The Free Gen with Leslie Pyo

Co-sponsored by PorchLight and Iowa City Poetry, the Free Generative Writing Workshops provide a space for career writers, curious beginners, writers of all income levels and stages of life. Our goal is to make it easy to meet and learn from some of the most talented writer/teachers living in or passing through Iowa City. Every month a new writer leads a generative workshop, presenting a prompt inspired by their own preoccupations, passions, or interests. It has been an adventure, and we are continually inspired by the creative concentration of participants, and the powerful beginnings the workshop generates.

Leslie Pyo graduated from VCUarts with a BFA in Painting & Printmaking and a minor in Art History in 2016. She’s illustrated two children’s books with the #WeNeedDiverseBooks-aligned nonprofit Shout Mouse Press, taught dance to kids aged 3-10, served as the editor of Women’s View Magazine, and worked as a journalist at The Juice Learning. She has yet to publish her creative writing and is excited to spend time creating, connecting and learning in the Iowa City community!