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"I loved exploring literature that was new to me in the company of other black women. In the past I have felt intimidated (or bewildered!) by some of the authors that we read, and this class helped me gain confidence in reading these powerful works. Candice, I liked how you said at the beginning that, although these authors are famous and considered "academic" now, what they set out to do was write their own stories and their communities' stories, just like all of us in the class. Each class was very well-organized, and I thought you did a great job of choosing exactly the right amount of material. It felt rich and full because we had plenty of time to dive into the texts and freely explore ideas and trains of thought. It also made me so happy that you encouraged us to start our own workshop after the class. This is one of the primary reasons I wanted to take classes with m & i, and I was so grateful that you gave us a nudge to get started with that. The fact that you organized your class as a workshop, and spent a little time explicitly teaching how to workshop (like with the worksheet), was also wonderful. Thank you!!!"

"The teacher, just an overall intelligent and capable woman."

"I connected very well to my classmates and this was because our instructor did a great job of giving us the floor by asking really interesting questions about our readings."

"The readings for The Marriage of Speculative Fiction and Black Feminine Storytelling were on point. I’d had these texts lying around my house but our instructor gave us such good questions to ponder about each that I saw them with new eyes. This course truly helped me grow as a writer."