Join Us for a Live Video with Artist and Writer Nupu Press
Join us for an Open Book conversation with the innovative artist, who will talk through how she uses visual sketchbooks to complement her memoir writing—and announce a special flash writing contest!
All of us here at Narratively Academy are writers, but we’re also huge fans of creative projects that blend writing with other mediums. One person who does that masterfully is Nupu Press.
Nupu wears so many hats, I think of her as a Renaissance woman. She’s worked as a film producer, she’s an incredibly wise writer, and she’s also a fine and sensitive visual artist. Born in Bangladesh, raised in Kuwait, and educated in the United States, she currently lives in Sicily and is the author of two beautiful books of hand–drawn art and text, My Illustrated Camino Diary and The Camino Francés, and she publishes more of her work over on her substack, Seeking.
Nupu is also a dear friend of mine and I’m excited to interview her for the next episode of Narratively’s Open Book live video series on Friday, October. 3, 2025 at 12pm E.T.
This video will take place on Substack Live. Simply come back to Narratively.com at 12pm ET on Friday, October 3, or click this link to join.
Nupu will chat about her process for keeping visual journals she calls sketchbooks, as well as how she expanded those sketchbooks into her published projects. We’ll talk about the opportunity to tell two stories at once, the benefits of keeping a journal/sketchbook, and discovering and nurturing your creative self at any and every age.
We’ll also have a special flash writing + art contest that we’ll announce during the live video session!
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PS: This Saturday I’ll be teaching The Insider’s Guide to Writing Personal Statements and Applying for Grants & Residencies. There are just 2 seats left in this small class, so if you’ve been wanting to learn how to perfect your applications, join me!
Abeer Y. Hoque is a Nigerian-born Bangladeshi American writer and photographer. She likes salt rims, scrapbooking, and a well packed bag. Her books include a coffee table book (The Long Way Home), a linked collection of stories, poems, and photographs (The Lovers and the Leavers), and a memoir (Olive Witch). See more at olivewitch.com.