Derek Loosvelt was born in South Carolina and grew up in Michigan. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and received an MFA from The New School. He has written for Paper, The Independent, Brill’s Content, ARTINFO, Inside.com, and CNBC.com, and has led creative writing workshops for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in New York. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.
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Registration Opens July 1st!
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This acclaimed community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join us, you will work in a small group of around 15-20 participants to give and receive feedback on flash narratives.