Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Enjoy this throwback to Desert Nights, Rising Stars (DNRS) Writers Conference 2025. There is still time to sign up for DNRS 2026 - October 16-17 in beautiful ASU Tempe. Learn more: piper.asu.edu/conference#a... 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Your unique voice may already be in the room—it may just need a little breathing room. Join Jaime Glasser for “Mindfulness for Writers: Discovering Your Unique Voice,” a free Skills for Writers session. Oct. 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Piper Writers House piper.asu.edu/upcomingevents. 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Desert Nights, Rising Stars is fast approaching. Join a community of writers. Oct. 16-17. 3 days, 75+ sessions + a legendary line-up. Learn more at piper.asu.edu/conference#a.... With @asuenglish.bsky.social 062
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Want to tell your story? Get started on your memoir with Patricia L. Brooks. Fair cost and fabulous at the historic Piper Writers House, starting Oct. 20. Learn more and register at piper.asu.edu/classes 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Join us at Piper Center in Tempe, AZ for a fab & fair cost four-part class: "From Memory to Memoir: Shaping Your Story through Creative Nonfiction" with Patricia L. Brooks. Learn more & register: piper.asu.edu/classes With @asuenglish.bsky.social 021
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Tempe-Phoenix - what are you doing this Saturday 9/19? There is still time to join Stephanie Austin's fab fair cost fiction class! Sensory details as a key to creating compelling characters...Learn more & register: piper.asu.edu/classes 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Desert Nights, Rising Stars, Oct. 16-17 in beautiful ASU Tempe. Join featured faculty Laurie Ann Guerrero, whose stunning new collection REDWORK (Autumn House Press) was winner of the 2025 Poetry Prize, selected by Matthew Olzmann. Learn more and register at piper.asu.edu/conference#a... 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"All styles are good except the boring--" Voltaire. Learn to make your fiction buzz and your characters sing with strategic use of sensory detail. Stephanie Austin's class: Sensory Details in Fiction" at Piper House, ASU Tempe. Learn more and register: piper.asu.edu/classes 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We are excited to welcome Phoenix literary light Karen Odden as featured faculty at this year's Desert Nights, Rising Stars. There is still time to register. Learn more and sign up at piper.asu.edu/conference/r... With @asuenglish.bsky.social 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We’re delighted to spotlight Lauren Camp, faculty member at the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Oct 16-17, 2026. Naomi Shihab Nye says: "Lauren Camp has the perfect touch...her poems deepen the world." Register/Learn more: piper.asu.edu/conference#a... 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026There's still time! Desert Nights, Rising Stars. So many great faculty. Affordable writing community. October 16-17, 2026 at beautiful ASU Tempe. Learn more and register at piper.asu.edu/conference#a... 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Join us tonight for "Reading of the Sheilas." 6:00 pm. At the historic Piper Writers House at ASU Tempe. Free! A refreshing night of poetry and friends. 011
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We're thrilled to be offering this class through Piper at ASU Tempe with local amazing writer Stephanie Austin. Sign up at piper.asu.edu/classes 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026As we gear up for Desert Nights, Rising Stars (Oct 16-17 - learn more at www.piper@asu.edu) enjoy this talk on Arizona regionalism and more with featured faculty @jonathanin2k.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOFp...youtube.comJonathan Danielson: Arizona Literary RegionalismYouTube video by Southwest Center 021
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026As we gear up for Desert Nights, Rising Stars, Oct 16-17, 2026 @arizonastateuni.bsky.social enjoy this virtual craft chapt with featured faculty poet Lauren Camp! With @asuenglish.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y9x...youtube.comVirtual Craft Chat with Poet Lauren CampYouTube video by The Writer's Center 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Desert Nights, Rising Stars, Oct 16-17, 2026 @arizonastateuni.bsky.social is coming! Enjoy this video with featured faculty (& ASU MFA alum) Amber Blaeser-Wardzala. With @asuenglish.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-scJ...youtube.comAmber Dawn Blaeser-WardzalaYouTube video by TheHambidgeCenter 011
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Phx area Friends - please join us at the repaired (we hope!) Piper Writers House for a reading from my new book Cinnamon Fire. I'm joined by the wonderful Sheila E. Murphy, whose new book is I Want to be Your Radio. Come dance with us and twirl in the fall. We'd love to see you there! 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026We are thrilled to welcome Arizona Poet Laureate Laura Tohe to DNRS 2026. Writing craft and community. 40-plus writers, 75-plus sessions. Two days in beautiful ASU Tempe. Learn more and register at piper.asu.edu/conference#a... by September 30. 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Last chance! Early Bird registration for the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference ends TODAY. Don't miss being part of one of the Southwest's most vibrant literary gatherings. With @cantomundo.bsky.social @stephengrahamjones.com Register before midnight: piper.asu.edu/conference/register 011
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Only 7 days left! Early bird pricing for the 2026 Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference ends July 15. Join keynote speaker @stephengrahamjones.com and an extraordinary faculty of writers. October 16–17 | Tempe, Arizona Register today: piper.asu.edu/conference#a... 032
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Join us on July 16, 7pm at Piper Writers House for the next Desert Owl Book Club. Refreshments. Conversation. A community book exchange. This month we will be discussing Tayari Jones' novel Kin. We hope you will join us! Register and learn more: piper.asu.edu/upcomingevents 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Need something free & fabulous to do this Friday. Join us for the CantoMundo 2026 live-streamed reading- Coast to Coast! 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Don't wait—spots are going fast! The 2026 Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference Oct. 16-17 at ASU Tempe with keynote speaker @stephengrahamjones.com and an inspiring lineup of acclaimed writers. 75+ sessions. Early bird rate $175 now until July 15. piper.asu.edu/conference/register 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Desert Nights, Rising Stars, October 16-17 in Tempe with keynote @stephengrahamjones.com. Fair cost with over 70 sessions and the opportunity to get up close and personal with lots of our most exciting literary voices. Spots going fast! Learn more: piper.asu.edu/conference#a... 031
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I'm very very proud of the DNRS lineup - & our pricing which is fair & affordable. Our keynote is the fabulous @stephengrahamjones.com & such amazing writers are joining him. In a word Registration is OPEN & spots are going fast. piper.asu.edu/conference/r... With @asuenglish.bsky.social 042
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026May 15 is the deadline to propose a panel or to teach a work-shop at Desert Nights Rising Stars Writers Conference (Oct 16-17), alongside the amazing @stephengrahamjones.com Learn more & apply: piper.asu.edu/hostaconfere... With @cantomundo.bsky.social @asuenglish.bsky.social 021
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Join us this Thursday, May 7 for an evening with AZ Poet Laureate Laura Tohe! Bring a poem or healing passage to share. Bring a book for the community book exchange! With @cantomundo.bsky.social @asuenglish.bsky.social. Register at piper.asu.edu/upcomingevents. Free & open to the public. 011
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Another no good really bad day for American democracy. I'm just going to go think about shells on the beach and what it is to speak and speak without being heard. www.commoncause.org/articles/the...commoncause.orgThe Supreme Court Just Gutted the Voting Rights Act — Here's What It Means for YouThe Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act 6-3. Learn what it means for communities of color, the 2026 election, and how Common Cause is fighting back. 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Present a panel or teach a class at Desert Nights, Rising Stars, October 16-17. Keynote @stephengrahamjones.com. Featured faculty list here: piper.asu.edu/conference/f.... Applications for presenters due May 15. Registration opens June 1. With @asuenglish.bsky.social @cantomundo.bsky.social 042
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Hoo-hoo. Book Club for Tempe Phoenix. Join Arizona Poet Laureate Laura Tohe to discuss her Tséyi' / Deep in the Rock: Reflections on Canyon de Chelly. Share a poem or passage you find healing. Engage in a community book exchange. Enjoy refreshments. Sign up at: piper.asu.edu/upcomingevents 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Still time and still a very few spots left. In-person! Write your Arizona Story, with award-winning author @jonathanin2k.bsky.social at Piper Writers House. With @asuenglish.bsky.social. Register at piper.asu.edu/classes 011
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Fair Cost & Fabulous - tips for writing winning applications for writers retreats and residencies. With @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @cantomundo.bsky.social & @asuenglish.bsky.social 031
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Tell your Arizona story! With @asuenglish.bsky.social. We still have a few spots available. With award-winning author @jonathanin2k.bsky.social. 021
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Mark your calendars for this year's Desert Nights, Rising Stars. With @cantomundo.bsky.social @asuenglish.bsky.social and keynote @stephengrahamjones.com Registration opens June 1, 2026. 092
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference - applications now open to apply to teach a class or present a panel in exchange for free or reduced registration. Learn more at piper.asu.edu/hostaconfere.... With keynote @stephengrahamjones.com 020
Reposted by Sheila BlackAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 291145983884
Reposted by Sheila BlackKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I’d love to see more massive entertainers like Bruce standing up for democracy. 24410
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Join @cantomundo.bsky.social for a Zoom class on how to write winning applications to writers retreats & residences. With Shipra Agarwal. Fair cost and fabulous. Learn more at www.cantomundo.org 000
Reposted by Sheila BlackThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Ex Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under Obama👇🏽 412149035744
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Offered online via @cantomundo.bsky.social. Get insider tips and tricks to writing winning applications to writer retreats, workshops, and residencies with Shipra Agarwal. Information any writer can truly use! 031
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Phoenix-Tempe, "Skills for Writers" is back! Master spreadsheets for writers with expert Cecilia Savela. Drive your submissions higher and figure out how organization (writerly organization, that is) can truly be your friend. Wed, April 8 12:30 at Piper Writers House. Free! 020
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Call your elected representatives now. Demand his removal. We can each do at least this. 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Join us this Wednesday (April 8, 12:30–1:30 PM) for Skills for Writers! “Spreadsheets for Writers: Making and Tracking a Submission Plan” with Cecilia Savala Piper Writers House (Tempe) Free + open to the public (snacks included!) Come get organized with us. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Write Your Arizona Story! Join award-winning author and Arizona native Jonathan Danielson for a generative workshop that digs beneath desert skies and city lights to uncover the stories that shape the 48th state. With @asuenglish.bsky.social and @jonathanin2k.bsky.social 044
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Poetry at Piper Writers House! Join us for an evening of poetry, conversation, and community with Jami Macarty and Geoffrey Babbitt, moderated by Isabel Lanzetta. Come listen, connect, and celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served! 020
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Free at Piper Writers House at ASU Tempe. A reading & conversation with Jami Macarty and Geoffrey Babbitt, moderated by Isabel Lanzetta. Refreshments. Good company. Poetry! 000
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Final call: You ought to write that book. Robrt Pela’s workshop for first-time authors starts soon—and a few spots remain. Learn story structure, publishing paths, agents, and how to beat writer’s block. 📅 April 1–22 🕠 Wed 5:30–7:30 PM 📍 Piper Writers House Register now before it fills. 010
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 12/03/2026How far do you dare? Desert Nights, Rising Stars, October 16–17 | Tempe, AZ This year we’re talking about the kind of writing that asks something real of you — the places that feel exposed, the truths you circle, the risk it takes to reach the heart of your story. Keynote: @sgj.bsky.social 1113
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Celebrate National Poetry Month with us! Free and open to the public. At the historic Piper Writers House. Poets Jami Macarty & @geoffreybabbitt.bsky.social. A reading & conversation moderated by Isabel Lanzetta. With @ASUEnglish. 020
Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Yes. Yes. You really ought to write a book! Learn more about Robrt Pela's terrific class on just this topic at piper.asu.edu/classes. Fair cost & fabulous workshops at Piper Center with @asuenglish.bsky.social. 020
