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Happy New Year from the pod team! We're ringing in 2024 with a vacation, so enjoy this episode from our last season. Regular programming will resume in two weeks. What's it like writing historical fiction in an MFA program? On this episode, Kayla Cayasso tells Jared about the family histories and archival research that informed her collection portraying families affected by generational trauma. She also talks about the unique role of Florida in Southern literature, the advantages of multi-genre workshops, and the importance of Black and Brown representation in literature. Kayla Cayasso is an Afro-Latina writer and poet from North Florida. She is a recipient of the 2012 Hollins Creative Writing Book Award, the Florida A&M University Graduate Feeder Fellowship, and placed first in Fiction in the 2021 FAMU Annual Writing Contest. She has stories, poetry, and essays published in CaKe Literary Journal, Olit Magazine, Hyacinth Review, Jabberwock Review, The Amistad, River & South Review, Saw Palm, and elsewhere. Kayla graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2023, where she received a Creative Writing MFA in fiction. Her thesis, a historical fiction collection titled Save the Drowning Child, draws on traditional elements of Southern Gothic, horror, and magical realism to explore the impacts of colonialism and the Maafa on the North Florida region and its Black and Brown peoples. Find her at her website, cayassokg.wixsite.com/writes, and on Instagram @while.smoke.rises. MFA Writers is hosted by Jared McCormack and produced by Jared McCormack and Hanamori Skoblow. New episodes are released every two weeks. You can find more MFA Writers at MFAwriters.com. BE PART OF THE SHOW — Donate to the show at Buy Me a Coffee. — Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. — Submit an episode request. If there's a program you'd like to learn more about, contact us and we'll do our very best to find a guest who can speak to their experience. — Apply to be a guest on the show by filling out our application. STAY CONNECTED Twitter: @MFAwriterspod Instagram: @MFAwriterspodcast Facebook: MFA Writers Email: mfawriterspodcast@gmail.com

Join 2023 Writer by Bus Eva Lynch-Comer for a reading and Q&A session at Book No Further, hosted by the Latinas Network. In this episode, the we feature the sixth annual celebration of transit through the arts sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission, Ride Solutions, and Valley Metro with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Eva Lynch-Comer is an Afro-Latina and African-American poet with Costa Rican ancestry. She is a Creative Writing MFA student and teaching fellow at Hollins University. Eva holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from Hamilton College where she received the John V. A. Weaver Prize in Poetry and the Sydna Stern Weiss Essay Prize in Women's Studies. She is a two-time pushcart prize nominee. Eva's work has appeared in over 15 literary magazines including Free Verse Revolution, Honeyguide Magazine, Nightingale & Sparrow, and Capsule Stories, among others. Her writing centers on themes of healing, family, love, social justice, the divine feminine, nature, jazz, music, ecofeminism, the ocean, and magic. In her free time, Eva enjoys singing, drinking tea, and walking her dog Osito. You can find more of Eva's work at www.evalynchcomer.com

Lauren Rhoades talks with writer, journalist, and MAC artist fellowship recipient Ellen Ann Fentress. A lifelong Mississippian, Ellen Ann is a literary nonfiction writer, journalist, filmmaker, and podcaster. She worked as a newspaper and radio reporter in Mississippi and also freelanced for national dailies. She currently teaches nonfiction in the Mississippi University for Women's Creative Writing MFA program. Her debut memoir-in-essays, The Steps We Take: A Memoir of Southern Reckoning, was just published by the University Press of Mississippi. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this captivating episode of The Jay Franze Show, we are joined by the multi-talented Charles Dye, a Grammy-winning mixer/producer, an acclaimed filmmaker, and a brilliant novelist. With an illustrious career spanning music production, film direction, and storytelling, Dye has left an indelible mark on the creative industries.As a renowned recording and mixing engineer, Dye's sonic wizardry has graced the works of music legends such as Aerosmith, Frank Sinatra, Shakira, and Jon Bon Jovi. His incredible contributions have sold a staggering 90 million records, making him a true maestro behind the mixing console.But Dye's artistic prowess doesn't end there. With a passion for storytelling and visual expression, he delved into the world of filmmaking. Studying screenwriting at UCLA, he wrote and directed the award-winning film, "TWO SECRETS," which garnered critical acclaim and was selected for prestigious film festivals worldwide. His screenplay, "BUTTERFLY," even earned a coveted spot on Coverfly's The Red List as a top-ranking thriller short.Beyond his creative pursuits, Dye's expertise in production led him to serve as the Director of Production for The Kitchen, an Emmy-winning dubbing company. Over the course of four years, he spearheaded a team that delivered an astonishing 30 hours of television and films each week for a range of esteemed networks and studios.Currently pursuing a Creative Writing MFA and engrossed in crafting his latest novel, "AURORA," Dye continues to push the boundaries of his artistic endeavors. Join us on this illuminating episode as we dive into the mind of Charles Dye, exploring his remarkable journey, the interplay between music and storytelling, and his invaluable insights into the creative process.Tune in to The Jay Franze Show for an unforgettable conversation with Charles Dye, an exceptional artist who has mastered the art of creativity across multiple mediums. Get inspired by his wisdom, innovation, and unwavering dedication to pursuing artistic excellence.Show InformationHost: Jay FranzeGuest: Charles DyeRecorded: July 09, 2023LinksJay Franze: https://JayFranze.comCharles Dye: http://charlesdye.com/ Support the show

What's it like writing historical fiction in an MFA program? On this episode, Kayla Cayasso tells Jared about the family histories and archival research that informed her collection portraying families affected by generational trauma. She also talks about the unique role of Florida in Southern literature, the advantages of multi-genre workshops, and the importance of Black and Brown representation in literature. Kayla Cayasso is an Afro-Latina writer and poet from North Florida. She is a recipient of the 2012 Hollins Creative Writing Book Award, the Florida A&M University Graduate Feeder Fellowship, and placed first in Fiction in the 2021 FAMU Annual Writing Contest. She has stories, poetry, and essays published in CaKe Literary Journal, Olit Magazine, Hyacinth Review, Jabberwock Review, The Amistad, River & South Review, Saw Palm, and elsewhere. Kayla graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2023, where she received a Creative Writing MFA in fiction. Her thesis, a historical fiction collection titled Save the Drowning Child, draws on traditional elements of Southern Gothic, horror, and magical realism to explore the impacts of colonialism and the Maafa on the North Florida region and its Black and Brown peoples. Find her at her website, cayassokg.wixsite.com/writes, and on Instagram @while.smoke.rises. MFA Writers is hosted by Jared McCormack and produced by Jared McCormack and Hanamori Skoblow. New episodes are released every two weeks. You can find more MFA Writers at MFAwriters.com. BE PART OF THE SHOW — Donate to the show at Buy Me a Coffee. — Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. — Submit an episode request. If there's a program you'd like to learn more about, contact us and we'll do our very best to find a guest who can speak to their experience. — Apply to be a guest on the show by filling out our application. STAY CONNECTED Twitter: @MFAwriterspod Instagram: @MFAwriterspodcast Facebook: MFA Writers Email: mfawriterspodcast@gmail.com

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 27, 2023) – Frank X Walker is the director of UK's Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing. The state of Kentucky has a long and storied tradition of writers – across genres of fiction, poetry and essays – who are deeply connected to the state – its geography and landscape, its history and challenges. The program's current faculty roster includes nationally recognized authors across a number of genres.  Walker is extending the legacy of UK and Kentucky's reputation as central to the writing community, working as a poet, writer and artist. He has recently published a book geared toward a younger audience and is now at work on a new collection of poems that examines a dramatic family history that dates back to the Civil War era.  Walker is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, a founder/Executive Director of the Bluegrass Black Arts Consortium, the Program Coordinator of the University of Kentucky's King Cultural Center, and a Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Fellowship recipient.  A native of Danville, Ky., Walker is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and was the 2013-14 Poet Laureate for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He sat down with Behind the Blue recently to discuss his current and future writing endeavors as well as how he pitches the UK MFA program to outstanding young talent.  "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK's latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university.  For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. Transcripts for this or other episodes of Behind the Blue can be downloaded from the show's blog page.  To discover what's wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Tracey Baptiste!Tracey Baptiste is a New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Crash, as well as the creepy Caribbean series The  Jumbies, which includes The Jumbies (2015), Rise of the Jumbies (2017), and The Jumbie God's Revenge (scheduled for 2019). She's also written the contemporary YA novel Angel's Grace and 9  non-fiction books for kids in elementary through high school.She is a former elementary school teacher, she does lots of author visits, and she is on the faculty at Lesley University's Creative Writing MFA program.Her name is pronounced buhTEEST.https://traceybaptiste.com/Follow Tracey Baptiste on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traceybaptistewrites/Buy Mermaid and Pirate here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/mermaid-and-pirate-tracey-baptiste/18417484?ean=9781643750774Buy The Jumbies here : https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-jumbies-tracey-baptiste/12562827?ean=9781616205928SCBWI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scbwi/SCBWI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scbwiBecome an SCBWI member today: https://www.scbwi.org/join-scbwi/Shop the SCBWI Bookshop.org page: https://bookshop.org/shop/SCBWISupport the show

In this episode, Chris L. Terry, who is both a writer and punk rock musician, does double duty as author and music guru. Chris and I talk about his novel ‘Black Card', a story that follows a mixed-race punk rock musician and his struggles with identity. Chris and I get candid about race, how to pronounce certain naughty words, Hip-Hop, punk rock music, and even Confederate monuments. Per J. Ryan Stradal in ‘The Rumpus': “Provocative, warm-hearted, and often hilarious, ‘Black Card' tells the story of a biracial punk rocker searching for his place in a largely white world. He's come to feel that his sole black friend holds the key to his identity, and the pressure and expectations of this friendship come to a head in a community where racism takes countless subtle and overt forms. Terry is a remarkable writer, and ‘Black Card' oughta be on every summer reading list.” Chris L. Terry was born in 1979 to an African-American father and an Irish-American mother. He spent his teens and early 20s touring the U.S. and Europe as the singer in different punk bands. Terry has an MA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Creative Writing MFA from Columbia College Chicago. His debut novel ‘Zero Fade' (Curbside Splendor, 2013) was on Best of 2013 lists by Slate.com and Kirkus Reviews. Terry lives in Los Angeles with his family. He works as a Copywriter and Creative Writing Instructor.    MUSIC AND MEDIA FEATURED IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: “Longview” by Green Day “You Should Be Sad” by Halsey “Crimson Static #2” by Julian Calendar “Don't Shoot” by The Game, with special guests “It Wasn't Us” by Ludacris Samuel L. Jackson and Prince saying “motherfucker” “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy “Hip-Hop” by Dead Prez “U Can't Touch This” by MC Hammer “I Think They Try” by Light the Fuse and Run “When Doves Cry” by Prince “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin   LINKS: Chris L. Terry on Twitter and Instagram: @chrislterry Chris L. Terry's ‘Black Card' Largehearted Boy Playlist: http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2019/09/chris_l_terrys.html   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Chris L. Terry, who is both a writer and punk rock musician, does double duty as author and music guru. Chris and I talk about his novel ‘Black Card', a story that follows a mixed-race punk rock musician and his struggles with identity. Chris and I get candid about race, how to pronounce certain naughty words, Hip-Hop, punk rock music, and even Confederate monuments. Per J. Ryan Stradal in ‘The Rumpus': “Provocative, warm-hearted, and often hilarious, ‘Black Card' tells the story of a biracial punk rocker searching for his place in a largely white world. He's come to feel that his sole black friend holds the key to his identity, and the pressure and expectations of this friendship come to a head in a community where racism takes countless subtle and overt forms. Terry is a remarkable writer, and ‘Black Card' oughta be on every summer reading list.” Chris L. Terry was born in 1979 to an African-American father and an Irish-American mother. He spent his teens and early 20s touring the U.S. and Europe as the singer in different punk bands. Terry has an MA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Creative Writing MFA from Columbia College Chicago. His debut novel ‘Zero Fade' (Curbside Splendor, 2013) was on Best of 2013 lists by Slate.com and Kirkus Reviews. Terry lives in Los Angeles with his family. He works as a Copywriter and Creative Writing Instructor.    MUSIC AND MEDIA FEATURED IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: “Longview” by Green Day “You Should Be Sad” by Halsey “Crimson Static #2” by Julian Calendar “Don't Shoot” by The Game, with special guests “It Wasn't Us” by Ludacris Samuel L. Jackson and Prince saying “motherfucker” “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy “Hip-Hop” by Dead Prez “U Can't Touch This” by MC Hammer “I Think They Try” by Light the Fuse and Run “When Doves Cry” by Prince “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin   LINKS: Chris L. Terry on Twitter and Instagram: @chrislterry Chris L. Terry's ‘Black Card' Largehearted Boy Playlist: http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2019/09/chris_l_terrys.html   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tamar Glouberman has spent much of her life working as an outdoor guide. That career has given her opportunities to work and travel in exotic places such as the Galapagos, Zambia and Peru, but she's most grateful that it's allowed her to enjoy many adventures in remote areas of North America, among wild rivers and grizzly bears. When she's not off exploring the wilderness, she can often be found in Whistler, Montreal or on Vancouver Island. Tamar is a graduate of the Creative Writing MFA program at UBC.

This live event was recorded on October 15, 2022 at the Chimczuk Museum in Windsor, Ontario as part of the BookFest / Festival du Livre Windsor 2022 literary festival. You will hear a conversation with moderator Gord Grisenthwaite and Louse Bernice Halfe Skydancer, Carol Rose GoldenEagle, Joseph Kakwinokanasum, and Tyler Pennock. The event has been edited for sound and length. There are some mature subjects and language. It's all great. Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer was raised on Saddle Lake Reserve and attended Blue Quills Residential School. She is Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Halfe was awarded the Latner Writers Trust Award for her body of work in 2017, and was awarded the 2020 Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence. She was granted a lifetime membership in the League of Canadian Poets, and currently works with Elders in the organization Opikinawasowin (“raising our children”) and lives near Saskatoon with her husband, Peter. Brick Books has published a new edition of Burning in This Midnight Dream in May 2021. Her newest work is awâsis – kinky and dishevelled  (Brick Books, 2021.) Carol Rose GoldenEagle was appointed Saskatchewan's Poet Laureate in 2021.  She is an author of the award-winning novel Bearskin Diary.  It was chosen as the national Aboriginal Literature Title for 2017.  The French language translation of this novel, entitled Peau D'ours won a Saskatchewan Book Award in 2019.Her first book of poetry, titled Hiraeth, was shortlisted for a Saskatchewan Book Award in 2019.   Her second novel, Bone Black, was released in the Fall of 2019. Her latest novel, The Narrows of Fear, was released October 2020, and the chosen title for a 2021 Saskatchewan Book Award. Another collection of poetry, called Essential Ingredients, was released in 2021.  Her poetry collection, entitled Stations of the Crossed,  is published by Inanna Publications. Joseph Kakwinokanasum is a member of the James Smith Cree Nation who grew up in the Peace region of northern BC, one of seven children raised by a single mother. A graduate of SFU's Writers Studio, his short story “Ray Says” was a finalist for CBC's 2020 Nonfiction Prize.  His work has appeared in The Humber Literary Review and Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing. In 2022, he was selected by Darrel J. McLeod as one of The Writers Trust of Canada's “Rising Stars.” He now lives and writes on Vancouver Island. Loosely based on his own childhood, My Indian Summer is his first novel. Tyler Pennock, author of Bones (2020) and Blood (2022) is a two-spirit adoptee from a Cree and Métis family in the Lesser Slave Lake region of Alberta. Tyler is a member of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. They graduated from Guelph University's Creative Writing MFA program in 2013, and currently live in Toronto. Gord (G. A.) Grisenthwaite is Nłeʔkepmx, member of the Lytton First Nation. His work has earned a number of prizes, including the 2014 John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award. He lives in Kingsville, ON.  His first book, Home Waltz was a Finalist for 2021 Governor General Award for Fiction and Longlisted for the 2021 First Nation Communities Read Award

In this last episode of season one, we continue to explore getting a degree in creative writing, following from our BFA episode last week. We ask whether a creative writing MFA is right for you. A degree like this can take your life and work to the highest peaks, but it requires a huge amount of effort and commitment, especially if you're doing it on the back of a BFA. There's no right or wrong answer, in the end, but our insights might help you make your choice. Want to join an incredible writing community that's all about artists supporting other artists? Follow us on Twitter @TheRTWriters, or join our Discord by going to www.roundtablewriters.org. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roundtablewriters/support

We speak with novelist Rob Doyle about his new book Autobibliography in which he recounts a year spent rereading 52 books. Detailing the memories the books unearthed and the impact they had on him Autobibliography is a fascinating insight into the apprenticeship of one of our most exciting young novelists and a full-throated, although not unambiguous celebration of the power of literature.Buy Autobibliography here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9781800750524/autobibliography*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS FEATURESLooking for Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses? https://podfollow.com/sandcoulyssesIf you want to spend even more time at Shakespeare and Company, you can now subscribe for regular bonus episodes including:Early access to complete chapters of Friends of Shakespeare and Company read UlyssesAn initiation into the world of rare book collecting;The chance to expand your reading horizons as our passionate booksellers recommend their favourite titles;Handpicked classic interviews from our archive;And an insight into what makes your favourite writers tick as they answer searching questions from our Café's Proust questionnaire.Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoSubscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/shakespeare-and-company-writers-books-and-paris/id1040121937?l=enAll money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit, created to fund our noncommercial activities—from the upstairs reading library, to the writers-in-residence program, to our charitable collaborations, and our free events.*Rob Doyle was born in Dublin. His first novel, Here Are the Young Men, was published in 2014. It was chosen as a book of the year by the Sunday Times, Irish Times and Independent, and was among Hot Press magazine's '20 Greatest Irish Novels 1916-2016'. Doyle has adapted it for a film with director Eoin Macken. Doyle's collection of short stories, This is the Ritual, was published by Bloomsbury in 2016. Doyle is the editor of the The Other Irish Tradition (Dalkey Archive Press), and In This Skull Hotel Where I Never Sleep (Broken Dimanche Press). His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Vice, TLS, Dublin Review, and many other publications, and he writes a weekly books column for the Irish Times. He teaches on the Creative Writing MFA at the University of Limerick, and lives the rest of the year in Berlin.Follow Rob on Twitter here: @RobDoyle1Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hope Thompson is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Feature Writing Program and UBC's Creative Writing MFA program. She writes for stage, film, and television and her work explores the queer experience through history and genre. She's written on two seasons of CBC's Baroness Von Sketch Show, teaches screenwriting and co-hosts the crime fiction reading series Noir @ The Bar.In this episode of Playwright's Spotlight Hope and I discuss gender roles within genres, finding representation, if acting can help writing, creating conflict, and what's missing in modern theatre.  To watch the video version of this episode, please follow the link below - https://youtu.be/cxckvU7XDFoLinks discussed in this episode - Noir @ The Bar - There is no official website for Noir @ the Bar. Each city has its own site or facebook page. To see if Noir at the Bar occurs in your city give a Google search. Was hoping they were linked together. Submittable.com - The site is a bit confusing and misleading by not seeming to revolve around writers but rather social impact. I found an article that describes more of how it relates to writers HERE.Buddies in Bad Times - https://buddiesinbadtimes.comCanadian Play Outlet -https://www.canadianplayoutlet.comHope Thompson - www.hopethompson.netPunk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlWebsites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's SpotlightJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightWriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

Catherine Bush is the author of five novels, including Blaze Island, Accusation, and Claire's Head. She is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Creative Writing MFA at the University of Guelph and divides her time between Toronto and the countryside of eastern Ontario. In this essay, Catherine tends to the understory in a time of mounting ecological loss. As invasive plants proliferate in a park near her childhood home in Toronto, she considers her family's own history as transplanted immigrants and how acts of reciprocity and care for the land might unknit despair.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing alum Thato Mwosa grew up in Bostwana, her dolls were white and so were most of the faces on her TV. When American shows like "Sister, Sister," "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," and "Martin" began airing in her country, Thato was enthralled. Now, she is using her varied creative interests to celebrate Black and African people, from her award-winning film Memoirs of a Black Girl, to a book on accomplished African women and even an African trivia game.Learn more about Thato Mwosa and about our low-residency Creative Writing MFA program.

Matthew Clark Davison is the author of Doubting Thomas (Amble Press in 2021) and creator of The Lab :: Writing Classes with MCD. His textbook The Lab, Experiments in Writing Across Genre, co-authored by bestselling writer Alice LaPlante, will be published by W.W. Norton in 2022. His prose has been recently anthologized in Empty The Pews (Epiphany Publishing) and 580-Split; and published in or on Guernica, The Advocate, The Atlantic Monthly, Foglifter, Exquisite Pandemic, and others. Matthew also teaches full time in SF State's Creative Writing MFA and BA programs. Episode Highlights Matthew shares about how he first started writing in church services after he ran away from home. We discuss his new book, Doubting Thomas, and how the political landscape of the last two US presidencies influenced the story. We explore the themes of control and surrender. Matthew shares his experience with organized religion and how his perception has changed since being introduced to GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco. Web links Find more at MatthewClarkDavison.com Connect with Matthew on Instagram & Twitter   Help us support the queer community & keep the podcast going - Support us on Patreon. Grab your FREE Guide: The Self-Confident Queer - Download it  here. Join the Queer Spirit Community Facebook group to continue the conversation and stay up to date on new episodes.   And follow us on Instagram!  Join our mailing list  to get news and podcast updates sent directly to you.

We were joined by two of the most radical and exciting voices in anglophone literature, Rob Doyle and Rachel Kushner, for a discussion of art, class, truth and how much of a ‘sick puppy' Georges Bataille really was. Buy Rob Doyle's Threshold here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9781526607089/threshold Buy Rachel Kushner's The Hard Crowd here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9781787333109/the-hard-crowd Browse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore Become a Friend of S&Co here: https://friendsofshakespeareandcompany.com * Rachel Kushner is the bestselling author of three novels: the Booker- and NBCC Award–shortlisted The Mars Room; The Flamethrowers, a finalist for the National Book Award and a New York Times top ten book of 2013; and Telex from Cuba, a finalist for the National Book Award. She grew up in San Francisco and lives in Los Angeles. Rob Doyle was born in Dublin. His first novel, Here Are the Young Men, was published in 2014. It was chosen as a book of the year by the Sunday Times, Irish Times and Independent, and was among Hot Press magazine's '20 Greatest Irish Novels 1916-2016'. Doyle has adapted it for a film with director Eoin Macken. Doyle's collection of short stories, This is the Ritual, was published by Bloomsbury in 2016. Doyle is the editor of the The Other Irish Tradition (Dalkey Archive Press), and In This Skull Hotel Where I Never Sleep (Broken Dimanche Press). His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Vice, TLS, Dublin Review, and many other publications, and he writes a weekly books column for the Irish Times. He teaches on the Creative Writing MFA at the University of Limerick, and lives the rest of the year in Berlin. Follow Rob on Twitter here: @RobDoyle1 * Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-time

Molly Cross-Blanchard joins Andrew to discuss her debut poetry collection, Exhibitionist. Andrew talks to Molly about mental health and body image. It's a blast! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Molly Cross-Blanchard is a white and Métis writer and editor born on Treaty 3 territory (Fort Frances, ON), raised on Treaty 6 territory (Prince Albert, SK), and living on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver, BC). She holds an English BA from the University of Winnipeg and a Creative Writing MFA from the University of British Columbia, and is the Publisher at Room magazine. Her debut poetry chapbook is I Don't Want to Tell You (Rahila's Ghost Press, 2018) and her debut full-length book of poetry is Exhibitionist (Coach House Books, 2021). ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020) and Poems for Different Yous (Rose Garden Press, 2021). Andrew has a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

If you're anything like us, today's double feature is going to make you wanna wear a leather jacket. Candace and Ariel are joined - for the second time - by author, blogger, and Twitter-famous person Jessica Guess to talk about 2019 Satanic horror comedies Satanic Panic, and We Summon the Darkness. These movies have a ton in common: murderous cults, rock n roll, great hair, 80's aesthetics, if not necessarily actual 80's settings. We'll tackle some important issues in this one, such as compulsory heterosexuality, characterizing virgins, the difference between Baphomet and Satan himself, realistic atmosphere for a midwestern road trip, and whether it's a good idea to go on the lam with someone who just tried to freaking murder you. If you don't trust us to tell you about this stuff, trust Jessica. She got a retweet from Stephen King. Jessica Guess is a writer and English teacher who hails from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She earned her Creative Writing MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2018 and is the founder of the website Black Girl's Guide to Horror where she examines horror movies in terms of quality and intersectionality. Her creative work has been featured in Luna Station Quarterly and Tor Nightfire. Her debut novella, Cirque Berserk, is available for purchase on Amazon. Her short story, “The Nightmare Man,” appears in Shiver: A Cold Weather Horror Anthology. A proud part of the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast Network. Our drive for intersectionality aligns well with the Morbidly Beautiful ethos. We love that MB is a nonprofit that gives back to the horror community, and are thrilled to be a part of the network! Show now also streaming on morbidlybeautiful.com! Movies Discussed: Satanic Panic (2019), We Summon the Darkness (2019) Links: IG- instagram.com/nyfgpod Twitter- twitter.com/nyfgpod FB- facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Pod merch- https://society6.com/nyfgpod I am Not Your Final Girl by Claire C. Holland- https://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Your-Final-Girl/dp/0692966633 Bandcamp- arieldyer.bandcamp.com Show art by Brian Demarest: instagram.com/evilflynn

The premise of this podcast is pretty simple: I interview people who were in Teen People magazine as young adults. Some of these kids (now in their 30s and 40s) were featured in Teen People as young models, interns, and journalists. Others had overcome adversity, and shared moving stories with Teen People’s readers. And some, like my guest in this episode, appeared on Teen People’s annual list called, "20 Teens Who Will Change the World". Kelly McWilliams was a teenager when she published her first novel. These days, Kelly's working on her third novel, while promoting Agnes at the End of the World; a dystopian YA book published in 2020. Agnes at the End of the World received starred reviews in School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher’s Weekly. It was also featured, funnily enough, in People magazine’s “20 Best Books to Read This Summer”, in the summer of 2020. Kelly spoke with me from her home in Colorado, where she told me about an entirely coincidental connection between her and my very first guest on this podcast, Caron Levis. Caron (who once interned at Teen People) teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at The New School in New York. Guess who took one of her courses? That’s right, it’s my guest, Kelly McWilliams. Podcast Notes: Take a look at Kelly's website: www.kellymcwilliamsauthor.com, and find her on Instagram at kellymmcwilliams. Kelly (an author) and I (a librarian) referenced a whole bunch of books and writers in our chat! They are: Natalie Babbitt: Tuck Everlasting (1975, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Octavia Butler: Parable of the Sower (1993, Four Walls) Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games (2008, Scholastic) Christopher Paul Curtis: The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (1995, Delacorte Press) Nalo Hopkinson N. K. Jemisin: How Long 'til Black Future Month? (2018, Orbit Books) Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer: Escape (2007, Broadway Books) Leah Johnson: You Should See Me In a Crown (2020, Scholastic) Caron Levis Robin McKinley: The Hero and the Crown (1984, Greenwillow Books) Kelly McWilliams: Doormat (2004, Random House Children's Books) Agnes at the End of the World (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Mirror Girls (Expected publication: 2022, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Bethany C. Morrow: A Song Below Water (2020, Tor Teen) Sarah Moss: Ghost Wall (2018, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Jewell Parker Rhodes: Ninth Ward (2010, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Black Brother, Black Brother (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Matt Ruff: Lovecraft Country (2016, HarperCollins) Colson Whitehead: The Underground Railroad (2016, Doubleday) The Nickel Boys (2019, Doubleday) Author photo: © Black Forest Photography Music: © Anna Soper Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod, and take a look at my website, www.annasoper.ca. For more information on my research, check out Sarah Wilson's award-winning podcast, Roots and All. I spoke with Sarah about Kate Crooks, a long-forgotten Canadian botanist: https://rootsandall.co.uk/portfolio-item/episode-91-the-work-of-kate-crooks-with-anna-soper/.

When the Florida bug bites you, you'll know. Andrew Furman, this week's guest on The Florida Spectacular, knows. Andrew Furman wrote the novel Jewfish (Little Curlew Press, 2020.) He teaches at Florida Atlantic University's Creative Writing MFA program, and his nonfiction work, Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida talks about falling in love with Florida. Another one of Andrew's books discussed on the podcast was, Goldens Are Here (Green Writers Press, 2018).Follow Andrew online, on Instagram and on Facebook.Support the show (https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US)

In conversation with Nomi Eve, author of Henna House and The Family Orchard, Director of the Creative Writing MFA program, Drexel University. Melissa Broder is the author of The Pisces, a darkly erotic yet tender tale of academia, break-ups, and compulsive merman love. She is also the author of an essay collection, So Sad Today, and four collections of poetry. Her poems have appeared in a multitude of publications, including Tin House and Guernica, and she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. Following a calorie-obsessed lapsed Jew who falls under the spell of a zaftig Orthodox frozen yogurt store employee, Broder's new novel is a ''sensuous and delightfully delirious tale'' (O, The Oprah Magazine) of variously forbidden appetites. Books with signed book plates may be purchased through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 2/11/2021)

In this episode, we will be speaking with Matt Thies, a recent graduate of UNCW’s Creative Writing MFA program and local musician in the band Open Wire. Matt is a poet who draws inspiration from environmentalism and North Carolina history. His thesis collection, entitled Oceanicity, uses the hydrosphere as a centralizing theme through which he explores emotion, relationship to place, and untold histories. Matt generously agreed to read and discuss three poems from his collection. Stay tuned at the end of the episode to hear "Wake," Open Wire’s latest yet-to-be-released single!

In conversation with Nomi Eve, author of Henna House and The Family Orchard, Director of the Creative Writing MFA program, Drexel University. ''One of America's most important novelists and an international literary sensation'' (New York Times), Nicole Krauss is the bestselling author of the celebrated books Man Walks into a Room, The History of Love, Great House, and Forest Dark. She is the inaugural writer-in-residence at Columbia University's Mind, Brain, and Behavior Institute, and her other work has appeared in Harper's, Esquire, and the New Yorker. Krauss is the winner of the Saroyan Prize for International Literature and a finalist for the National Book Award, among many other honors. To Be a Man is a globe-hopping story collection that delves into the very nature of what drives men and women in their relationships. (recorded 11/10/2020)

We want to remind you that we have a Patreon! We would like to give a special shoutout to our higher tier patrons Eli Ryder and Kerry Cox at the Satanic Panic level, and Bjorn Svartalfson, Jocelyn Codner, Nina Nahvi, Jason M., S. Velos at the Demon Possession level. We’re offering cool rewards we’re offering at every tier (and we’re getting to revamp the whole thing!). If you’d like to check it out, head on over to patreon.com/ladiesofthefright. Show Notes We are delighted to bring you this conversation with Jessica Guess, a writer and English teacher who hails from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She earned her Creative Writing MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2018 and is the founder of the website Black Girl’s Guide to Horror where she examines horror movies in terms of quality and intersectionality. Her creative work has been featured in Luna Station Quarterly and Mused Bella Online Literary Review. Her debut novella, Cirque Berserk, is available for purchase on Amazon. In this episode, we spoke with Jessica about her early writing life and experiences growing up with horror movies. She shares how horrible professor tried to crush her writing dreams and why it’s important to her now to uplift her own college students. Jessica also talks about her meandering path to writing and how she tried so hard to pursue a “stable career”—hear her story about how she decided pursuing her dreams was more important. She talks about creating A Black Girl’s Guide to Horror, intersectionality in horror, writing Cirque Berserk, and the importance of flipping (often racist) genre tropes. Find Jessica: Website | Twitter Check out A Black Girl’s Guide to Horror: Twitter Disclosure: We are affiliates of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Support indie bookstores; support the show. Win/win!

Welcome to Teen People! This unofficial podcast reveals the stories of those who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. My first guest is Caron Levis, who interned at Teen People in the late 1990s. Today, Caron teaches at NYU and the New School's Creative Writing MFA program. She is the author of several books, including the award-winning picture book Ida, Always. In this episode, Caron shares her memories of Teen People's earliest days, as well as her thoughts on life in lockdown. Stay tuned 'til the end for a guided meditation inspired by her latest book, This Way, Charlie! Podcast notes: Caron Levis is the author of several books, including the award-winning picture book, Ida, Always. Her latest, This Way, Charlie, received a starred review in School Library Journal: www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=this-way-charlie. Both of these books are illustrated by Charles Santoso: www.charlessantoso.com/wp/. Find Caron online at www.caronlevis.com and on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/caronlevis. Her Facebook page is here: www.facebook.com/CaronAuthorLevis/. Caron’s Honeysuckle Breath meditation is posted here: www.caronlevis.com/post/2020/03/19/this-way-to-bravery-peace-this-way-charlie-activity. If you’re currently looking after any stir-crazy children, check out her website for activities and printables to keep them occupied! Pick up her books through your favourite bookseller, or find them in your nearest library: www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ALevis%2C+Caron&qt=advanced&dblist=638. Find me on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: © Apple Inc., used on a royalty-free basis.

Episode Notes This story first appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction in 2018.Since this interview was recorded, Cadwell's debut novel The Lesson was released.About the author: Cadwell Turnbull is a graduate from the North Carolina State University’s Creative Writing MFA in Fiction and English MA in Linguistics. He was the winner of the 2014 NCSU Prize for Short Fiction and attended Clarion West 2016. His short fiction has appeared in The Verge, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and Asimov’s Science Fiction. His Asimov’s short story “When the Rains Come Back” made Barnes and Noble’s Sci-Fi & Fantasy’s Short Fiction Roundup in April 2018. His Nightmare story “Loneliness is in Your Blood” was selected for The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018. His Asimov’s novelette “Other Worlds and This One” was also selected by the anthology as a notable story. The Lesson is his debut novel.About the host: Margaret Killjoy is a transfeminine author and editor currently based in the Appalachian mountains. Her most recent book is an anarchist demon hunters novella called The Barrow Will Send What it May, published by Tor.com. She spends her time crafting and complaining about authoritarian power structures and she blogs at birdsbeforethestorm.net.This podcast was made possible by the generous supporters of Margaret's Patreon. In particular, thanks go out to Chris, Nora, Hoss the Dog, Kirk, Argawarga Press, Natalie, and Sam.

In June 2018, Salve Regina University started their Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Local author Ann Hood is the founding director and she recently talked with our own Scott MacKay about this “low-residency” program.

In June 2018, Salve Regina University started their Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Local author Ann Hood is the founding director and she recently talked with our own Scott MacKay about this “low-residency” program.

BookCon 2019 came to the Javits Center in NYC on June 1st and 2nd and host Nicole Rivera was there. This week Nicole shares her big takeaways from the workshops and panels she attended, as well as some quick interview from the floor of the show. Check the show notes link share below for resources Nicole found this weekend. Mentioned in this episode: *Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*   BookCon https://www.bookcon.com/ Chandler Klang Smith http://www.chandlerklangsmith.com/ Shut Up & Write http://shutupwrite.com/ Winning Westeros Conference (Panel Description) from BookCon2019 https://www.bookexpoamerica.com/en/Sessions/75282/Winning-Westeros WINNING WESTEROS by Max Brooks & ML Cavannaugh https://amzn.to/2HVVYpw STRATEGY STRIKES BACK by Max Brooks https://amzn.to/2WjOlNM For Fans, By Fans: A Fanfiction Addiction (Panel Description) from BookCon 2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77412/For-Fans-By-Fans-Fanfiction-Addiction Tochi Onyebuchi https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2155537/tochi-onyebuchi Tochi’s Twitter https://twitter.com/TochiTrueStory?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Blade of the Immortal  (Anime that inspired Tochi) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5084170/   Editorial Freelancers Association (efa) https://www.the-efa.org/ The Big Idea: Blake Crouch and Rob Hart (Panel Description) from BookCon2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77243/The-Big-Idea-Blake-Crouch-Rob-Hart RECURSION by Blake Crouch https://amzn.to/2InQmn1 THE WAREHOUSE by Rob Hart https://amzn.to/31g1R8X NEW YORKED (ASH MCKENNA #1) by Rob Hart https://amzn.to/2K22Kwu TAKE-OUT by Rob Hart https://amzn.to/2JZEoU3 Little Infinite https://littleinfinite.com/ Little Infinite Poetry Instagram https://www.instagram.com/littleinfinitepoetry/ New Voices in YA (Panel Description) from BookCon 2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77241/New-Voices-in-YA Couldn’t find “NovelingTeens” but I did find this https://www.readbrightly.com/6-great-websites-teen-writers/ Creative Writing MFA at The New School https://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/mfa-creative-writing/ MFA in Writing at Vermont School of Arts https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-in-writing/ Pitchapalooza (Panel Description) frm BookCon 2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77093/Pitchapalooza The Book Doctors https://thebookdoctors.com/ THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED https://amzn.to/2ETeGMM Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors https://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/ NaNoWriMo Regions https://www.nanowrimo.org/regions Rememory by The Storymatic (memoir prompt game/tool) https://amzn.to/2Wu0yEn ISI by AnnaBeth Crittenden https://amzn.to/2Il97HQ “Still Shy” by Nicole Rivera on Medium.com https://medium.com/@nvrivera.mail/still-shy-57ea48451ba4 Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone   Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself: Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/ Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/ Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/ Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/ Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607   The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch: The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2 Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2 Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0 Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0 Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE   And our teacher… Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

Richard welcomes an author who has discovered the many beneficial uses of growing and manufacturing your own hemp. Every month and every year that goes by, we find out more positive things about it. Medicinal marijuana has been demonized through the years but obviously this plant has a great deal of positive attributes, and it's also a renewable resource. Being a cash crop, marijuana is bad for the pharmaceutical industry. Hobbs explains why it's time to fully legalize cannabis and end the War on Drugs. JEN HOBBS& has been a publicity consultant for the greater part of her career, representing Oscar and Emmy Award-winning clients as well as politicians and authors. She is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University's Creative Writing MFA program. In 2016, she co-authored “Jesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto,” which inspired her to write “American Hemp.” Her family is planning on opening Rolling Meadows, a CBD extraction facility, in Missouri this summer, and her husband invented a patented rolling paper called Spaced Cowboys, the first and only rolling paper with an organic beeswax tip. She lives in St. Charles County, Missouri.

Richard welcomes an author who has discovered the many beneficial uses of growing and manufacturing your own hemp. Every month and every year that goes by, we find out more positive things about it. Medicinal marijuana has been demonized through the years but obviously this plant has a great deal of positive attributes, and it

We talk with Peng Shepherd, the author of The Book of M, which is out now from William Morrow! Books Mentioned The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Author Bio Prior to her earning her Creative Writing MFA from NYU on a full scholarship, Peng earned an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She worked for several years in the private security industry in both London and Washington DC, where she helped provide protective services to companies operating in hostile environments and war zones, even completing a short-term deployment to Iraq. This experience has given Peng a diverse perspective that she uses to highlight compelling, complex characters from around the globe—India, Iran, etc.—to create a dynamic cast. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast Peng Shepherd talks about The Book of M, identity and culture, lessons learnt from her Creative Writing MFA, and much more. About Peng Shepherd Peng was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where she rode horses and trained in classical ballet. She earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from New York University, and … Continue reading

Since our own Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons started No, YOU Tell It! six, WOW, yes, six years ago one of her favorite things has been going out to Fairleigh Dickinson University to switch-up stories with students, faculty, and alums from their Creative Writing MFA program. Earlier this summer, authors Tiffany L. Berryman, Andrew Condouris, and Eliot […]

Sometimes we take for granted that text is an image–the letters are images–and there are some writers who are very conscious of that. When we're reading a book we take for granted that the text on the page is an image, and the focus of the book is what the text is communicating. Spend some time thinking about text as an image, like Rachel Blau DuPlessis's work. Rachel is a poet and a critic who also does collage poems. Poems that are made from collage, and they really emphasize text. Special Guest: J'Lyn Chapman.

In Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band, John Capouya shows that Florida made valuable contributions to soul, on par with notable soul capitals Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. On this ep of Miami Now i spoke with this wonderful author about his invaluable book, a must for music heads everywhere. He's at the Bookfair this weekend with a great panel - and some great music.  James & Bobby Purify, Papa Don Schroeder, Linda Lyndell, Same More, Willie Clarke, Johnny Persall, Timmy Thomas, Henry Stone, Betty Wright, Latimore, Helene Smith, KC and the Sunshine Band, Liberty City, Overtown, Deep City Records all come into play in our conversation and his fantastic book.   Join Capouya this Sunday for a panel that includes producer and songwriter Willie Clarke of Miami’s pioneering Deep City Records; singer Helene Smith, this city’s first soul queen; Marlon Johnson, co-director of the documentary Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound; Jackie Moore, best known for her 1970 hit, Precious Precious; and Miami’s legendary singer/songwriter Timmy Thomas. After the panel discussion and Q&A, Thomas will perform, including his classic Why Can’t We Live Together, a #1 hit in 1972.   All this info is at this link ps://www.miamibookfair.com/events/?tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=list&tribe-bar-author-name=john+capouya   John teaches journalism and nonfiction narrative at The University of Tampa. He mentors students in UT’s lowresidency Creative Writing MFA program, as well as working with private writing clients. During his journalism career he was an editor at Newsweek and SmartMoney magazines, New York Newsday, and the New York Times. Florida Soul is his third book; his previous one, the biography Gorgeous George, is being adapted into a feature film.   For more info on John and Florida Soul https://www.facebook.com/johncapouya   https://www.instagram.com/john_capouya/      

Deeply rooted in place, Sycamore Poems follows two conversations as filigree-fine as cloisonne beads: one with the long-lived sycamores of Ohio, and the other about the loss of love. Kathy Fagan, Director of the Creative Writing MFA at Ohio State University, speaks of place, art, and the construction of her poems with Word Carver host Cynthia Rosi.

in which Alyse Richmond and i gush about each other's poetry, awkwardness in meeting your idols, and the possibility of SHIFTING INTERNAL LANDSCAPES WHAT THE FUCK twitter: @AlyseRichmond other things referenced: Blue Mornings by Alyse Richmond - https://squareup.com/store/akinoga-press/item/blue-mornings possessed by space by ME (wooo) - https://squareup.com/store/akinoga-press/item/possessed-by-space "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/45236 UCB classes - https://newyork.ucbtrainingcenter.com/course/open https://losangeles.ucbtrainingcenter.com/course/open Loneliest Road in America fellowship - http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/announcing-the-fellowship-of-the-loneliest-road Raymond Carver (poetry) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/raymond-carver Key and Peele - http://www.cc.com/shows/key-and-peele Li-Young Lee - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/li-young-lee Charles Bukowski - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/charles-bukowski Mary Oliver - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/mary-oliver Charles Wright - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/charles-wright Ishion Hutchinson - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/ishion-hutchinson Creative Writing MFA at UB - http://www.ubalt.edu/cas/graduate-programs-and-certificates/degree-programs/creative-writing-publishing-arts/ Creative Writing MFA at Chatham - https://www.chatham.edu/mfa/

For a while now, David Schuman, a fiction writer and the director of the Creative Writing MFA program at Washington University in St. Louis, has been interested in--what he calls--"the Void." The Void can also be thought of as the ineffable quality of art, the thing too great to be expressed in words, or as a musical score, or even with paint or clay, but that is felt nonetheless. Call it what you will, David wrestles with the unnamable and calls upon other writers and artists who have shared his fascination with the Void.

There are many ways to learn the craft of writing. In the Margins, we take a close look at North Carolina State University’s graduate program specializing in the art of poetry and fiction. Program Director and poet, Dorianne Laux and John Kessell, a member of the fiction faculty, pull back the curtain to the admissions process for the MFA program at NC State and give us insight into the landscape of emerging writers today.   Podcast Notes:   The Master of Fine Arts, or MFA, in Creative Writing at NC State is a is a “two-year program of workshops, literature courses and electives, culminating in a final thesis of literary work worthy of publication.”   To give us more insight into the MFA at NC State, we are joined by two award-winning authors: the program’s current director, poet Dorianne Laux (who has published five collections of poetry including most recently: Facts about the Moon and The Book of Men), and two-time Nebula Award-winning science fiction writer John Kessel (who also helped found the MFA program).   North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Creative Writing Master of the Fine Arts: http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/graduate/mfa Creative Writing Undergraduate Major: http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/   North Carolina State University Creative Writing Faculty: Dorianne Laux (Poetry): http://doriannelaux.net John Kessel (Fiction): http://johnjosephkessel.wix.com/kessel-website Wilton Barnhardt (Fiction): http://www.wiltonbarnhardt.com Jill McCorkle (Fiction):  http://jillmccorkle.com John Balaban (Poetry):  http://www.johnbalaban.com   Former Students/Visiting Writers Therese Anne Fowler: http://thereseannefowler.com   Visiting Writers Reading at NC State   Gibbons Ruark: http://www.faculty.english.udel.edu/ruark/ Eduardo Corral: http://eduardocorral.com Allan Gurganus: http://www.allangurganus.com   Producers: Ray Crampton and Abigail Browning Produced by: tatestreet.orghttp://tatestreet.org Music Provided by: Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five featuring Hilary Alexanderhttp://www.campusfive.com Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tatestreetorg Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatestreetorg Podcast Email: mailto:writeus@tatestreet.org  

Billy Jenkins is a incredibly active dude. A Marine, an active reservist, and a firefighter, Billy is also a storyteller, finishing up his Creative Writing MFA with a focus in fiction at Chatham University. I met him at a reading organized by other Chatham MFA students called Word Circus which, if you haven't been is really amazing. Not only do you hear from great local writers but the atmosphere is incredibly inspiring and positive. There is an open mic portion to each evening which always holds great surprises from students and non-students alike.  A small correction: the writer we discussed but couldn't think of his name was JD Salinger. I KNOW I KNOW!! in the moment it just wasn't coming to us. In this chat we talk about Billy's background here in Pittsburgh, his military career, and what it's been like channeling his life's passion of storytelling into an intense academic program. This chat was really fun and I am so looking forward to what's next for him! Catch more of Billy Jenkins at the following events: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 is Word Circus at Most Wanted Fine Art (5015 Penn Ave. in Garfield) at 8PM. Saturday, March 8, 2014 he will be speaking in a panel at Bricolage in Downtown Pittsburgh called: The Fifth Wall: Sexual Assault in the Military from 3–5PM and is Free admission