On March 7th, I attended the Indiana Writing Workshop in Indianapolis, an experience made possible through support from the grant. The conference brought together writers from across the region for a day of craft sessions, publishing guidance, and opportunities to connect directly with literary agents.

I’m thrilled to share that I have received a 2025 Work In Progress Micro-Support Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission! This grant will support my latest long-form fiction project: a speculative novel for adults set in the Indiana Dunes, exploring the lives of several generations of Hoosier women and their relationship to the land that holds them. At 80,000 words, my WIP (work in progress) is currently in rough draft form, and this support will allow me to refine it into a p