Sheila Black
sheilafionab.bsky.social
Sheila Black
@sheilafionab.bsky.social
Poet. Wanderer.
Don't forget to join us for "Holiday Horrors" a fun open mic tomorrow night at the Vib Hotel in Tempe. While we're looking forward to a few stories of holiday disasters - all words are welcome!
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Tempe, Phoenix come out the Vib Hotel and share your poems, stories, and holiday horrors. Also enjoy some tacos with us! Ho, ho, ho! #AZwriter #poetrycommunity With @cantomundo.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Join us TONIGHT for "Revisions of Eve" Brooke Sahni + Connie Voisine. Moderated by Isabel Lanzetta. November 14 | 7 PM | Piper Writers House. Free! RSVP at: www.eventbrite.com/e/1677224215...
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tempe, Phoenix, join us this Friday for a reading and conversation with 2025 LA Times Book Award Winner Remica Bingham-Risher and CantoMundo Fellows Lauren Espinoza + Lauren Licona “Speaking with the Ancestors.” 📅 Nov 7 | 🕖 7 PM | 📍 Piper Writers House.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just a few seats left! Fair cost, fabulous, and via Zoom.
Explore self-portraiture through poetry with @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social in this intimate, two-session workshop. Register today at piper.asu.edu/classes
📅 Nov. 5 & 12 | 💻 Zoom
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us for an evening with Remica Bingham-Risher and CantoMundo fellows Lauren Espinoza and Lauren Licona. Free and fabulous. Moderated by CantoMundo director Belinda Acosta!
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Fair cost & Fabulous. Piper's new fall workshops are here!
Explore rhythm & reinvention with Maria Fernanda in Blues Poetry & The Cento 🎶 or delve into lyric self-portraiture with ‪@rosebudbenoni.bsky.social‬.
📅 Classes start early November
💻 Over Zoom
🔗 Register at piper.asu.edu/classes
October 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Gathering is our writer super power. Tempe/Phoenix join us this Wednesday at the Hotel Vib. Happy Hour. Tacos. Poetry and more! What more does a writer need?
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY. This is your last chance to register for Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference in Tempe, AZ.
piper.asu.edu/conference/r...
September 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Never wait until the last minute...except when it is Desert Nights, Rising Stars. Learn more and register at piper.asu.edu/conference#a... #writingcommunity #sandracisneros
September 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Three days - no four. That's all that is left before registration closes for Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Oct. 9-11, 2025. Join the writing conversation of the year at beautiful ASU Tempe. New drafts, new friends, new visions. #writingcommunity #sandracisneros #tempeAZ
September 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Final reminder. @andrewporter01.bsky.social, Sally Wen Mao, and @mdbell79.bsky.social Tonight at Changing Hands, Tempe. It is free. And it is going to be fabulous. Stop by if you can!
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Once more with mega feeling. I'm so excited to have @andrewporter01.bsky.social, Sally Wen Mao, & @mdbell79.bsky.social all in the house. Tomorrow, 7pm, Changing Hands, Tempe. www.changinghands.com/event/septem...
September 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Casually dropping this--faculty list for the 2025 Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference, Oct 9-11 on the beautiful very treed campus of ASU Tempe. Learn more at piper.asu.edu/conference#a.... Only seven more days!
September 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Your future novel called. It wants you at Desert Nights, Rising Stars. Registration closes in 7 days — don’t ghost your muse. Learn more at piper.asu.edu/conference/r...
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Free and Fabulous.Join us at Changing Hands, Tempe for a reading and conversation with ‪@andrewporter01.bsky.social‬ PLUS @sallywenmao.bsky.social with @mdbell79.bsky.social. Why stories matter.
September 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We're almost sold out so if you want to join Desert Nights, Rising Stars at ASU Tempe now is the time! Learn more/register at piper.asu.edu/conference/r...
September 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tempe-Pheonix don't forget to come out TONIGHT. The first ever CantoMundo/Piper open mic at the Vib Hotel with Happy Hour and delicious tacos. "Things I Know for Sure" Share your words!
September 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Two extraordinary voices, one unforgettable night.

📚 Andrew Porter & Sally Wen Mao
🎤 Moderated by the amazing @mdbell79.bsky.social
📍 Changing Hands, Tempe
🗓 Sept 25, 7PM
✨ FREE & open to all!
Reserve your spot today: www.changinghands.com/event/septem...
#FreeEvent #LiteraryReading #TempeAZ
September 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The countdown is on! ⏳ Join Sandra Cisneros + other stars at Desert Nights, Rising Stars (Oct 9–11, Tempe). Only a few spots left—grab yours before they’re gone! 👉 piper.asu.edu/conference/r...
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Connect with incredible writers, sharpen your craft, and find your literary community. 💜⏳ Registration is almost full—reserve your spot today before it’s gone!

👉 piper.asu.edu/conference/r...

#DesertNightsRisingStars #WritersConference #WritingCommunity #ArizonaWriters
September 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“Stories don’t just tell us who we are—they shape who we might become.”
On Sept 25, join Andrew Porter & Sally Wen Mao for an evening of fiction, poetry, and conversation, moderated by Matt Bell.
📍 Changing Hands, Tempe | 🕖 7PM. FREE. Register at www.changinghands.com/event/septem...
September 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Your novel draft is exhausted. Your essay is cranky. Your poem needs a nap. Maybe you do too. Join Jaime Glasser at the Piper Writers House for a three-part Writers Wellness Workshop. Learn more and register at piper.asu.edu/classes.
September 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Writers, you’ve been warned. ⚡ Inspiration, connection, and Sandra Cisneros — all at one conference.
Last chance to join us at #DNRS2025!
👉 Register today: piper.asu.edu/conference/r...
September 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Writing doesn’t have to be a solo journey. 💡 This fall, join a community of writers at the Piper Writers Studio. Explore workshops in poetry, fiction, wellness, and more! Fair cost & fabulous!
➡️ Register now: piper.asu.edu/classes
September 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM