In-Person! Writing Workshop for People of Color| In Cleveland, OH!

Join us on the 2nd Friday of every month for a generative writing workshop for People of Color. Together we create, share and explore stories using unique prompts to propel us beyond what we create alone.

Is your creativity & imagation being nurtured?

Here is an invitation to blossom without restraint.

Does your creativity & imagination have the opportunity for an unihabited exhale?

Here is an invitation to explore, experiment, and go deep with your writing without being 'the only one'.

At the end of each workshop participants will have at least (3) new first draft stories + community feedback.

Illuminating Our Voices (IOV) is an intentional workshop community created for People of Color, by a woman of color, centering the creativity of people of color. In IOV workshops the innovation, curiosity and genius from our many diasporas are the foundation for our writing prompts, inviting wonder and igniting our creative unconscious. IOV is committed to fostering and nurturing an intergenerational community for people of color through writing.

The workshop takes place each month on the 2nd Friday, 7-9 PM.

2025:

December 12. [2025]

2026:

January 09 | February 13 | March 13 | April 10 | May 08 | June 12 | July 10 | August 14 | September 11 | October 09 | November 13 | December 11. [2026]

All levels from curious to published, from journalers to journalists are welcomed and encouraged.

About the methodology:

Illuminating Our Voices (IOV) workshops follow the AWA (Amherst Writers & Artists) philosophy:

• All work is treated as fiction.
• Every person is a unique storyteller with an abundance of creativity. There is no 'right way'.
• We listen to stories for what has impact, what's strong. We do not critique.

About your facilitator:

Isabella Moreno is a Nuyorican author, storyteller and workshop facilitator from The Bronx living and blossoming in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the founder of Illuminating Our Voices, and has curated creative workshops for POC/BIPOC communities for 15+ years. Her writing, published and forthcoming, has been included in: storytelling events & festivals; print & online anthologies; print & online literary journals. She was a 2024-25 Breakthrough Writing Resident with Literary Cleveland. She is an Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) certified facilitator and affiliate. She has led workshops for: public libraries; conferences & festivals; colleges; and non-profit organizations. She has 30 years experience in education from K-12 teaching to non-profit management and college administration. She believes joy can always be found in collective spaces of shared creation.

Last but absolutely not least, a deep gratitude to NaMaYa Studios for welcoming the Illuminating Our Voices workshops into their studio space with enthusiasm, collaborative energy and emobodying Mi Casa es Su Casa. Mil Gracias .

The workshop is limited to a total of 10 participants.