Utilizing the tools of creative writing and bio-ethnography, this workshop will help writers mine their lived experiences of suffering and celebration against the backdrop of historical/current events and curate stories and/or poetry of liberation and resilience to serve as a call to whole-being.

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When: 8:00 pm-9:00 pm EST

June 14th

$25

Where: Zoom (link provided after registration)

Class Size: 20 participants

About the instructor:

Shantell Hinton Hill is the ultimate Renaissance woman. An engineer turned ordained minister, Shantell situates her work and writing at the intersections of social justice, public theology, and Black feminism/womanism. A native of Conway, Arkansas, Shantell is married to Rev. Jeremy Hill. They recently welcomed their first child, Sophie June, to their growing family.

Shantell obtained a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University. At Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Shantell focuses on community engagement, faith-based coalition building and narrative change to imagine more just communities in Arkansas.

In her spare time, Shantell is a freelance writer/author and curates digital content that centers the wholeness. and thriving of Black women. Her favorite quote is, "Do the work your soul must have," coined by the late womanist pioneer Rev. Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D.