FEATURED GUESTS
SJ Sindu is a Tamil diaspora author of two literary novels (Marriage of a Thousand Lies, which won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award; and Blue-Skinned Gods, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award), two graphic novels (Shakti and Tall Water), and a collection of short stories (The Goth House Experiment, which won The Story Prize Spotlight Award). Sindu holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Florida State University and is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. More at sjsindu.com.
Nate Waggoner's work has been published in Electric Lit, Barrelhouse, Peach Mag and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.
James Stoneking's first collection, The True Confessions of James Stoneking, features poems, nonfiction, and fiction. He chairs the Social Sciences Department at Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology in Petersburg, VA. He has been an avid collector of antiquities and oddities for most of his life, and he enjoys inflicting his archaic knowledge on others in and outside of the classroom.
Paula G. Akinwole is a poet and author residing in Petersburg, Virginia. As the owner of PGARTistry LLC, she works as a therapeutic and creative writing teacher and serves as the chief editor of the internationally recognized blog For Lack of Better Words. She is the author of All The Boys, Under, and Parables & The Gold Plated Things. Her work has been featured across books, television, and theater. Paula positions herself as a creative powerhouse who tells stories, shares poetry, and teaches honest expression. Her ongoing projects include the four-part Small Start book series. To follow her work, visit www.lackofbetter.com