On our podcast, Creative Minds Out Loud, choreographer and master teacher Adrienne Hawkins discusses the field of dance – how the making of, and support for, the work has changed over time, its persistent challenges, and its inherent joys. … [Read more...]
Interviews
Susan Bernhard on Her Debut Novel Winter Loon
In 2014, Susan Bernhard submitted a 23-page section from her novel-in-progress Winter Loon for the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction. In May of that year, she learned she was one of the eight prose writers who had received a $10,000 grant. Now, four and a half years later, she's just published Winter Loon, which was an Amazon First Reads … [Read more...]
January Gill O’Neil: Rewilding
January Gill O'Neil (Poetry Finalist '18) will publish her third collection of poetry, Rewilding, with CavanKerry Press in November 2018. We asked the poet about the significance of the book's title, her influences and choices as a poet, and what's next in her intriguing journey as a literary artist. How did you come to select Rewilding as the title of your third … [Read more...]
Mira T. Lee: Everything Here Is Beautiful
Mira T. Lee (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '12) is publishing her debut novel, Everything Here is Beautiful, later this month (book launch event at Harvard Bookstore Jan. 19, 7 PM). The novel has already been selected by the American Booksellers Association as one of Winter/Spring 2018's Top 10 Debut titles. We asked the author about the journey of writing the book, her … [Read more...]
Brendan Mathews: The World of Tomorrow
Brendan Mathews, a fiction writer whose stories have twice been selected for the Best American Short Stories anthologies, just published his first novel, The World of Tomorrow. We asked Brendan about the book, "balance" and "control" as a literary artist, and what's next. Where did the idea for your new novel The World of Tomorrow begin? And what has been its journey since … [Read more...]