Ginny Wiehardt Writer, Instructor Introduction Writer and instructor on poetry and fiction writingAuthor, "Migration"Editor with Columbia University Libraries for over ten yearsWinner of 2015 Gold Line Press Poetry Chapbook ContestPublished author in many literary journals Experience Ginny Wiehardt has taught writing to people of all ages through CUNY, Pratt Institute, and Poets House.In addition to being a writer, she has experience in publishing, first at a traditional press and then for an electronic publishing project funded by the Mellon Foundation. She has been an editor with Columbia University Libraries for over ten years.Wiehardt is a poet as well as a middle-grade fiction writer. Her poetry chapbook, “Migration” won the 2015 Gold Line Press Poetry Chapbook Contest and her poetry has appeared in literary journals including the Adroit Journal, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Bellingham Review, Southern Humanities Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, and Willow Springs.PublicationsPoetry Dose Podcast Episode"Migration"The Latin for "Cake"On Coming Across Christina’s World at the Museum of Modern Art Education Wiehardt received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA in poetry and fiction from the Michener Center for Writers. LiveAbout and Dotdash Meredith LiveAbout, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a reference site focused on entertainment, activities, and hobbies. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Ginny Wiehardt The Development of a Dynamic Character in Fiction What Is a Plot? What Is Style? What Is an Epistolary Novel? What Is Magic Realism? What Is a Theme in Literature? What Is a Protagonist? What Is Second-Person Point of View? Metaphor Examples for Writers Types of Figurative Language That Enhance Your Writing Writers' Rooms in NYC Ways to Use Figurative Language in Writing Tips to Help Write a Great Short Story Learn How to Write and Finish a Novel All About Avi – Edward Irving Wortis 10 Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block Learn About First-Person Point of View in Fiction Better Ways to Describe Action in Writing A 10-Minute Exercise for Freewriting One-Syllable Word Writing Exercise Examples Tips for an Effective Creative Writing Critique Character Types in Fiction Writing Is My Idea Worthy of a Novel? How to Write an Author Cover Letter