Community & Grant Work
Here are glimpses of previous community work in the field of Native American, Indigenous, and specifically Diné literary studies.
Fall 2023
Diné nishłį́ “I Am”: A Native Diaspora Hybrid Reading Event
This hybrid reading event featured some of the BFA in Creative Writing Students and special guest, Amber McCrary.
The event was funded by the Seven Generations Innovators Fellowship with the American Indian College Fund.
Fall 2023
Diné Bikeyah, Bee Hozho
(From Beauty is the Land)
Free writing workshops hosted by Amber McCrary and guest, Shaina Nez.
We explored how writing can help us understand the environmental challenges shaping our landscape. Together, we read and took some time to create from our observations.
Spring 2024
Diné Artisans + Authors Capacity Building Institute (DAACBI)
2024 Fellowship Program
Fellowship is funded by the New Mexico Creative Industries Division.
Spring 2024
Northern Arizona Book Festival
The Northern Arizona Book Festival (NOAZBF) invited the BFA in Creative Writing students to read their work on April 13, 2024.
We thank Lawrence Lenhart, Margarita Cruz, and the NOAZBF team.
