"...I'll be sharing my top-secret tips and tricks that I love to tell everyone for how to blast past obstacles on the page, and embrace all the joy in your creative process."

Josh Parkinson reads a short story he wrote in high school. This absolute banger involves a fly, a car crash, and a response from the local authorities that you won’t see coming. Is it worth an hour of your time? We think so. It did win 3rd place in 1991.

"I became an early bird writer because I had to be, and it hasn't really left my body."

On this episode, we are joined by Gina Welch, award winning Castle Rock screenwriter. We explore Gina's decision to ditch the mullet and reinvent herself in 8th grade, her obsession over Twin Peaks and impressing her English teacher Mr. Gould and the joy of entertaining people with story.

The IYWP presents “Ghosts on the Radio: A Haunted Audio Anthology”

On this episode, “Haunted Elementary”, a janitor gets possessed by a ghost, and Sara, Connor, and Tom must find a way to save him.

On this episode, “How the Blood Dragon was Born,” Tillie gets lost in the woods and undergoes a mysterious transformation.

On this episode, “The Baleful Watcher” Oliver is an investigative reporter stuck in a rut. To get out of it, he decides to investigate sightings of a mysterious creature in a remote village.