Faculty 2022

The Yokshop Faculty to Student ratio is an incredible 1:4!

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR:

M.O. WALSH

Author of the novels The Big Door Prize, My Sunshine Away and short story collection The Prospect of Magic.

Will host conference and serve as spirit guide for all events.

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GUEST LECTURER:

SEAN ENNIS

Author of story collection CHASE US. Stories in Tin House, Missisippi Review, Wigleaf, HAD and many others.

Sean will give a craft lecture on writing flash fiction.

WORKSHOP LEADER:

OLIVIA CLARE

Author of the novel Here Lies and story collection Disasters in the First World.

Olivia will lead daily workshop and give a reading.

Yokshop Alums have gone on to publish with major presses and in journals such as One World/Random House,

Oxford American, Virginia Quarterly Review, Fugue, Bitter Southerner, Los Angeles Times, among many others.

They have also won the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Award, the Iowa Short Fiction Award, garnered Pushcart Prize nominations and landed multiple book deals.

GUEST LECTURER:

TAYLOR BROWN

Author of the novels Wingwalkers, The Pride of Eden, The Fallen Land, The Gods of Howl Mountain and River of Kings.

Taylor will give a craft lecture and a reading.

WORKSHOP LEADER:

SCOTT MORRIS

Author of novels Waiting for April and The Total View of Taftly.

Will give keynote speech and lead a workshop.