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Jill Bialosky on Mentoring Young Women Through Her Writing

Jill Bialosky on Mentoring Young Women Through Her Writing

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 19, 2022

Carlos Allende: How to Make Stories More Compelling

Carlos Allende: How to Make Stories More Compelling

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 12, 2022

Casey Parks on Piecing Together the Life Story of an Enigmatic Subject

Casey Parks on Piecing Together the Life Story of an Enigmatic Subject

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 6, 2022

Eric Nguyen on Inverting the Stereotype of the “Other”

Eric Nguyen on Inverting the Stereotype of the “Other”

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 29, 2022

Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 22, 2022

How Chinelo Okparanta Examines the Co-opting of the Black African Body in Her New Novel

How Chinelo Okparanta Examines the Co-opting of the Black African Body in Her New Novel

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 15, 2022

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"It’s Not Magic, But it Feels Magical." Remembering the Late Poet James Longenbach

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 8, 2022

Charles Baxter on the Many Parts of the Writer’s Mind

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 1, 2022

Lidia Yuknavitch is Embarking on a New Form of Storytelling

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 25, 2022

Ben Winters on Why He Writes About Loss

Ben Winters on Why He Writes About Loss

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 18, 2022

Zeina Hashem Beck on Desire and Lost Connection

Zeina Hashem Beck on Desire and Lost Connection

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 11, 2022

Tsering Yangzom Lama on Cultural Appreciation Versus Cultural Engagement

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Nathanial White: Is Pain an Essential Part of the Human Experience?

Nathanial White: Is Pain an Essential Part of the Human Experience?

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 27, 2022

Lawrence Jackson on the Distinction Between Home and Shelter

Lawrence Jackson on the Distinction Between Home and Shelter

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 21, 2022

Soon Wiley on Marrying Literary and Genre Fiction in His Debut Novel

Soon Wiley on Marrying Literary and Genre Fiction in His Debut Novel

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Why NoViolet Bulawayo Isn’t Staying in Her Lane

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