Fostering New Female Spaces on the Net
Tess Tarchak-Hiss is currently a junior at Traverse City West Senior High. She explores the world around her by watching a copious amount of Great British Baking Show and playing roller derby as her alter ego Gretchin’ McFreakon.
Palimpsest
Elijah Flechter is a senior at Grand Traverse Traverse City West Senior High.
Anti-Ode to Starbucks Drive-Thrus
Lola Russell is a senior at the Greenspire High School and Career Tech Writers Studio. She is passionate about storytelling, and plans to attend college next year to study film.
Kendall Kotcher
Kendall (she/her) joins the National Writers Series with a background in theatre, marketing, and teaching for several nonprofits in Detroit and in Traverse City like Brainstormers, Traverse City Film Festival, Parallel 45 Theatre, Mashup Rock & Roll Musical, and Old Town Playhouse. Her passion for storytelling and events has indubitably led her to NWS. Outside […]
David Tabolt
David Tabolt brings to the NWS Board of Directors insights and experience gained over five decades as a writer, editor, and marketing and communications adviser to some of the nation’s largest public companies and the world’s leading professional services organizations. He began his career as a cub reporter for his hometown newspaper in Erie, PA, […]
Grant Parsons
Co-Founder
Diana Milock
Diana Milock is an enthusiastic supporter of arts, culture and education in the Grand Traverse region. She has served on several boards, including the former Parallel 45 Theatre, Title Track, and the NMC Foundation. She is founder and president of the Begonia Charitable Foundation, which generously supports a wide range of arts, education and community services […]
The Struggle for Sobriety
The Digital Divide
A junior at Traverse City Central High School, where she is a staff writer for the Black and Gold Quarterly. This is her first year in journalism and as a BGQ staff writer. Apart from journalism, she writes for creative writing.
The Secret Store on Fern Street
Graduating this year, 2024, from Traverse City Central High School. Beginning in the fall, she will be attending Michigan State University and will pursue a major of Graphic or Interior Design and minor in Japanese. She lives with her family in Traverse City.