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First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a literary podcast produced and hosted by Mitzi Rapkin. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer. The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.


Lidia Yuknavitch is Embarking on a New Form of Storytelling

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
July 25, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Ben Winters on Why He Writes About Loss

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
July 18, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Zeina Hashem Beck on Desire and Lost Connection

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
July 11, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Tsering Yangzom Lama on Cultural Appreciation Versus Cultural Engagement

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
July 5, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Nathanial White: Is Pain an Essential Part of the Human Experience?

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
June 27, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Lawrence Jackson on the Distinction Between Home and Shelter

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
June 21, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Soon Wiley on Marrying Literary and Genre Fiction in His Debut Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
June 13, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Why NoViolet Bulawayo Isn’t Staying in Her Lane

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
June 6, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Akwaeke Emezi on How Modern, Inclusive Romance Novels Are Expanding the Possibilities of Love

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
May 31, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
May 23, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Ada Limón on Why Being Witnessed Is Essential For an Artist

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
May 16, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Jacinda Townsend on What It Means to Mother

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
May 9, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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“Structure is Everything.” Keith O’Brien on Structuring a Nonfiction Narrative

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
May 2, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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“I Guess This is What I’m Writing About.” Aimee Bender on Surrendering to the Material

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
April 25, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Rebecca Kauffman on Turning to Historical Fiction During the Chaos of 2020

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
April 18, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Sarah Manguso on Getting on the Freeway, aka Writing a Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
April 11, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Douglas Stuart on Masculinity and the Long Literary Tradition of the Gang Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
April 4, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Jacquelyn Mitchard on Hiding Mysteries in Plain Sight

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
March 28, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
March 21, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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Lan Samantha Chang on Teaching, Tone, and Literary Generations

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
March 14, 2022  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing 
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