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What Makes a Great Book to Write, with Bestselling Author Janet Skeslian Charles

JANET SKESLIAN CHARLES IS a New York Times and international bestselling author whose work has been translated into 37 languages. Her shorter work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Sydney … [Read more...] about What Makes a Great Book to Write, with Bestselling Author Janet Skeslian Charles

How to Write LGBTQIA+ Books for Teens, With Hal Schrieve

HAL SCHRIEVE IS THE author of the 2019 book, Out of Salem, selected for the National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature. Hal works as a children's librarian at the New York Public … [Read more...] about How to Write LGBTQIA+ Books for Teens, With Hal Schrieve

When is the Time Right to Write a Piece? With Suzette Mullen

SUZETTE MULLEN IS THE author of the recent memoir, The Only Way Through Is Out, just out from University of Wisconsin Press. She's the founder of Your Story Finder where she provides nonfiction book … [Read more...] about When is the Time Right to Write a Piece? With Suzette Mullen

How to Write About American Culture, with Kevin Baker

KEVIN BAKER IS AN HISTORIAN, novelist, political commentator and journalist. The author of six novels, he has authored and co-authored numerous non-fiction books and is a regular contributor at The … [Read more...] about How to Write About American Culture, with Kevin Baker

How to Revisit and Write About Trauma, with Author Ani Gjika

ANI GJIKA IS AN Albanian-born literary translator, writer, poet and and author who moved to the US at age 18 and earned an MA in English at Simmons College and an MFA in poetry at Boston University. … [Read more...] about How to Revisit and Write About Trauma, with Author Ani Gjika

How to Write with Vulnerability, with Meg Kissinger

  MEG KISSINGER KNOWS HOW to write with vulnerability. After years of work as an award-winning reporter, she has brought her eye to a memoir of family mental illness. Listen in and read … [Read more...] about How to Write with Vulnerability, with Meg Kissinger

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