Julie GardnerFor over five years, Gardner, an Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) affiliate, has led weekly writing workshops with the women at Mary's Place, a day shelter in Seattle. Gardner's professional life and published works have primarily been in the field ofearly childhood education and counseling. She personally experienced writing's healing and transformative powers writing for years with Creative Writing of Columbia (Columbia, MO). She uses AWA practices at Mary's Place and in other settings including with girls and women throughout Malawi, Africa on a VoiceFlame cross-cultural journey. She is a contributing writer in Nda Ku Ona: I See You With My Heart, a VoiceFlame publication. Read More Read Less