Protecting Our Joy with Alicia D. Williams

About this episode

Alicia D. Williams discusses the importance of protecting joy through cultivation and belief.

Alicia D. Williams, author of Nani and the Lion (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books), illustrated by Anna Cunha, joins Matthew to talk about protecting our joy through what we cultivate and what we believe. Visit Alicia D. Williams online at www.aliciadwilliams.com Other helpful links: Alicia D. Williams at Boyds Mills Alicia D. Williams Scholarship - The Alicia D. Williams Scholarship provides funds to support a Boyds Mills scholarship for a single parent. As a single parent, Alicia knows how hard it can be to find the time and space to get writing accomplished. This scholarship is meant to support a single writer by providing an opportunity to focus on their writing—whether through a Boyds Mills workshop or course, or a Personal Retreat at Boyds Mills. Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (October) - This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 85,000 words) of a novel read by faculty, with detailed written feedback and two private consultations provided. Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org . Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew C. Winner

Guest: Alicia D. Williams

Topics covered

• joy
• writing
• single parent support
• children's literature
• creativity

Keywords

• Alicia D. Williams
• Nani and the Lion
• joy
• writing
• single parent
• Boyds Mills
• children's books

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, Boyds Mills, Alicia D. Williams Scholarship, Boyds Mills workshop, Podington Bear, Libsyn

Books & works: Nani and the Lion

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