How does a writer rebuild a shattered life? Join Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Nicole Walker and Atash Yaghmaian as they delve into the restorative power of storytelling in the face of grief and trauma.
| Where: | Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() |
| When: | Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation) |
| Genre: | Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction |
| Moderator: | Stuart Horwitz |

Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a poet, visual artist, and novelist. She is a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize and was a finalist for a NAACP Image Award....

Nicole Walker teaches creative writing at Northern Arizona University and is the author of numerous books on topics ranging from the modern food industry to climate change. Most recently she is the author of "How to Plant a Billion Trees," a memoir about her survival of sexual abuse....

Atash Yaghmaian is the author of “My Name Means Fire.” She is a writer and a psychotherapist whose stories and articles about mental health and Iran have appeared in LitHub, Ms. magazine, The New York Daily News, The Mighty, and Thrive Global among others....


