This is going to be great! And it's all free 💜

A stellar line up of writers coming to my little corner of northeast Iowa.

Friday w/ @rachelyoder.bsky.social, Mike Bazzett, William Russell, and Megan Mayhew Bergman. Saturday w/ @giano.bsky.social @rachelswearingen.bsky.social, Jennie Case, @akwinji.bsky.social, LD Kidd, @chuyrenteria.bsky.social, Amy Weldon, and Katherine Hannigan, and another appearance by MMB.

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

Here's a great opportunity for you, #writers! (Especially early career writers.) Applications are open for the $20,000 DAG Prize for Literature.

Planning to be in Chicago over the next several weeks? Come see the world premiere of Susan Soon He Stanton's riveting modern fairytale, Cygnus. On stage at The Gift Theatre beginning February 6.