Virginia G Piper Center for Creative Writing

Just a friendly reminder. Early bird rates from now until July 15! Don't miss the chance to experience it! Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2026.

Mark your calendars! 🎉 We’re excited to share that CantoMundo poets will be featured on La Onda Radio, hosted by James Garcia on _Vanguardia_. Tune in Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 9:15 am AZ Time on 99.5 FM, 1190 AM, or stream from anywhere.
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My essay for AWP turned into a manifesto. What do y'all think? Read it here: https://writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/FY26/2026-june/22-2026-AWP-Writing-Organization-Award.aspx

2026 AWP Writing Organization Award CantoMundo director Belinda Acosta speaks about the organization’s mission to cultivate and claim space for Latinidad poets.

A new title from our 2026 Desert Nights Rising Stars Writers Conference keynote, Stephen Graham Jones. Learn more and join us. Early bird $175 before July 15! https://piper.asu.edu/conference/register

Bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones has a new novel coming, titled "OFF THE RESERVATION," which is officially scheduled for release on October 13, 2026!

It is the sequel to the author's popular novel, 'The Only Good Indians.'





Author Photo by Cliff Grassmick

The Piper Writers House, beautifully sketched by artist Rachel Siegel.

A place for drafts, conversations, readings, long afternoons, and the occasional breakthrough.

We’re lucky to call it home. Our doors are always open to readers and writers across the valley.

Learn more about our open hours, workshops, classes, and readings at https://piper.asu.edu/

Ready to spark your creativity? In just two weeks, CantoMundo Fellows are heading to Palabras Bookstore for a morning packed with doodling, scribbling, and poetry magic! Drop in, connect, and let your imagination run wild. Families and friends—everyone’s invited!

Mark your calendars! CantoMundo poets will join James Garcia on Vanguardia, carried on La Onda. Catch us Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 9:15 am AZ Time—on the radio or through your favorite streaming platform.

Writers are not always known for positive self-talk, so we thought we’d offer a few reminders for June.

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Phoenix Fan Fusion starts this weekend, and we’ve been thinking about what prose writers can learn from comics.

Pacing. Sequence. Silence. Knowing when to zoom in and when to cut away.

Here’s to what graphic novel logic can do. Happy Fan Fusion!

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