About the Instructor

Demi Anter is an award-winning writer and performer, with work spanning poetry, creative nonfiction, script- and playwriting. She has been published in the US, Europe and UK by Magma, Banshee, Ninth Letter, Women Writing Lab Berlin Magazine, and has performed at Glastonbury Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Poetry Ireland, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Electric Picnic, and many smoky Berlin basements. She has conducted workshops at various institutions throughout California and Berlin.

 

Testimonials

 

"Demi is an incredible teacher and inspiring leader. She holds the space for curiosity, allowing questions as you go, while creating an atmosphere that is welcoming and conducive to learning. I loved her writing workshop at STATTLAB and got so much out it — particularly the free writing prompts that she facilitated at the beginning of each session. These allowed me to reconnect with writing in a way that I hadn't in many years. Thank you Demi!"

 

— Elise Mireille,  Teacher & Founder
of THERAPY OF DANCE

 

"Demi’s writing workshop was exactly what I needed to spark my creativity and start writing again. She’s an extremely organized and engaging workshop leader, striking the perfect balance of structure and flow. She created an inclusive environment of creative experimentation and support. I’ve been waiting for her to host another workshop!"

 

— Christine Sweeney,

Host of KAPiTAL KOMeDY

 

"Demi is an articulate person and a skillful editor who puts as much love into other's poems as she does into her own. Taking a class with her would be extremely beneficial to anyone who wants to get their work published."

 

— Paige Wajda-Smith, Poet & Editor

 

"Demi's prowess as a poet aside, her many gifts also include the ability to foster a comfortable, welcoming, collaborative, and inspiring workspace. I often think back to my time writing with Demi in her workshop last year as one of the highlights of my time participating in Berlin's writing scene — not just for the community it introduced me to, but for the support I received from my peers, and the challenges and motivations her facilitation encouraged. Without question, my time with Demi in her workshop pushed me to become a better, more focused and productive writer, and I look forward to working with her again."

 

— Eliza Levinson, Artist & Journalist

 

"Demi facilitates writing groups and events with mindfulness and sensibility, always sure to be inclusive to all and attentive to the needs of each writer. My time working with Demi on my individual poems as well as larger writing projects has been invaluable and I’m continually grateful for her counsel and support."

 

— Gianluca Avanzato, Poet