Why I Can’t Have Coffee with You: Saying No to the Patriarchy

Why I Can’t Have Coffee with You: Saying No to the Patriarchy

Faculty Meeting This summer at a faculty meeting, I joked with a colleague. I’ve learned how to do this as a woman in the patriarchy....

VIDA Panels and Events at AWP

VIDA Panels and Events at AWP

BOOTH #464 Visit our table to say hello, arm yourself with information, and stock up on swag!   E V E N T S :...

VIDA Reads with Writers — Melissa Chadburn!

VIDA Reads with Writers — Melissa Chadburn!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? I’m slutting out on all sorts of books right now. I’m reading Meredith...

Against Our Own Best Time: Competition Among Writers in the Margins

Against Our Own Best Time: Competition Among Writers in the Margins

In the small town where I grew up, I was strange and lonely. Books were my solution. The page was the easiest place to name...