Podcast appearances and mentions of John F Blair

Life is a series of conversations covering the important and mundane. A faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Joseph Mills holds holds the Susan Burress Wall Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities and was honored with a 2017 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has degrees in literature from the University of Chicago (B.A.), the University of New Mexico (M.A.), and the University of California-Davis (Ph.D).   His work includes poetry, fiction, drama, and criticism. He has published six volumes of poetry with Press 53: Exit, pursued by a bear; This Miraculous Turning, Sending Christmas Cards to Huck and Hamlet; Love and Other Collisions;  Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers, and Somewhere During the Spin Cycle . With his wife, Danielle Tarmey, he researched and wrote two editions of A Guide to North Carolina's Wineries (John F. Blair, Publisher). He has also edited a collection of film criticism entitled A Century of the Marx Brothers (Cambridge Scholars Publishing). He won the 2017 Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network for his essay, "On Hearing My Daughter Trying to Sing Dixie." In 2015, he won the North Carolina Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry for This Miraculous Turnin “We’ve Had This Conversation Before,” first appeared in The Miraculous Turning published by Press 53.

Knowing if what you feel is love or not is complicated. A faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Joseph Mills holds the Susan Burress Wall Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities and was honored with a 2017 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has degrees in literature from the University of Chicago (BA), the University of New Mexico (MA), and the University of California-Davis (PhD).   His work includes poetry, fiction, drama, and criticism. He has published six volumes of poetry with Press 53: Exit, pursued by a bear; This Miraculous Turning, Sending Christmas Cards to Huck and Hamlet; Love and Other Collisions;  Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers, and Somewhere During the Spin Cycle . With his wife, Danielle Tarmey, he researched and wrote two editions of A Guide to North Carolina's Wineries (John F. Blair, Publisher). He has also edited a collection of film criticism entitled A Century of the Marx Brothers (Cambridge Scholars Publishing). He won the 2017 Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network for his essay, "On Hearing My Daughter Trying to Sing Dixie." In 2015, he won the North Carolina Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry for This Miraculous Turning. “How You Know,” first appeared in Love and Other Collisions published by Press 53.

We could all use more creativity in our writing lives. Sometimes we just need a bit of encouragement and a reality check. A writing conference is a perfect place to find it. Nothing beats the authentic engagement and energy of meeting fellow writers and publishing industry pros face to face. In this episode Lynda is joined by two special guests who break it all down – author and fellow podcaster Landis Wade and Ed Southern, Executive Director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network.  Landis gives us tips and insights from an author’s point of view.  Ed takes us behind the scenes for an insider perspective.      Landis Wade is a recovering attorney and the author of the popular award-winning Christmas courtroom adventure trilogy; 'The Christmas Heist,'  'Legally Binding Christmas' & 'The Christmas Redemption.' Landis has been writing all his life. That’s what lawyers do. But he had a revelation in his mid-50s when he realized it was more fun to write about conflict than to experience it. And so, while still practicing law, he began writing fiction when he penned a Christmas story for his family that turned into his first published book. Landis is also the host of Charlotte Readers Podcast where authors give voice to their written words.In this episode Landis talks about the way a writing conference helps you think differently and how it helps spark ideas, friendships and important professional connections.  Landis shares a few things he learned from Longmire best-selling author Craig Johnson and he has practical advice for anyone thinking about attending a writing conference for the first time.  http://charlottereaderspodcast.com/about/       Ed Southern is Executive Director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. He served as VP of sales and marketing for John F. Blair Publishers before taking the helm at the NC Writers’ Network in 2008. Ed is the author of 4 books including a short story collection, 'Parlous Angels.'  He received the 2015 Fortner Award from St. Andrews University for his service to the literary arts in North Carolina. In this episode, Ed talks about the purpose of the N.C. Writers’ Network and what sets their conferences apart.  He talks about the many opportunities available to writers who attend a conference and if there ever comes a point when workshops are no longer of value to a writer.  As Executive Director of a conference he has lots of decisions to make to bring it all together.  He shares the best ways to prep for a conference and why writers from around the world are encouraged to join the N.C. Writers’ Network. He also talks about a habit he wished every writer would adopt.  http://www.ncwriters.org Landis Wade -  Listen to Landis: http://www.charlottereaderspodcast.com  About Landis & his books: http://www.charlottereaderspodcast.com/about/   Buy ‘The Christmas Heist’ : http://tinyurl.com/thechristmasheist 47 Things 'Longmire' Author Craig Johnson Taught Me About Writing Fiction:  http://tinyurl.com/fortyseventhings Ed Southern & the North Carolina Writers' Network - North Carolina Writers' Network: http://www.ncwriters.org Register for the Fall Conference – Nov. 8-10, 2019: http://tinyurl.com/2019fallconferencenc Buy ‘Parlous Angels’ : http://tinyurl.com/parlousangels                                      Writing Conferences around the South - http://tinyurl.com/conferencessouth  Learn more about Lynda and this podcast: http://www.BookingAuthorsInk.com Subscribe: You can subscribe to Literary Latte Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher or wherever your favorite podcasts live. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to listen to others here.

Dames of the Circus: Lillian Leitzel and Millie-Christine McCoyClick to listen in new windowFurther reading:Millie-Christine: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made; Joanne Martell; John F. Blair Publisher (2001)Biographical Sketch of Millie Christine, the Carolina Twin, Surnamed the Two-Headed Nightingale and the Eighth Wonder of the WorldMusic: Little Egypt by the Coasters