{"id":22033,"date":"2025-06-25T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/?p=22033"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:29:40","slug":"success-stories-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/success-stories-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">We are thrilled to share the recent success stories of our writing community!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Diane Bier<\/strong> had three pieces published\u2014\u201cRadium Girls\u201d in the January edition of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steel Jackdaw<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a UK literary print journal, and in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Red Rose Thorns<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redrosethorns.com\/post\/iron-cross\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iron Cross<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redrosethorns.com\/post\/weddings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weddings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d Diane said, \u201cI&#8217;ve taken many classes with PWN since 2018 and currently take Lunchtime Write-Ins which have seen me through book inc and now my MFA.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Liz deBeer<\/strong>, both student and instructor at PWN, had many pieces accepted for publication:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Broken&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bright Flash Literary Review<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (February 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Empty Bag&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flash Fiction Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (February 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Alternative Medicine, Inspired by \u2018The Secret Life of Walter Mitty\u2019&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please See Me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (April 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Making Luck&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flash Fiction Friday<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (April 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Channel the Birch&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cosmic Daffodil Journal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (April 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Farewell to Emptiness&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fictive Dreams<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (May 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Torn&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bull <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(June 2025)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; &#8220;Bottom Feeders&#8221; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Closed Eye Open\/Maya&#8217;s Micros<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (June 2025)<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Lauren DeFelice<\/strong>, book inc member and intern, received the Monmouth University Award in Academic Writing for her paper proposing the fusion of Mystery and Fantasy genres (Title: &#8220;The Alchemization and Subversion of Hardboiled Noir Through the Inclusion of Fantasy&#8221;). She also completed her fantasy-noir undergraduate thesis and successfully defended it this semester, read her poetry at an open mic (in Ireland!) which was a really special experience, and she graduated with Departmental Honors from Monmouth on May 15th\u2014B.A. English with a concentration in Creative Writing.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jaz<\/strong>, who teaches our <a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/product\/living-poetry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Poetry<\/a> class,\u00a0wrote, directed, and produced her poetic short (10 minute short play) &#8220;Out Of The Heart Wicked Things Doth Come,&#8221; which was developed from her poem of the same name, at Venice Island Performing Arts Center&#8217;s 4th Annual ShoeBox Theatre Festival in May 2025. Her short made its debut in March for The Collective Mic Productions 2nd Annual &#8220;An Evening of Shorts Theatre and Multimedia Experience,&#8221; then again at Venice Island Performing Arts Center. Also, her poem &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porcupineliterary.com\/post\/please-don-t-drop-the-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please Don&#8217;t Drop The Children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; was published in the Spring 2025 issue of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Porcupine Literary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After years of development, <\/span><strong>Jeffrey Delano Davis<\/strong>, student in many classes and frequent Lunchtime Writer,<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0recently completed his screenplay: \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jeffreydelanodavis.com\/screenplays\/imchadhesjames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m Chad, He&#8217;s James<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d a profoundly personal dramedy exploring memory, identity, and grief through the lens of identical twins. The writing process challenged him to take emotional and structural risks\u2014and pushed him to blend grounded drama with surreal, hallucinatory moments. The logline: When Chad\u2019s estranged twin finally agrees to meet, he embarks on a journey to reconcile their past, only to realize that the reunion is merely a figment of his imagination. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<strong>Gay Edelman<\/strong>, writing instructor and leader of many of our retreats, had her poem, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/dandelion-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dandelion Boy<\/a>,&#8221; published in the June\/July issue of <em>Friends Journal<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jennifer Gaites<\/strong>, who runs Extraordinary Ordinary Stories as well as helping out with book inc programs, had an acceptance in the March\/April issue of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Literary Mama <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with her piece called \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/literarymama.com\/articles\/departments\/2025\/03\/unglued\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unglued<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d She also participated in &#8220;My Alter Ego&#8221; April show of Generation Women NJ.<\/span><\/b>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Nathalia Garcia<\/strong>, PWN intern and teaching assistant,\u00a0received her bachelor\u2019s degree in English and education with an honorable mention in English from Georgian Court University.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ann Marie Gardinier<\/strong> said: \u201cPWN helped me get back into the routine of writing after a dry spell (due, primarily, to the loss of my mom). I have participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/product\/morning-pages-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morning Pages<\/a> since January; the routine and camaraderie have led to greater confidence in my writing, inspiration\/ideas, and an awareness of different publications and opportunities. In addition, I also credit Morning Pages, Liz, and all the inspiring and supportive fellow writers with my submission and publications in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/counterarts\/art-history-hip-hop-kendrick-lamars-super-bowl-halftime-show-9d12357a8fcf\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medium<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (February) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spillwords.com\/lady-liberty-whispers\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spillwords<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (May), my application and acceptance to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofthepedlar.org\/category\/sourwood-forest-residency\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">writing residency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Amherst County, Virginia (May), and the reading of my work at public events in Richmond in April and June.&#8221;<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Lisa Hartsgrove<\/strong>, PWN&#8217;s program coordinator and <a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/product\/lunchtime-write-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunchtime Write-In<\/a> facilitator, was a featured storyteller in February\u2019s Generation Women NJ show representing Team 30s under the theme of \u201cEnd of an Era.\u201d She was also accepted for publication in <em>Friday Flash Fiction<\/em> with her piece, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fridayflashfiction.com\/100-word-stories\/fate-by-lisa-hartsgrove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fate<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Longtime Lunchtime Writer <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Tina Hudak<\/strong> had her poem &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spillwords.com\/speaking-to-starlings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to Starlings<\/span><\/a>&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0published in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spillwords Press. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She also had <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com\/2025\/05\/02\/3-quirky-poems-by-tina-hudak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">three poems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chewers By Masticadores <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and her poem &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolificpulse.com\/nolchafox\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atrium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; was one of the winning poems for the &#8220;Seesaw Quirky Poems&#8221; competition by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prolific Pulse Press<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Program manager <strong>Liz Jannuzzi<\/strong>\u2019s memoir <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sober Mom,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which she wrote in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookinc.org\/programs-services\/memoir-and-novel-incubators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023 Memoir Incubator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, will be published in July 2026 by <em>She Writes Press<\/em>. She also has a flash essay forthcoming in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the Gum Tree. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liz is currently a PAL in book inc\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookinc.org\/programs-services\/memoir-and-novel-incubators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memoir Incubator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and she hosts PWN\u2019s weekday writing group, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morning Pages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Anna Kasun<\/strong> was <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L6-rxKCTPbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Team 20s storyteller<\/a> at the May Generation Women NJ event. She read a story under the theme of \u201cMy Alter Ego\u201d and it was her first time reading her own writing in front of a crowd. Anna is a participant in book inc&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/bookinc.org\/programs-services\/memoir-and-novel-incubators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novel Incubator<\/a>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Lori Krein<\/strong> published her memoir, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chasing-Bruce-Through-Backstreets-Beyond\/dp\/173745999X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LJSGQL3STJ9D&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-PiYHyjxwtArZ2UeaA6vllYLDSTVadwS3_nNmbZCFkON56ikyCbT2KsiJoibp4LIfQgiOfVVpo4sa8qdpm37KFENH839fKAxaOG4tL3ODDv-WjbLI_X0ZysVXlYqXPRS93giBkyPr8u5YtA-7Vw4STKM3rTfuMO-NQLoOZLatZNvhVD9DNQCbB_E3tVjs7qaqqxkcvhYQlPS6bXrj89rwqTgeOpjiKB0hIP4smH9bZI.FBuBm5i16fSq0_Sr6QpNQoD3wvq3tSWTRbkV3iWyMRw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=chasing+bruce&amp;qid=1747089309&amp;sprefix=chasing+bruce%2Caps%2C109&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chasing Bruce: Through the Backstreets and Beyond<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (confessions of a Springsteen fan). She said: \u201cPWN was helpful through the <a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/product\/memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memoir<\/a> writing class, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/product\/morning-pages-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morning Pages<\/a> Zoom meetings I attended for the past few months.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Shanda McManus<\/strong> has signed with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Split\/Lip Press<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for her forthcoming memoir, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brother Epistles<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! Shanda has been taking classes with PWN for years.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Lisa Johnson Mitchell<\/strong>, who teaches our Short Story classes, had her\u00a0creative nonfiction book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hair Brush with Fame<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, accepted by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finishing Line Press<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the same publisher of her short story collection.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jenny Morelli<\/strong>, longtime student and <a href=\"https:\/\/projectwritenow.org\/writers-institute\/product\/creative-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Writing<\/a> instructor, published her third chapbook with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bottlecap Press<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/heartshell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Heartshell<\/a>,&#8221; which contains twenty-one poems about her childhood. She was also published in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fridaynightlibrary.com\/journal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday Night Library<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Issue 2, for six of her art-inspired poems, in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scars.tv\/ccd-new-issue.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scars TV<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for &#8220;The Elevator Stop,&#8221;\u00a0in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com\/poetry-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syncopation<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Volume 4, Issue 2, for a music-inspired poem, in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moonday Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for a fantastical narrative poem to be released in print April 2026, in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Writer\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for three poems, in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Micromance<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for a microfiction piece, in NJ Bards for her poem, \u201cThe Rainbow Carpet\u201d of which she did a live reading in Parsippany, NJ, in <em>The Mersey Review <\/em>issue 7, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com\/the-elevator-stop-floor-twelve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Suddenly and Without Warning<\/em><\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/drift-away.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sudden Flash<\/em><\/a>, and in <em>Spillwords<\/em>\u00a0for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/spillwords.com\/the-pages-of-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pages of My Life.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"hr-thin style-line\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<b>LM Velez\u00a0<\/b>said she wants to<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> express her gratitude for the creative inspiration and support she&#8217;s received through our Lunchtime Write-In classes, which she has attended in recent years. &#8220;Those sessions offered not only a space to write, but a sense of community and connection that deeply fueled my creative journey.<\/span>\u00a0Since then, I\u2019ve gone on to publish two poetry collections: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poeta-Vol-1-LM-Velez\/dp\/B0DJDRZ85V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poeta Vol. 1<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FB3GQMD7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Poeta Vol. 2<\/em><\/a>, which explore themes of love, memory, and the ephemeral nature of time. These books reflect my growth as a writer, and the quiet confidence I nurtured in your workshops.&#8221;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to share recent success stories of our writers and instructors!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":14648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Success Stories - pwn wi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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