You’re invited to sign up to attend this free live writing workshop. Now offered in person and online! To join virtually, please register HERE. After you register, the Zoom link will be automatically emailed to you. To join us in person, arrive at the appointed hour at PorchLight Literary Arts Center, 1019 E. Washington, Iowa City, Everyone’s welcome!

Nikki Ummel is a queer writer, editor, and educator in New Orleans. Nikki has been published or has work forthcoming in Painted Bride Quarterly, The Adroit Journal, The Georgia Review, and others. She has been nominated for Pushcart, Best New Poets, Best of the Net, and the CLMP Firecracker Awards. She is the 2022 recipient of the Leslie McGrath Poetry Prize, Second Place Winner of Kelsay Books' 2022 Women’s Poetry Contest, and the 2022 recipient of an Academy of American Poets Award. A reader for Peauxdunque Review and editor for Bear Review, Nikki is the co-founder of lmnl lit, an arts organization focused on readings, workshops, and residencies. She has a poetry chapbook, Hush (Belle Point Press, 2022) and a hybrid chapbook, Bayou Sonata (forthcoming, NOLA DNA, 2023). You can find her on the web at www.nikkiummel.com.