1 hr 11 min
A Conversation with Fiction Writer Phong Nguyen Craft Talks
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Phong Nguyen is the author of three novels, The Bronze Drum (Grand Central Publishing, 2022), Roundabout: An Improvisational Fiction (Moon City Press, 2020) and The Adventures of Joe Harper (Outpost19, 2016), winner of the Prairie Heritage Book Award; and two story collections: Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History (C&R Press, 2019) and Memory Sickness and Other Stories (Elixir Press, 2011), winner of the Elixir Press Fiction Prize. Phong is Professor and Miller Family Endowed Chair of Writing; Director of Creative Writing at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
In this episode of Craft Talks at Saint Louis University, we discussed many topics that connect to writing process and the arts, including Professor Nguyen's forthcoming novel, The Bronze Drum. The novel is based on the true story of the Trung sisters who raised an army of 80,000 women in the year 40 CE against the Han Chinese occupation of Lac Viet lands. Phong Nguyen provides a fascinating window into his approach to writing, research, and instruction. A must listen for students intersted in pursuing a career as a writer or artist and for fellow writers.
Awards and Honors
Prairie Heritage Book Award, 2019, The Adventures of Joe Harper
Pushcart Prize Special Mention 2019, Short Story, "We're So Blessed, We're So Lucky"
Pushcart Prize Special Mention 2011, Short Story, “My Hand Is My Cup”
9 Pushcart Prize Nominations, 2007-2018
Elixir Press Fiction Award 2010, Memory Sickness and Other Stories
Phong Nguyen is the author of three novels, The Bronze Drum (Grand Central Publishing, 2022), Roundabout: An Improvisational Fiction (Moon City Press, 2020) and The Adventures of Joe Harper (Outpost19, 2016), winner of the Prairie Heritage Book Award; and two story collections: Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History (C&R Press, 2019) and Memory Sickness and Other Stories (Elixir Press, 2011), winner of the Elixir Press Fiction Prize. Phong is Professor and Miller Family Endowed Chair of Writing; Director of Creative Writing at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
In this episode of Craft Talks at Saint Louis University, we discussed many topics that connect to writing process and the arts, including Professor Nguyen's forthcoming novel, The Bronze Drum. The novel is based on the true story of the Trung sisters who raised an army of 80,000 women in the year 40 CE against the Han Chinese occupation of Lac Viet lands. Phong Nguyen provides a fascinating window into his approach to writing, research, and instruction. A must listen for students intersted in pursuing a career as a writer or artist and for fellow writers.
Awards and Honors
Prairie Heritage Book Award, 2019, The Adventures of Joe Harper
Pushcart Prize Special Mention 2019, Short Story, "We're So Blessed, We're So Lucky"
Pushcart Prize Special Mention 2011, Short Story, “My Hand Is My Cup”
9 Pushcart Prize Nominations, 2007-2018
Elixir Press Fiction Award 2010, Memory Sickness and Other Stories
1 hr 11 min