 14-year span of trial, error, and a whole lot of persistence. Join host Sheridan Sharp as guest Rita Feinstein talks publishing, poetry, connecting in a post-truth world. ResourcesRita’s Debut: Meet Me in the Fourth DimensionSylvia Path Anne SextonThe Quiet Damage by Jesselyn CookWebsite: https://ritafeinstein.com/Twitter/X: @RitaFeinsteinInstagram: @longlostdragonprincessSupport your local indie bo...
2024-03-2732 min
Teach Your KidsAre Parents Qualified to Teach? Britt Hamre, Columbia Professor of Education RespondsSELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODETeach Your Kids: LinkedIn | Website | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook | TikTokManisha: LinkedIn | X | Instagram | FacebookBritt Kjerstin Hamre | Faculty Profile | Teachers College, Columbia UniversityJoin our premium community with expert support and advice Teach Your Kids Podcast EpisodesHomeschooling with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix: Part 1Game-Based Learning: The Prodigy Approach with Rohan MahimkerUnlocking Homeschool Success: Julie Bogart on Teaching Writing at HomeThe Homeschool Haven: Why Parents Are Choosing Brooklyn A...
2023-10-2753 min
Beyond the Mic with Sean DillonJust Remember the name "Olga" for Host of “Svetlana! Svetlana!” Dan KitrosserIf you talk to Dan Kitrosser he might think you are a figment of his imagination and loves the compassion of his partner Jordan. Listen to his podcast “Svetlana! Svetlana!” on the most famous defector in history and find out more with Dan in this Beyond the Mic Short Cut.Welcome Dan Kitrosser:We’re joined on the Starline by an award winning Jewish playwright, screenwriter and storyteller. He has projects in the works for HBOMax and his latest effort is a podcast about Josef Stalin’s daughter. The neurotic playwright has tackled everything in “Svetlana...
2023-04-1008 min
Simple Acts, Big ImpactMichelle Q.: Stories to HealAfter the spike in anti-Asian prejudice in 2020, Michelle Q. worked collaboratively with AAPI students all over the country to create a beautiful children's book called Hello From Here: A Celebration of Asian American Identity. She worked with Writopia Lab to create and print the book (which can be purchased on Amazon).
Here are the links to explore:Purchase the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Here-Celebration-American-Identity/dp/B0B4QNL2FN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FM0DA83FBA3Q&keywords=writopia+lab+hello+from+here&qid=1674145394&sprefix=writopia+lab+hello+from+her%2Caps%2C122&sr=8...
2023-02-2213 min
CUNY TV's Arts In The CityJanuary 2023This month: Harlem photography; author Abi Ishola-Ayodeji; Writopia Lab; and so much more! With host Carol Anne Riddell.
2023-01-2827 min
Writopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 9: Plays by Isabella, Tiffany, Tyler @ HunterEpisode 9 of the Writopia Lab Worldwide Plays Festival features....
Job Interview
By
Isabella Ferrajina
Directed by Katherine Pop
Featuring the voices of Lauren Abbot, Jonathan Buckingham & Moriya DIchter
Away for the Weekend
By Hunter
Directed by
Emma Maggie Byers
Featuring the voices of Dylan Turczan, Borana Ramizi, Riley Tollen & Katherine Pope
The Snow Outside the Window
By Tyler Buckser-Schulz
Directed by
Payton Crispe
Featuring the voices of Michael Dufek, Aggie Lesser & Oliver Heogh
The Tale of Ten Dollars
By Tiffany
Directed by Anthony Caruso
Featuring the voices of, Julia D’Angelo, Ruthanne Lee & Riley Tolen
2021-05-0547 min
Homeschooling with TechnologyOnline Resources for Creative Writing
105: Online Resources for Creative Writing with Ayanna Murray
Ayanna Murray is the guest in this episode and she shares her favorite online resources for creative writing. Ayanna is an author herself and she shares how she taught her children to enjoy and excel at creative writing. You can learn about Ayanna at her website – Ayannamurray.com.
I met Ayanna through a Facebook group I host – Homeschooling College-bound Teens. You are welcome to join us there too!
These are the resources Ayanaa mentioned. Be sure to listen to the episode for more deta...
2020-10-2116 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 8: Plays by Stella, Suryansh, Jaden & MayaEpisode 8
Room 118 by Suryansh Mansharamani
Directed by Michael Dufek
Sound Produced by Dan Kitrosser
Featuring the voices of Oliver Heogh and Jack Wickham
Surynash was the winner of our Middle School external competition.
Core You Peel the Love Tonight by Stella Kross
Directed by Emily Hartford
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
Featuring the voices of Mackenzie Knapp, Jordana Spiro and Dave Chura
The Heroes in My Life
By Maya Glock
Directed by Isaac Byrne
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
Featuring the voices of Huishan Ong, Hannah Matusow and Vanessa Malanga
Expo by Jaden Jacoby-Cooper
Directed by Isaac Byrne
Sound Produced...
2020-08-0600 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 7: (Teens) Plays by Viola, Sierra, Timia & JordanEpisode 7: (Teens) Plays by Viola, Sierra, Timia & Jordan
One Big Step by Viola Hsia
Directed by Dan Kitrosser
Sound Produced by Dan Kitrosser
Featuring the voices of:
Austin Pogrob ,Kalei Tischler & Anthony Caruso
Timia’s Writopia Lab Instructor was Lena Roy
Naiveté by Timia McCoade
Directed by Katherine Pope
Sound Produced by Dan Kitrosser
Featuring the voices of:
Aurea Tomeski & Gary Cook
Viola’s Writopia Lab Instructor was Lena Roy
The Cherry by Jordan Ferdman
Directed by Molly Gallagher
Sound Produced by Chiara Johnson
Featuring the voices of:
Annabelle Cousins, Raiane Cantisano, AnnMarie Sykes & Gabby Fernandes
Jordan’s Writopia Lab Instruc...
2020-07-2900 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 6: (Kids and Tweens) Plays by Aliyah, Catalina, Maya & RobbieEpisode 6: (Kids and Tweens) Plays by Aliyah Reinisch, Catalina Cornicioiu, Maya Angiello and Robbie Kluger
Fantastic Gymnastics
By Aliyah Reinisch
Directed by Sergio Castillo
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
Featuring the voices of Joe Loeper, Dara Swisher and Zahyde Pietri
Aliyah’s Writopia Lab Instructor was Elsa Bermudez
Stupidious, the Monster Slayer
By Catalina Cornicioiu
Directed by Isaac Byrne
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
Featuring the voices of Andrew Harriss, Mackenzie Knapp and Dave Chura
Catalina’s Writopia Lab Instructor was Matthew Jellison
IDK
By Maya Angiello
Directed by Daniel McCoy
Sound Produced by Elizabeth Weber
Featuring the voices of Afto...
2020-07-2100 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 5 (Kids and Tweens): Plays by Orla Hockman, Leila Cisse, Masua Chaiken & Jo Wallace-SegallEpisode 5 (Kids and Tweens): Plays by Orla Hockman, Leila Cisse, Masua Chaiken & Jo Wallace-Segall
The Wrath of Magma
By Orla Hockman
Directed by Samantha Stone
Sound Producer - Elizabeth Weber
Featuring the voices of:
Afton Welch
Brent Schults
Alacias Enger
Speaking Up
By Leila Cisse
Directed by Kimberlee Walker
Sound Producer - Chiara Johnson
Featuring the voices of:
Raiane Cantisano
Schuyler Van Amson
Brittany Chapa
Aurea Tomeski
Leila’s Writopia Lab Instructors were Janelle Williams and Danielle Sheeler
The Least Likely Monster
By Masua Chaiken
Directed by Reynaldo Piniella
Sound Producer - Chiara Johnson
Featuring the voices of:
Molly Gallagher
Ga...
2020-07-1600 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 4: Plays by Claire Annino, Lydia Schultz, Isabelle Orr, Stefania Schoen and Foster SchraderEpisode 4:
Plays by Claire Annino, Lydia Schultz, Isabelle Orr, Stefania Schoen and Foster Schrader
Coffee Spoon
By Claire Annino and Lydia Schultz
Directed by Molly Gallagher
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
Featuring the voices of:
Erin Margaret Pettigrew
Alex Gellner
Claire and Lydia’s Writopia Lab instructors were Madeline Taylor, Danielle Sheeler, Yael Schick, and more. Also Dan.
How to be Beautiful
Isabelle Orr
Directed by Madeline Taylor
Sound Produced by Dara Swisher
Featuring the voices of:
Tristan Sample
Alex Gellner
Isabelle’s Writopia lab instructor was Melanie Howard
Shifted Perspectives
By Stefania Schoen
Directed by Matthew Shapiro
Sound Produced by S...
2020-07-0700 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 3:(Kids&Tweens)Dalia Mullens, Eavan Anderson, Julia Barney, Sage Abbey&Zahir ChapelleEpisode 3 Plays by Dalia Mullens, Eavan Anderson, Julia Barney, Sage Abbey and Zahir Chapelle
“Chapstick and the Six Year Old Mind”
By Dalia Mullens
Directed by Gama Valle
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
And featured the voices of
Kait Emery
Lacy Allen
Fleece
Sarah Pencheff
Dalia’s writopia lab instructor was Matthew Jellison
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“Luna & Renee”
By Eavan Anderson
Directed by Gama Valle
Sound Produced by Sarah Pencheff
And featured the voices of
Kait Emery
Juliet T. Mylan
Zahyde Pietri
Eavan’s Writopia Lab instructor was Matthew Jellison
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“The Morose Machine”
By Julia Barney
Directed by Matthew Jellison
Sound Produced by Dara...
2020-06-3000 minWritopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 2: (teens) Plays by Karen Wu, Chrystel Figueroa, Sarah Waring, & Maggie-Munday OdomEpisode 2 features...
CAMMIE OF MICHIGAN, TALITA OF AMERICA
was written by Karen Wu
Directed & Sound Produced by
Dan Kitrosser
It featured the voices of:
ERIN PETTIGREW
FRANCESCA HANSEN DIBELLO
Karen’s Writopia Lab Instructor was Michelle Hall.
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KIDNAPPING
By Chrystel Figueroa
Directed by Reynaldo Piniella
Sound Produced by Chiara Johnson
Featuring
JUAN CARDENAS
ELSABURMUDEZ
BESSMILLER
Chrystel’s Writopia Lab Instructor was Elsa Bermudez, in partnership with Saratoga House and the fabulous love and support from Mr. Chapman.
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FACE TO FACE
BySarah Waring
Directed by
Stephen Cedars
Sound Produced by
Sarah Pencheff
Featuring
FRANCESCA HANSEN DIBELLO
ALI ANDRE ALI
KRIS...
2020-06-2300 min
Writopia Lab's Worldwide Radio Plays FestivalEpisode 1: (Kids) Plays by Stella, Emmanuella, Sarah & NabihaWritopia Lab's Worldwide Plays Festival is a festival of plays written by young playwrights, produced, acted, directed and designed by professional theater artists. This year, we've moved our festival to radio, and are so excited to present 40 plays in a total of 10 weekly podcasts.
Episode 1
There’s a Monster Under My Bed was written by Stella Pyrovalakis
Her Writopia Instructor was Alexandra Cohl
Directed by Emily Hartford
The Sound Producer by Sarah Pencheff
And feautred David Quinn, Dave Chura & Brittany Chapa
It’s for the Best was written by Emmanuella Chukumweza
Her Writopia Lab Instructor was Danielle Sheeler, in partnership with...
2020-06-0800 min
Show Do Tell: A Reading Series & Art ReviewShow Do Tell: Dana Roeser, Jessica Stilling, Christina Connett-GonzalezDana Roeser’s fourth book, All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts, won the Wilder Prize at Two Sylvias Press and was published in September 2019. She is also the author of The Theme of Tonight’s Party Has Been Changed, recipient of the Juniper Prize, as well as Beautiful Motion and In the Truth Room, both winners of the Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize. Among her many awards and honors are the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award, the Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Washington Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize, and numerous residencies in the U.S. and...
2020-03-061h 25
Game Play RadioThe Instruments of the Bards with Writopia LabA group that facilitates creative writing for kids puts their own bardic talents to the test in a Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition game that takes them mysteriously back in time to find the legendary Instruments of the Bards. I made this game myself and I'm quite proud. Have a small child or teen who you think could fall in love with storytelling? Check out Writopia Lab at https://www.writopialab.org/(One day, I'll have a game where I don't have to cut myself off at the end.)
2020-02-0852 min
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastAn Afternoon of Poetry: Readings by Cave Canem PoetsJoin us for the annual Cave Canem poetry reading featuring Kyle Dargan and local Cave Canem fellows.Hosted by Reginald Harris from Poets House, New York City.Kyle Dargan is the author of the poetry collection Anagnorisis, which was awarded the 2019 Lenore Marshall Prize and longlisted for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in poetry. His four previous collections, Honest Engine, Logorrhea Dementia, Bouquet of Hungers and The Listening–were all published by the University of Georgia Press. For his work, he has also received the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and grants from the D.C. Commissi...
2019-12-031h 25
Otherppl with Brad Listi606. Madeline StevensMadeline Stevens is the guest. Her debut novel, Devotion, is available from Ecco.Stevens is from Boring, Oregon and is currently based in Los Angeles. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and her work has been published in a variety of literary magazines. She teaches creative writing to adults and children through Catapult and Writopia Lab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-10-201h 24Truer WordsBianca TuretskyBianca is the author of the Time-Traveling Fashionista books and co-author of the upcoming Magic on the Map series with Courtney Sheinmel. Find Bianca on Twitter: @biancaturetsky and Instagram: @biancaturetsky. Her website is biancaturetsky.com. Magic on the Map #1: Let's Mooove! will be available May 7th from Penguin Random House. Show Notes: Books, authors, movies, TV, specials, and other media or institutions mentioned include: Writopia Lab Writopia Worldwide Plays Festival Minds Matter Bridge to Terabithia The Baby-Sitters Club Sweet Valley Twins
2019-03-2456 min
SallyPALSpecial Episode - SallyPAL Update and Public Domain with Will InmanHi Friend, Welcome to a special 2018 Christmas Eve Episode of Sally’s Performing Arts Lab Podcast. Today, we’re going to talk about my upcoming guests now that 2019 is right around the corner. I’m your SallyPAL podcast host, Sally Adams. I talk to people about creating original work for a live audience. Send an email anytime to Sally@sallypal.com.
Although I’ve been away from podcasting for a few months, I am still out here supporting new works wherever I see the opportunity. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to share some thoughts before I kick i...
2018-12-2500 min
Primary FoodEpisode 17: Better Public Speaking & Food ActivismAudrey Mann Cronin, the president of Mann Cronin PR joins us today. She is a communications consultant in consumer technology, a speaker and blogger for Our Digital Daughters where she explores the communications and social issues of growing up in our digital world. Audrey is founder of Say It Media, Inc., and the creator of LikeSo, a mobile app that acts as your personal speech coach. And, most importantly, the mom of two amazing teenagers:-).
Joining Audrey is her daughter, Amanda, young activist and a foodie. She is a junior at Horace Greeley High School in...
2016-05-2646 min
Trinity School NYC PodmissumCreativity with Laura Glesby '17This episode of podmissum features Laura Glesby ’17. Born and raised in New York City, Laura provides insight into the creative process from the perspective of a young writer. An avid reader from an early age, Laura discovered she could read in preschool, an accomplishment that separated her from most of her peers at the time. This discovery transformed her budding educational experience and shaped an identity strongly informed by books, and eventually, by writing. Wishing to take on a more structured approach to the craft, Laura enrolled in classes in the non-profit organization Writopia Lab, considered to be one of...
2016-01-2640 min