“I have never felt so supported to achieve what I want. I “leave” this experience with my heart filled with joy, with my brain like a Christmas tree, full of new ideas, and with a sense that I have finally met my tribe.”

“I walked away feeling enriched, and like I can actually make a career out of writing, instead of a dream.”

“Sin Under the Volcano y la beca no hubiera logrado este premio.”

“Receiving the Imagination Unbound fellowship proved that the years I spent working my fingers to the bone and sharpening my writing to the finest point possible changed my life for the better.”

“UTV ha cambiado mi manera de entender qué escribo y desde dónde escribo. Me voy feliz y con toda la inspiración para seguir mi sueño.”

“Three weeks of inspired and enthusiastic teaching, rigorous editing and encouragement to continue writing. I wish each session could have been longer. “

“Under The Volcano es una experiencia de imaginación: nos llama a imaginar nuevas formas de escribir y nuevas formas posibles de hacer comunidad. “

“The residency is a poetic vaccine. Thankful each day for the poetic protection! “

“Escribir es mi proceso para habitar el mundo y para recordar que en tiempos difíciles el arte y la imaginación nos pueden salvar la vida.”

“Sheree’s mentorship, the group’s feedback, and the community’s belief in my novel’s potential gave me the push I needed to make it to the end.”