Jaclyn Bethany
Jaclyn Bethany is Artistic Director of the Irene Collective Theatre Company. A native of Mississippi, she is an Emmy winning filmmaker, theatremaker, writer, actor, and producer. She graduated from the American Film Institute with an M.F.A. in Directing. Her film work has been screened at the prestigious film festivals worldwide and received distribution worldwide. As…
Read MoreCharles Baxter
Charles Baxter is the author of six novels, six books of short fiction, and three nonfiction books on the craft of fiction. His work has also been widely anthologized, including The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and The O. Henry Prize Story Anthology. His novel The Feast of Love was made into…
Read MoreKelly I. Aliano
Kelly I. Aliano is the Manager of Education Special Projects at The New York Historical and teaches in the English Department at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. She is the author of Theatre of the Ridiculous: A Critical History, The Performance of Video Games, and Immersive Storytelling and Spectatorship in Theatre, Museums, and Video Games.
Read MoreWriter’s Resolutions: A Daylong Retreat
January 14, 2023 9 am – 6 pm CST all sessions virtual $250 Start your writing year right with an inspiring day of resolution-setting. Live virtual sessions on freewriting, establishing healthy habits and habitats, submitting, querying agents, and working with editors will give you the tools to meet your writing goals—all while nurturing your spirit.…
Read MoreNew Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund
The New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund supports cultural organizations and culture bearers of the City of New Orleans by offering grants designed to sustain tourism focused on the culture of our city. Individuals and organizations who align with this mission are encouraged to apply for funding with NOTCF at notcf.com.
Read MoreErrol Laborde
Errol Laborde writes his “Streetcar” column for The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate and a blog for mynewolreans.com. He served as executive vice-president and editor-in-chief of Renaissance Publishing Company. He has won over twenty New Orleans Press Club awards, including three Alex Waller Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He was also the recipient…
Read MoreJef Hall-Flavin
Jef Hall-Flavin is the former director of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, where he staged three world-premiere Williams plays and produced dozens of productions since 2006. He has held positions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. Now living and directing plays in London, Jef is a…
Read MorePoppy Tooker
Poppy Tooker, food personality, culinary activist, and author, has spent her life immersed in New Orleans’ delicious food scene. For over a decade, Poppy has produced and hosted her award-winning, NPR-affiliated radio show, Louisiana Eats! She also provides restaurant commentary on the weekly PBS show, Steppin’ Out seen on WYES-TV. Author of many popular books,…
Read MoreTom Andes
Tom Andes is the author of the detective novel Wait There Till You Hear from Me (Crescent City Books 2025). His stories have appeared in Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories 2025, The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. In 2025, his short story “Deadhead” received the Shamus…
Read MoreC. Morgan Babst
C. Morgan Babst is a native of New Orleans. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in The Washington Post, Saveur, The Oxford American, Guernica, the Harvard Review, Lenny Letter, and the New Orleans Review, among others, and she is a regular contributor to Garden and Gun. Her essays “Death Is a Way to Be”…
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