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About the Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education annually provides educators, students, and community members a way to use the lessons of the Holocaust to empower themselves and others to challenge prejudices, violence, and other forms of dehumanization. Each conference offers opportunities to learn from major scholars whose research focuses on the Holocaust. Conference sessions also highlight interdisciplinary approaches to

About the Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education annually provides educators, students, and community members a way to use the lessons of the Holocaust to empower themselves and others to challenge prejudices, violence, and other forms of dehumanization. Each conference offers opportunities to learn from major scholars whose research focuses on the Holocaust. Conference sessions also highlight interdisciplinary approaches to

question: “Why did the writer cross the genre?” The writers discussed their experiences working across genres: the internal tension, the infusion of creativity, the challenges, the unexpected triumphs. Dozens of MFA students, hooked on every word, scribbled notes and intently listened. One attendee was overcome with emotion as she asked a question at the end, apparently grappling with insecurities within her own process. Swift says that’s not uncommon. “Everybody cries at some point,” she said. “You