When Sony Ton-Aime first read Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, it was like a light bulb turned on in his head.
Literary Arts
Something poet Sue Ellen Thompson is deeply concerned about when helping other writers create autobiographical poems is the “so what?” factor. “I read so many
The Great American Picnic and silent auction began small. “It’s been going on forever,” said Pat McDonald, vice president of the Alumni Association of the
As a writer who’s often in search of inspiration, Roy Hoffman believes students should be looking all around themselves to find their wellspring of creativity.
For Stephine Hunt, part of what makes good writing exceptional is its structure. It isn’t flimsy or hard to follow; it’s concise, concrete and, above
For Charlotte Matthews, the switch from poetry to the prose writing found in her memoir can be summed up in one word: Exultant. “There was
A pair of best friends who enter a time warp and switch bodies. A heartfelt conversation between a mother and daughter about making mistakes. A
In her nonfiction children’s book We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths that Everyone Should Know, award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell tells history exactly how
Charlotte Matthews wants participants in her week-long workshop for the Chautauqua Writers’ Center to look — and write — carefully. “Each day will have a
Apricot Irving’s Brown Bag lecture will focus on two things: point of view and memoir. “Typically, most writers reach for first-person point of view to
As one of the people who recommended Robin Wall Kimmerer’s 2013 nonfiction book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants for
Neil Shepard is very glad he’s here for Chautauqua’s Week Two theme, “The Wild: Reconnecting with Our Natural World.” “This is something I’ve written about,
Years ago — after her memoir, The Gospel of Trees, was published — Apricot Irving did a reading with Chautauqua’s Michael I. Rudell Director of
The pages of many U.S. history textbooks start with Christopher Columbus. But, Cherokee author and activist Traci Sorell is working to ensure that history is
In her forthcoming novel, The Apology, Jimin Han put herself in the story even though she’s not the main character. “This book is more autobiographical