Rise Write. December 2025. Mornings. 3 weeks. {for POC/BIPOC}

Mornings Rise Write.

3 Sundays. December 07, 14, 21.

7:30 - 9 AM {EST}

Ease into Sunday mornings with a generative & interactive writing workshop.

Join us for (3) consecutive Sundays of generative writing for POC/BIPOC. Together we create, share and explore stories using unique prompts to propel us beyond what we create alone.

At the end of the series each participant will have at least (6) new first draft stories.

Is your creativity & imagination being nurtured?

Here is an invitation to blossom, to cut loose.

Does your creativity & imagination have the opportunity for a deep exhale?

Here is an invitation to be nurtured.

Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage... There's a party over here that ain't no jive...Don't even have to walk, don't even have to drive... -Lakeside. Fantastic Voyage. 1980.

Join us!

All levels from curious to published, from journalers to journalists are embraced.

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.

This workshop is limited to a total of 10 participants.