From short and sweet to long and involved, we offer insights about truth, creativity, and the whole shebang from talented artists, writers, and other interesting folks.
Left to right: costume designer Paloma Young; writer Jeanette Winterson; Thomas E. Kennedy, memoirist; sculptor Daniel M. Krause; poet and essayist Paisley Rekdal; cinematic effects designer TyRuben Ellingson.
Spotlight Interviews
Interviews about the nature of truth, inspiration, and how to approach what needs to be told and depicted, with notable writers and artists from our issues and beyond. With the subjects’ tips for writing, creating, and succeeding in the art world.
Julie Anderson, memoir and reportage
Shalom Ausländer, prose
A. W. Barnes, memoir
Bea Chang, memoir
Susann Cokal, cultural reportage and memoir
Gretchen Comba, prose
Lisa Dordal, poetry
Marylen Grigas, poetry
Valley Haggard, prose
Neal Hall, poetry
Douglas Haynes, prose and poetry
Ramsey Hootman, memoir
Erica Hoverter, mosaic arts
Rebecca M. J. Hymes, miniaturist
Thomas E. Kennedy, memoir
Al Landwehr, prose
Bryant Mangum, belles-lettres and memoir
Lea Marshall, poetry and prose
Kat Meads, prose Part 1; Part 2 (on hybrid forms)
Amie Oliver, painting
Charlotte Simmonds, lyrical prose
Patricia Smith, memoir
Ron Smith, poetry (part 1) (part 2)
Lee Strasburger, painting
And enjoy these in-depth interviews:
Jeanette Winterson,
memoirist, novelist, polemicist
from “Dangerous Territory”
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Paloma Young,
Tony-winning costume designer
from “Hunt, Gather”
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Daniel Krause,
Internationally celebrated sculptor
from “Hunt, Gather”
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Parsing The Big Sleep
Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson, and Anthony Rizzuto
on annotating the classic of noir fiction
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TyRuben Ellingson,
Cinematic visual effects designer for Avatar, Hellboy, Mimic, and more
True stories, honestly.
