Ad Aster

In this podcast, hosts Maddy, Liz, and Celine discuss how the current teenage writing community fixates on negative emotions and offer solutions to solve this problem and find more inspiration in positivity. Whether you're a writer yourself or not, this discussion is more relevant than ever, especially as media can seem more focused on sadness and negativity. 

Christina Li is a young writer from Canada and the inaugural winner of Aster Lit's Starlit Award in Prose. Her winning story, "Always Human," can be read in Issue 1 (Spring 2021) of Aster Lit at https://www.asterlit.org/spring2021 . Today we chat with her about the inspiration behind her writing, her experience as a member of the Aster Lit community, and her favorite books. We hope you find this i...

Hello Asterisks, and welcome to our seventh episode! Join us as we discuss the drawbacks of competition in many facets of our lives and our tips for surviving and thriving in this culture. If you're a young writer, teenager, or person in general, you'll find yourself relating to at least one of the topics we discuss here. Join hosts Maddy, Hesandi, Zoe, and Liz as they conquer competition and show...

Behold: our glorious interview with the one, the only, Rhiannon McGavin! The 2016 Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate and National YoungArts Finalist in Spoken Word, Rhiannon is an internationally-acclaimed poet and author who’s graced venues such as the Teen Vogue Summit, NBC News, Button Poetry, The NAACP Awards, and the LA Times Festival of Books. Join Liz, Zoe, and Hesandi as Rhiannon shares her m...

hello Asterisks, we hope you had a great holiday and are enjoying 2021 so far! Close out the holiday season by joining hosts Maddy, Liz, David, and awesome guest Nithya as they share their favorite holiday memories, traditions, and some epic song recommendations!

Hey Asterisks, it’s been a while! We’re so excited to share Part 2 of our "Litany of Self-Care Lessons" series (alliteration ftw!). If you're a young writer, high school/college student, or general human being who is struggling to find motivation during the pandemic -- never fear, Ad Aster is here! In this episode, you'll learn our top 10 self-care tips to improve your mental health, productivity,...

Welcome to Ad Aster’s third episode, and join as we discuss the importance of self-care not only as writers, but as youth living in these strange and usual times. This week we welcome our first guest Meera Dasgupta, the U.S National Youth Poet Laureate! As an avid spoken word artist and the youngest/first Asian-American National Youth Poet Laureate, Meera’s performances have been featured by PBS,...

Join your hosts Celine, Hesandi, Caroline, and Liz as we discuss our unique experiences with culture as both minorities and majorities in our respective countries! Topics range from the importance of cultural representation in media and literary curriculum, to how culture impacts our writing, to how you can build your own cultural awareness and competence.  Be sure to check out Liz and Caroli...

Hop aboard for our first episode and get to know our hosts and origin story! We explore six-word memoirs, how we found community through the Between the Lines international writing program, the multi-faceted meanings behind our name, and what inspired us to create the constellation known as Aster Lit.

Introducing our podcast Ad Aster, an offshoot of Aster Lit! Come aboard as we traverse the creative universe together, interview published authors, and share our experiences as young writers from around the world. Stay tuned for the first episode! Instagram: @aster.lit