As a novelist and president of the Independent’s board of directors, Jennifer Bort Yacovissi is quite familiar with the DMV’s vibrant literary scene. One important part of that scene, the Independent’s annual Washington Writers Conference, happens May 3-4 in Rockville, MD. (Haven’t signed up yet? REGISTER NOW!)

Yacovissi recently spoke about the Washington Writers Conference — and the merits of such events in general — on “The Inner Loop Radio: A Creative Writing Podcast,” hosted by the Inner Loop, a DC-area nonprofit writing community. Listen to the podcast here.