Mahalos
The following organizations and services have supported me and others in profound ways. I hope you’ll consider supporting them, too.
Illustrator using visual art as a tool to strengthen social movements for our collective liberation.
An organization that provides free books to incarcerated persons, by request.
Binnacle specializes in used and new literature, poetry, literary nonfiction, political history, art, drama, philosophy, graphic novels, and children's books.
Lidia Yuknavitch has crafted her body-centered art-making philosophy into a groundbreaking workshop practice.
Books + curiosities is a community bookstore in Kaimukī, Hawaiʻi specializing in popular titles for Hawaiʻi and Oceania.
One on one writing coaching, manuscript reads and personal statements.
DJCC is a collective of disabled and/or neurodivergent queer people of color operating out of East Oakland.
DISQUIET International Literary Program aims to deepen mutual understanding among writers from North America and writers from Portugal.
Hannah Beresford is a writer, full-time freelance editor in all genres, and has served as a poetry editor for No Tokens since 2015. She is also my hot wife.
Supporting visionary women writers: Writing residencies, Radical Craft Retreats, and convenings at our retreat on Whidbey Island.
Our mission is grounded in fostering experiences that challenge, inspire, and mobilize Hawaiʻi’s communities toward meaningful action in the protection, restoration, and revitalization of our islands.
Through the cultivation of kalo, we provide a safe gathering space for community to grow in their connection to culture, place, and one another.
Implementing activities related to and supportive of cultural practices, agriculture, education, and natural-resource restoration and management.
Kathryn Cadwgan is a MA and CA Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist as well as Nationally Certified in both Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine.
Kundiman is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature.
All purchases directly support conservation efforts throughout Hawai’i, including endangered species protection and ecosystem restoration.
Our mission preserves, perpetuates and honors Lāna’i’s rich history, culture and values.
Writer. Web designer. Long distance hiker.
(Luca also designed this amazing website <3)
MacDowell was founded in 1907 around a belief in the inherent value of providing artists with uninterrupted time and supportive spaces in which to work.
Native Books’ focus is “mai ke kumu a ka welau” —from the trunk to the tip of the leaf— a directive to carry every book in print about every and any aspect of Hawai’i.
An Indigenous-led land conservation nonprofit. Our relationship with the earth is one that is familial and seeks to preserve land for future generations.
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.
Resources for the Oneida Nation, stewards of the unceded land upon which I currently work as an Assistant Professor at Hamilton College.
Established in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, PA‘I’s mission is to preserve and perpetuate Native Hawaiian cultural traditions for future generations.
Papahana Kuaola, located in the ʻili of Waipao, in the ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia is an aloha ʻāina-based education organization connecting our past with a sustainable future.
Performing comprehensive typewriter restorations.
(Fun fact: I wrote, and write, my books on machines restored by Philly Typewriter. They’re the best!)
Supporting the environment for Palestinian community work through support, advocacy, and learning— as well as providing financial grants to creative Palestinian community initiatives.
Marketing specialist, communications strategist, and writer.
(And she also took author photos for Whidbey. Thank you, Shirley!)
Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm and training center dedicated to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system.
The Center provides resettlement, education and community resources and services to refugees, immigrants and the residents of Utica and Mohawk Valley
Founded by authors Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons, The Fountain helps artists connect to their intuition and cultivate a sustainable creative practice.
Teaching and mentoring for ambitious writers living with disability, chronic illness, and or caregiving / parenting, Esmé Weijun Wang finds joy in sharing knowledge that's often hidden inside ivory towers.
Publisher of award-winning books; home to a renowned workshop and seminar series; partner of a critically acclaimed podcast.
Teaching, sharing, and inspiring Hawaiian values and ahupua`a practices; Builds passion, skills, competency in related areas of knowledge; and takes care of its people & communities.
We are a group of autonomous writers, artists and educators organizing workshops and classes to raise money for palestinians in gaza.
A nonprofit retreat for artists in Saratoga Springs, NY. Nurturing the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment.
Illustrator using visual art as a tool to strengthen social movements for our collective liberation.
An organization that provides free books to incarcerated persons, by request.
Binnacle specializes in used and new literature, poetry, literary nonfiction, political history, art, drama, philosophy, graphic novels, and children's books.
Lidia Yuknavitch has crafted her body-centered art-making philosophy into a groundbreaking workshop practice.
Books + curiosities is a community bookstore in Kaimukī, Hawaiʻi specializing in popular titles for Hawaiʻi and Oceania.
One on one writing coaching, manuscript reads and personal statements.
DJCC is a collective of disabled and/or neurodivergent queer people of color operating out of East Oakland.
DISQUIET International Literary Program aims to deepen mutual understanding among writers from North America and writers from Portugal.
Hannah Beresford is a writer, full-time freelance editor in all genres, and has served as a poetry editor for No Tokens since 2015. She is also my hot wife.
Supporting visionary women writers: Writing residencies, Radical Craft Retreats, and convenings at our retreat on Whidbey Island.
Our mission is grounded in fostering experiences that challenge, inspire, and mobilize Hawaiʻi’s communities toward meaningful action in the protection, restoration, and revitalization of our islands.
Through the cultivation of kalo, we provide a safe gathering space for community to grow in their connection to culture, place, and one another.
Implementing activities related to and supportive of cultural practices, agriculture, education, and natural-resource restoration and management.
Kathryn Cadwgan is a MA and CA Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist as well as Nationally Certified in both Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine.
Kundiman is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature.
All purchases directly support conservation efforts throughout Hawai’i, including endangered species protection and ecosystem restoration.
Our mission preserves, perpetuates and honors Lāna’i’s rich history, culture and values.
Writer. Web designer. Long distance hiker.
(Luca also designed this amazing website <3)
MacDowell was founded in 1907 around a belief in the inherent value of providing artists with uninterrupted time and supportive spaces in which to work.
Native Books’ focus is “mai ke kumu a ka welau” —from the trunk to the tip of the leaf— a directive to carry every book in print about every and any aspect of Hawai’i.
An Indigenous-led land conservation nonprofit. Our relationship with the earth is one that is familial and seeks to preserve land for future generations.
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.
Resources for the Oneida Nation, stewards of the unceded land upon which I currently work as an Assistant Professor at Hamilton College.
Established in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, PA‘I’s mission is to preserve and perpetuate Native Hawaiian cultural traditions for future generations.
Papahana Kuaola, located in the ʻili of Waipao, in the ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia is an aloha ʻāina-based education organization connecting our past with a sustainable future.
Performing comprehensive typewriter restorations.
(Fun fact: I wrote, and write, my books on machines restored by Philly Typewriter. They’re the best!)
Supporting the environment for Palestinian community work through support, advocacy, and learning— as well as providing financial grants to creative Palestinian community initiatives.
Marketing specialist, communications strategist, and writer.
(And she also took author photos for Whidbey. Thank you, Shirley!)
Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm and training center dedicated to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system.
The Center provides resettlement, education and community resources and services to refugees, immigrants and the residents of Utica and Mohawk Valley
Founded by authors Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons, The Fountain helps artists connect to their intuition and cultivate a sustainable creative practice.
Teaching and mentoring for ambitious writers living with disability, chronic illness, and or caregiving / parenting, Esmé Weijun Wang finds joy in sharing knowledge that's often hidden inside ivory towers.
Publisher of award-winning books; home to a renowned workshop and seminar series; partner of a critically acclaimed podcast.
Teaching, sharing, and inspiring Hawaiian values and ahupua`a practices; Builds passion, skills, competency in related areas of knowledge; and takes care of its people & communities.
We are a group of autonomous writers, artists and educators organizing workshops and classes to raise money for palestinians in gaza.
A nonprofit retreat for artists in Saratoga Springs, NY. Nurturing the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment.