Illuminating Our Voices (IOV) - workshops that CENTER the creativity of People of Color.

Welcome to our writing community for People of Color. Experience a writing workshop as invitation to create, develop and share stories - from lived and observed to dreamt and imagined, and all the stories that exist in between and beyond.

All levels are welcomed, nurtured and benefit from writing in community. From curious to published; journalers to journalists; if this is your first writing workshop or you've lost count - IOV workshops will inspire you with unique and compelling prompts. In community we create radically different than when we write alone.

IOV founder Isabella Moreno is a Nuyorican author, storyteller and workshop facilitator from The Bronx based in Cleveland, Ohio. She has curated creative workshops for POC/BIPOC communities since 2009. Her writing, published and forthcoming, has been included in: storytelling events & festivals; print & online anthologies; print & online literary journals. She was a Breakthrough Writing Resident with Literary Cleveland. She is an Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) certified facilitator and affiliate. She has led workshops for: public libraries; conferences & festivals; colleges; and non-profit organizations. She has 30 years experience in education from K-12 teaching to non-profit management and college administration. She believes joy can always be found in collective spaces of shared creation.