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Dan Finnen hosts Chicago Writers Podcast, a arts show with 64 episodes published.
We return to the fantastic Stuart Dybek short story collection COAST OF CHICAGO to cover the second half of the volume. This episode is part of our ongoing celebration of all things Chicago for the 10th anniversary of th
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Chicago Review of Books, this year we're reading and discussing some of the best literature the Windy City has to offer! To start out, we're covering Mike's absolute favorite sho
Adrienne Gunn drops by the podcast to discuss the script for the legendary film WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... storystudiochicago.org https://chireviewofbooks.com/
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/cLOQDDyrPIo?si=RAdOkyNxx4KE41J_ Michael Welch goes head-to-head with Greg Zimmerman at Roscoe Books to see who can find the top picks for some very s
Jessica Keller drops by the podcast to discuss the short story 'Nocturnal Creatures' by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh. storystudiochicago.org https://chireviewofbooks.com/
Author Anna Sortino stops by the podcast to discuss Ted Chiang's 'Story of Your Life.' https://annasortino.com/ https://chireviewofbooks.com/ https://www.storystudiochicago.org/
Megan Stielstra and Sara Cutaia join the pod to discuss Megan's essay 'Here is My Heart' from THE WRONG WAY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. https://bsky.app/profile/chicagowriterspod.bsky.social https://www.storystudiochicago.org/
Megan Steilstra and Sara Cutia join the pod to discuss Megan's essay 'Here is My Heart' from THE WRONG WAY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. https://bsky.app/profile/chicagowriterspod.bsky.social
Jen Coffeen drops by the podcast to discuss the prologue and chapter 1 of BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON by Dorothy Sayers and all the complex romance hidden in this classic detective series. https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ http
Rachel's Recommendations Favorite 2024: What's Not Mine by Nora Decter Non-2024 book: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2024 book no one read: Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn Most anticipated 2025 b
Sara Cutaia joins us to discuss a story from A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan. https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ https://chireviewofbooks.com/ https://arcturus.chireviewofbooks.com/
YA author James Klise joins the first episode of season two to discuss the first chapter of THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE. https://www.storystudiochicago.org/ https://chireviewofbooks.com/
It's a mid-year check in with the Chicago Review of Books! Rachel: Shayla Lawson’s How To Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Lindsay Hunter’s Hot Springs Drive Nora Decter’s What’s Not Mine Ananda Lima’s
In this episode, author Claire Lombardo discusses throughlines, visualizing a story, outlining after drafting, pacing, working on multiple projects, and how the second book is the hardest you'll write. https://www.claire
In this episode, Ian Endsley talks writing for video games, player choice, dialogue, constraints, examples of great writing in games, and the feeling of space. Turnfollow's Games https://www.turnfollow.site/ Stories Matt
In this episode Ananda Lima joins us to discuss poetry, framing short stories, what is horror, great editors, the texture of magical elements, finding a project that fits, and having fun. https://www.anandalima.com/ http
In this episode, author Cyn Vargas discusses emotion, the novella, discovering the length of a story, trusting the process, family dynamics in fiction, young perspective, providing for the reader, residencies, finishing
In this episode, Rowan Beaird discusses having two agents at once, the debut novel, revision, reducing character count, copyedits, timelines, a scene's purpose, elements of great short stories, and the importance of comm
In this episode, YA and middle grade author Kat Falls discusses worldbuilding, reading aloud, what first person POV can do for your story, how screenplay writing connects to middle grade, loving your genre, and the power
In this episode, Dionna Griffin-Irons discusses improv, curiosity, how we're all characters, being comfortable with the unknown, and finding truth. Dionna Griffin-Irons http://dionnagriffinirons.com/ Stories Matter Found
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