Maya Rachel Stein

Writing

Maya has always sought out creative adventures to weave into her writing life, and has designed projects that bring writing opportunities to unexpected places. Her 2010 Tour de Word was a two-month, 12,000-mile driving trip circumnavigating 30 states, during which she led writing workshops for children and adults. In early summer 2012, she launched “Type Rider: Cycling the Great American Poem,” riding her bicycle for 40 days and more than 1,200 miles from Amherst, MA to Milwaukee, WI, towing a vintage typewriter behind her and stopping daily to gather words from strangers in the communities she visited. The motivation behind these and other projects is to inspire people to share their stories, to make writing more accessible – especially to those who don’t consider themselves writers – and to build community through creative action.

To learn more about Maya’s writing and creative projects check her out here and here.

CLASSES:

Writing the Collective: Transcending Creative Solitude with Amy Tingle

Story Tuning: Refining and Resolving Our Writing Conflicts  with Amy Tingle