The Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen Boland
The Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland is a show from Mighty Writers, a Philly nonprofit that promotes literacy as a tool for social change. Through decades of experience as a writing teacher, host Maureen Boland knows the power of storytelling and mindful listening; how an honest story, especially one that looks unflinchingly at a sometimes brutal world, has the power to lessen the isolation, despair and polarization so many of us feel. Like the Mighty Writers centers themselves, this podcast is a place to find creativity, compassion and community through devotion to writing and storytelling.
The Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland is produced by Mighty Writers in partnership with Rowhome Productions. The executive producer is Tim Whitaker. Lead producer is Sojourner Ahebee. Rowhome’s executive producers are Alex Lewis and John Myers.
The Mighty Writers Podcast theme song was composed by Jim Morgan.
The Mighty Writers Podcast... with Maureen Boland
Identity and Authorship with Candice Iloh
Candice is a first generation Nigerian-American who grew up in the Midwest before coming to the East Coast. They attended Howard University and later taught creative writing to students of all ages in New York City public schools while living in Brooklyn.
Candice talks to me about their background, their observations about young people, their writing process and why novels about queer and nonbinary youth matter.
We also talk about “Salt the Water,” their novel in verse featuring Cerulean, a free-spirited teenager experiencing post-pandemic high school in NYC.
I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
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The Mighty Writers Podcast with Maureen Boland is produced by Mighty Writers in partnership with Rowhome Productions. The executive producer is Tim Whitaker. Lead producer is Danya AbdelHameid. Rowhome’s executive producers are Alex Lewis and John Myers.
Our theme song was composed by Jim Morgan.
