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ISSUE 7: URSULA LE GUIN, CARMEN MARIA MACHADO, CHRIS RADCLIFF | first drafts of stories/poems/essays + interviews with authors | producers of @failsafepodcast

Joined April 2011
We'll be at the Bookfair in Iowa City on April 8 for Mission Creek Festival 2023! All lit events are free & open to the public, but if you want the full festival experience, early bird passes are on sale now at missioncreekfestival.com @missioncreek
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Oh my god! So much process!
Come visit us at table 445! # AWP22
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“Don’t diminish, don’t equivocate, don’t find some way to keep from claiming the work.” draft contributor @mdbell79’s new craft book is 🔥 & available for preorder! Out March 8 from @soho_press
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“If you want to get one hour of good painting in, you have to have four hours of uninterrupted time.” Same for writing.
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Oblique Strategies, day 1
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Process pics from Iowa City artist Mark Vollenweider's drawings for Issue 7. Postcards of these ladies are available for purchase on our website. Run don't walk!
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Carmen Maria Machado's popular short story THE HUSBAND STITCH in early and final forms is featured in Issue 7, along with an interview about her process
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Sneak peek of Chris Radcliff's script for THE STRANGE ONES in early and final iterations. Read the entire excerpt in Issue 7!
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Screenwriting, short story, & deep-dive novel drafting are all featured in Issue 7, along with critical essays from the editors about Le Guin's early draft. #screenwriting #creativeprocess #literaryfiction #scifi
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