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Katy Simpson Smith on Writing a Southern Woman Louder Than Herself

Katy Simpson Smith on Writing a Southern Woman Louder Than Herself

“Fiction, as it turns out, allowed me to finally speak.”

By Katy Simpson Smith | April 18, 2023

Ramona Ausubel on the Complexity of Families Both Human and Non-

Ramona Ausubel on the Complexity of Families Both Human and Non-

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Last Animal

By Jane Ciabattari | April 18, 2023

Ling Ling Huang on the Intersection of Classical Music and Writing

Ling Ling Huang on the Intersection of Classical Music and Writing

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | April 18, 2023

J. Ryan Stradal on Writing to Keep His Mom Alive

J. Ryan Stradal on Writing to Keep His Mom Alive

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 18, 2023

No One’s Suffering is Banal: Cathleen Schine on the Intricacy of Writing Trauma

No One’s Suffering is Banal: Cathleen Schine on the Intricacy of Writing Trauma

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 17, 2023

Gabrielle Octavia Rucker on the Power of Decentering Human Experience in Poetry

Gabrielle Octavia Rucker on the Power of Decentering Human Experience in Poetry

Peter Mishler Talks With the Author of Dereliction

By Peter Mishler | April 17, 2023

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The Bolt Bus Was My Biweekly Bardo: Life Between Writer and Daughter

By Blair Hurley | April 17, 2023

Pattiann Rogers on the Scientific Underpinnings of Poetry

By Pattiann Rogers | April 14, 2023

Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction

By Rachel Beanland | April 14, 2023

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

Daphne Kalotay Reminds Us of the Value of Short Fiction

By Daphne Kalotay | April 13, 2023

Is the Past a Literary Genre Unto Itself?

Is the Past a Literary Genre Unto Itself?

Sophie Mackintosh Speculates on the Nature of Historical Speculation

By Sophie MacKintosh | April 13, 2023

How Making Audio Erotica Helped Me Write Better Dialogue

How Making Audio Erotica Helped Me Write Better Dialogue

Selene Ross on Harnessing the Power of Sound to Write Fiction

By Selene Ross | April 13, 2023

I Would Drive 222 Miles (To Be a Writer)

I Would Drive 222 Miles (To Be a Writer)

Jeff Boyd on the Real Distance Between Chicago and Iowa

By Jeff Boyd | April 13, 2023

Alex Mar on the Story of Radical Forgiveness Behind Her New Book

Alex Mar on the Story of Radical Forgiveness Behind Her New Book

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 13, 2023

An American Experiment: Jeff Boyd on Race, Music, Religion, and Love in Contemporary Portland 

An American Experiment: Jeff Boyd on Race, Music, Religion, and Love in Contemporary Portland 

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 13, 2023

Jinwoo Chong on Taking Three Years to Outline His Novel (and Four Months to Draft It)

Jinwoo Chong on Taking Three Years to Outline His Novel (and Four Months to Draft It)

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