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**WMFA**

A podcast about why and how we write.

Latest Episodes:

Season Two Announcement Aug 16, 2017

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Here's what's coming up for WMFA—and how you can help.

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Writing as Empathizing w. JENNIFER HAIGH Aug 02, 2017

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Jennifer Haigh's novel Heat and Light won a 2017 Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She and Courtney discuss writing about Appalachia, how writing a novel is an exercise in empathy, and why no one knows where her writing studio is.

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Discovering and Deep Editing w. RACHEL KHONG Jul 19, 2017

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Rachel Khong is a writer and former Lucky Peach editor whose debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin, was just released by Henry Holt. She and Courtney discuss Rachel's fascination with memory, when to go to grad school and the weird world of ambient sound recordings.

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Learning to Trust Your Work w. HANIF ABDURRAQIB Jul 05, 2017

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Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic whose work bridges personal experience and popular culture, covering everything from Ric Flair to the erasure of memory. He and Courtney discuss the deeper meanings of pop culture, writing as a physical act, and why Hanif believes the best poets are in black barber shops.

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Starting with Voice and Fragmenting Structure w. JULIE BUNTIN & GABE HABASH Jun 21, 2017

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Married writers Julie Buntin and Gabe Habash have both just released their debut novels, Julie's Marlena and Gabe's Stephen Florida. We talk about how they created these works, what drew them to their protagonists, and what it's like to live with another writer.

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Being Patient and Indulgent w. GARTH GREENWELL Jun 07, 2017

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Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You, discusses being a poet novelist, the language of desire, and why he writes first drafts by hand.

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Writing Down All Your Sh*t w. YESENIA MONTILLA May 24, 2017

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New York-born Afro-Caribbean poet Yesenia Montilla talks about writing the immigrant and the American experience, walking around with your two-weeks’ notice in your pocket, and why poetry is like a puzzle.

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Editing Our Own Narratives w. JACK CHENG May 10, 2017

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The author of See You in the Cosmos, a middle-grade novel, talks about editing our own narratives, presenting complex issues to kids, and how he raised $24,000 on Kickstarter to publish his first book.

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Career Up-Leveling w. ESMÉ WEIJUN WANG Apr 26, 2017

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Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Border of Paradise: A Novel, discusses writing with limitations, career "up-leveling," and that time she tossed an entire novel draft.

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Finding the Helpfulness in Failure w. JASON DIAMOND Apr 12, 2017

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Jason Diamond, author of the memoir Searching for John Hughes, discusses the helpfulness of failure, visiting famous authors' graves and analyzing your past.

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