GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate Yvonne Liu! She was awarded a Sewanee Writers' Conference Tennessee Williams Scholarship in Nonfiction. She is thankful to fellow Advanced Memoir alum Armand Cerbone and the instructor Javier Sinay.

We asked Yvonne how her time at GrubStreet influenced her accomplishment:

"Javier Sinay's Advanced Memoir class was a wonderful experience. He's an exceptional teacher who deeply understands what makes a story resonate and how to craft it effectively. His expertise in finding the emotional core of a narrative and guiding students to express it authentically transformed my manuscript."

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