Poet, prosaist, professor: Amber Dawn guides writing students through the art of creating in crisis

As a creative writing professor, Amber Dawn believes the pandemic – and its aftermath – could be a moment for her students to blossom under hardship.

Creative Writing instructor transforms short story into whimsical, yet poignant, graphic novel

Inspired by his daughter’s shrewd taste and a story he wrote 20 years ago, The Blue Road: a Fable of Migration is the first graphic novel by acclaimed poet and author Wayde Compton.