Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Sarah Latona

As far back as I can remember I have always been addicted to reading. I remember lying on my pink princess reading couch, picture books splayed all around me like... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Zeb Demorest

For most of my life, I hated writing. Well, I thought I did. After several bad experiences in elementary school that sucked most of the joy out of writing, I... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Assata Dailey

I have always been a good writer. In middle school I used to tell myself I could write about anything. I’ve never been a math or science person. I was... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Alex Hardgrave

I write because I always have. I swear I’ve tried writing in every form — fiction, non-fiction, poetry, script writing, journalism. I’ve been there done that, and I both enjoy... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Meghan Corwin

I am about to graduate from IU with a degree in English, but I started college as an undecided student. My lack of decisiveness still baffles me. Writing has always... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Hannah Keeler

I am a senior at IU double-majoring in creative writing and theatre arts. I am primarily a playwright and a poet. I write because I literally can’t stop. If I... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: Indiana Review Editor-In-Chief Shreya Fadia

Shreya Fadia is a third year fiction writer graduate student at IU and also the editor of Indiana Review, and Indiana University literary magazine. Reading and editing for IR has... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Betty Fall

For Betty, writing is a way to connect with others. Writing is vulnerability in its most concentrated form, and because of that, it is something beautiful. Ever since middle school,... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Intern Alicia Harmon

Alicia wrote her first (very, very short) novel in a ragged, pink, one-subject notebook when she was in fourth grade. Back then, she immersed herself in fantasy worlds, loved mythology,... Read more »

Why I Write Wednesday: IUWC Participant Jay Deitcher

Jay Deitcher’s writing career has been a natural development. As a recovering addict turned social worker, Jay says he writes “to give a voice to flawed characters, like myself.” Growing... Read more »