Artist Trust’s highly-acclaimed, immersive EDGE Professional Development Program provides writers with entrepreneurial skills to help them achieve their career goals. The 50-hour comprehensive curriculum also provides the opportunity for graduates to build community through peer support. The 2010 graduating class meets regularly to share and discuss strategies to complete and market their creative work.

2010 Literary EDGE Program Graduates:

Lana Ayers, poetry
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Ellie Belew, fiction, creative nonfiction
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Amelia Boldaji, fiction, creative nonfiction

Sarah Callender, fiction
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Katy E. Ellis, fiction, poetry
     Website

Robert Flor, poetry, playwriting
     Blog

Linera Lucas, fiction
     Blog

Larissa Min, fiction, creative nonfiction
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Jennifer D. Munro, fiction, creative nonfiction
     Website, Blog

Jessica Murphy Moo, fiction

Ruby Murray, fiction, creative nonfiction

Cody Pherigo, fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

Lauren (Fink) Shea, creative nonfiction, poetry
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Ann Teplick, fiction, poetry, playwriting
     Author Interview (website coming soon)

Elissa Washuta, creative nonfiction
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2010 Literary EDGE Instructors:

Karen Maeda Allman, Marketing & Promotion

Wendy Call, The Writing Life

Angela Jane Fountas, Professional Presentation

Michelle Goodman, The Business of Writing

Mark Wittow (Washington Lawyers for the Arts), The Business of Writing

2011 Literary EDGE Graduates (also listed Here)

Complete List of Artist Trust Award Recipients, including 2010 Literary Edge Graduates