Instructor

Vanessa Batyko has been teaching creative writing workshops with Writopia Lab since 2019, and they are thrilled to be working with such inspiring young writers! Vanessa is a poet from Los Angeles, California. They hold a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Southern California, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. Vanessa has also taught writing classes at UW, and with the UW Youth Programs. They are the recipient of the Joan Grayston Poetry Prize from the University of Washington, the Beau J. Boudreaux Poetry Award, and the Jimmy Gauntt Memorial Award from the University of Southern California. Their work has recently been published in Columbia Journal, where they were a finalist for the 2019 Winter Contest.