Seattle Arts and Lectures

Danielle Hayden is a former French, Algebra, and English teacher originally from Detroit who is excited to be returning to the classroom. She is currently a Writers’ Room Resident at the Seattle Public Library. Danielle received a 2022 fellowship from the Jack Straw Cultural Center and a 2022 Grant for Artists’ Progress from Artist Trust. She has completed workshops with Tin House, The Kenyon Review, and Yale. Her articles, essays and poetry have appeared in publications widely. Danielle is also the creator of the website 3pistolary.com, which encourages people to write and send three personal letters. She published a book for her young daughter called A is for Aria and is currently working on an essay collection as well as a novella.