In our continued effort to whet appetites for the
2011 WV Writers Summer Conference, this week's podcast features an interview with author, conference presenter and banquet keynote speaker, Meredith Sue Willis.
Meredith Sue was born and raised in Shinnston, West Virginia.
She has degrees from Barnard College and Columbia University, and her fiction has been published by Scribners', HarperCollins, West Virginia University Press, Ohio University Press, and others.
Her novels include
A Space Apart, Oradell at Sea, Higher Ground, Only Great Changes, and
Tresspassers. Her short story collections include
Dwight’s House and other Stories, In the Mountains of America, and her latest,
Out of the Mountains. Meredith Sue is also devoted to writing about the craft of writing.
She’s written nonfiction titles such as
Blazing Pencils, Personal Fiction Writing, Deep Revision, and her latest,
Ten Strategies to Write Your Novel. A former winner of
WVW's Just Uncommonly Good Award, Meredith Sue will be leading two workshops at the 2011 Summer Conference, June 10, 11 and 12 at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, WV.
TO DOWNLOAD: Right mouse click on the link below and choose Save Link Target As to save the file to your computer. Listen to it at your convenience using Windows Media Player (or whatever product Mac offers for media).West Virginia Writers Podcast: Episode 56
LINKS TO TOPICS FEATURED IN THE PODCAST
Recorded live at the 2011 WV Writers Board of Directors Retreat, we present a conversation with WVW President Cat Pleska regarding the organization's anthology collaboration with Woodland Press, West Virginia Writers Inked. The anthology will be open exclusively for submissions by members of WV Writers, Inc. We also spill a few beans on some upcoming guests for the 2012 Summer Conference as well as give a wrap up to the 2011 Conference.
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