PWN's Debut Review Project Write Now
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PWN’s Debut Review is a new podcast from Project Write Now, a nonprofit writing studio. Hosted by PWN instructors Ray Brunt and Courtney Harler, the podcast is devoted to debut art and its creators. Guests reveal their creative inspirations and motivations.
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The Courtneys with Courtney Zoffness and Courtney Maum
For the final episode of Season Five, Courtney Harler speaks with two Courtneys, Courtney Zoffness and Courtney Maum. Maum is, of course, a returning guest, and Zoffness is new to the podcast.Courtney Zoffness is the author of the debut memoir in essays called Spilt Milk, out in 2021 from McSweeney’s. As a fiction writer, Zoffness was the second-ever woman to win the Sunday Times Short Story Award in 2018, the world’s richest prize for a single short story. She’s taught for many institutions ...
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Bathing Myself in Narrative with Amy Long and Emma Bolden
Today Courtney speaks with two talented memoirists, Amy Long and Emma Bolden.Amy Long is the author of the debut memoir, Codependence, winner of the 2018 Essay Collection Competition with the Cleveland State University Poetry Center. Amy holds an MFA from Virginia Tech and an MA from the University of Florida. She’s also the creative genius behind Taylor Swift as Books, the very popular Instagram account.Emma Bolden is the author of several chapbooks and collections of poetry. She is the reci...
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Home, and What That Means with Anna Qu and Mihaela Moscaliuc
In honor of National Poetry Month, we’ve invited back to the podcast one of our favorite poets, Mihaela Moscaliuc. Anna Qu, a prose writer, also joins the conversation.Anna Qu is the author of the critically acclaimed Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Sarah Lawrence College and teaches writing, both fiction and nonfiction, for several graduate programs. She’s currently serving as a Black Mountain Institute Shearing Fellow in Las Vegas, Nev...
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Waiting to Continue to Evolve with Janice Obuchowski and William Pei Shih
Today, for Episode Five of Season Five, I’m talking with Janice Obuchowski and William Pei Shih. Janice and William first met as scholars at the 2017 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and now continue to admire and support one another’s work.Janice Obuchowski is the author of The Woods, a short story collection that won the prestigious John Simmons Short Fiction Award and was published by the University of Iowa Press in 2022. More stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Electric Literature, ...
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Forgot to Include a Plot with Krystal A. Sital and Peter Mountford
Krystal A. Sital and Peter Mountford join me for Episode Four of Season Five.Krystal A. Sital is the author of the memoir Secrets We Kept: Three Women of Trinidad, a finalist for the PEN America Emerging Writers Award. Her essays have been anthologized in A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home as well as Fury: Women’s Lived Experiences in the Trump Era. Her work has also been featured in The New York Times, ELLE, The Huffington Post, Today’s Pa...
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Never Just a Writer with Lisa Lee Herrick and Lee Herrick
For Episode Three of Season Five, Courtney talks to Lisa Lee Herrick and Lee Herrick. Yes, to be clear, they are married.Lisa Lee Herrick is an award-winning Hmong-American writer, illustrator, and producer. A 2021 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow in Creative Nonfiction as well as a 2021 Finalist for the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Lisa is currently at work on her debut memoir.Lee Herrick is a Korean-American poet and professor. He is the author of three books of poetry:...
Customer Reviews
Great Review for Debut Review
Dad, you have worked so hard to make time for your passions, and it shows! Keep learning, growing, and living! Looks like those joke radio host bits have made your podcast a reality. Keep talking, we’re all listening!!
Love it
This podcast is so upbeat and informative. Ray and Courtney make an entertaining team and I love the discussion on writing. The podcast gives insight into the process of writing as well as the rewards from writing. As a potential writer, it was inspires me to keep writing. Thank you.
A Must Listen For Writers & Creatives
I’m loving the conversations Courtney and Ray are having with these writers so far. The hosts are engaging and witty while also asking intelligent questions to keep the discussion moving. Recommending to all my artist friends.