One of InsideOut Literary Arts' great fortunes is the bright cast of writers who bring passion and commitment into Detroit classrooms while also tending to their own craft.
We love to see IO writers, like our students, shine in the world. And are our writers ever shining these days! Senior Writer Peter Markus was recently named a 2012
Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing a broad body of work that includes a novel, "Bob, or Man on Boat," as well as three books of short fiction, the most recent of which is "We Make Mud.'' Be sure to check out Pete's recent
Op-Ed in the Detroit Free Press. "I'm consistently awed by the breadth and diversity of talent, experiences and accomplishments of our writers, from Fulbright fellows to slam champions and Kresge awardees,'' says Alise Alousi, IO's Associate Director." Our writers bring unparalleled expertise and boundless passion into their classroom work. The work they create in the world makes for even richer experiences in the classroom. It's a gift to see writers soar on both fronts.''
IO is equally proud, if not a bit saddened, to announce big moves for two other familiar faces,
Aricka Foreman, IO's Community Projects Coordinator and a Voices writer at Southeastern High School and longtime Writer-In-Residence
Matthew Olzmann. Foreman heads to Cornell University in the fall, where she will complete an MFA in creative writing. Meanwhile,Olzmann heads south as the 2012-13 recipient of the
Joan Beebe Graduate Teaching Fellowship at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. Olzmann's first book of poetry, "Mezzanines", won the
2011 Kundiman Prize and will be published by Alice James Books in April 2013.
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