Author Up

Author Up is a show about the working lives of writers and how to up your own authorship. Host Garrett Souliere talks with writers, editors, publishers, and other people in the literary world about making good work, getting it into the world, building community, and figuring out what comes next. quibblelit.substack.com

Author Up is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Author Up, a arts show with 25 episodes published.

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  Dré Pontbriand - Featured Voice (Ep. 12)

  Jun 7, 202630 minS0

  <p>This week on Sunday SubDays, Quibble Lit sits down with Dré Pontbriand, poet and Quippy winner for “Porcelain Playground Barbie.”</p><p>Dré and I have a ton of fun as we talk about the making of her award-winning poem and what it means to write toward transformation. </p><p>Dré’s work is vivid, intimate, and brave, with lines that lift through beauty, rupture, and reclamation and a distinct voice that feels both lyrical and grounded. </p><p>We’re so grateful to all of you for listening, and helping us add some more time for literary art into all of...

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  Sabrina Maurer - Featured Guest (Ep. 11)

  May 31, 202629 minS0

  <p>This week’s Sunday SubDays is a special episode and honor, as I get to sit down with Sabrina Maurer to talk about her debut book, Cherished Memories. </p><p>Published through ReadyAimWrite Kids — an independent publisher built around books written by kids, for kids — Sabrina’s story follows 11-year-old Bella, a student navigating school, friendship, and grief over the loss of a loved one. </p><p>Bella finds herself facing a tempting offer from a mysterious voice: if she could choose to erase her memories of pain, would she? Or should she hold onto her hard experiences, to protect...

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  Angelina Aldrich - Featured Voice (Ep. 10)

  May 24, 202621 minS0

  <p>Happy Sunday SubDays - and happy Memorial weekend for our U.S. audience! This week, I shared a meaningful conversation with Angelina Aldrich, whose poem “Thighs for Days” took home the Copper Quippy Award (3rd place) in this year’s Ps & Qs Audio Poem Contest.</p><p>Watch the full discussion for bits of wisdom and laughter about starting new crafts, putting yourself out there, and being honest about what isn’t working in a poem. </p><p>Angelina was a generous joy to work with (I loved her embrace of the “Copper Quippy” aesthetic, haha) — go follow and keep up with t...

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  Rachel Kramer Bussel - Featured Guest (Ep. 9)

  May 17, 202644 minS0

  <p>This week on Sunday SubDays we’re joined by Rachel Kramer Bussel, founder and editor-in-chief of Open Secrets Magazine , a publication devoted to the personal stories we’re often taught to keep tucked away.</p><p>Watch or listen to us discuss:</p><p>* the power of the personal essay</p><p>* how quiet truth can form windows of recognition</p><p>* how clutter holds memory and meaning</p><p>* how writing can help bring out our authenticity</p><p>We also dabble along the edges of what it’s like publishing & editing today. We chat about how she built...

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  James Spencer - Featured Guest (Ep. 8)

  May 10, 202634 minS0

  <p>This week on Sunday SubDays, we have a bonus episode! — to pair alongside our Featured Voice spotlight on Jae Nichelle — Quibble Lit sits down with poet and voice coach James Spencer for a thoughtful conversation on performance, presence, vulnerability, and the living relationship between poetry and the human voice.</p><p>Together, we talk about confidence in professional communication as an artist, creative modules like pitch and delivery, the value of intentional practice, and the ways language changes when it’s spoken aloud with purpose and care.</p><p>It’s a warm, insightful conversation about voice and the ongoing...

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