Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
07 Dec 2012 at 20:54
Julija Šukys
Academia, Adam Gopnik, Chris Arthur, CNF Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Dylan Thomas, Essays, Georgia o'Keefe, Interviews, Ireland, Journeys, Ordinariness, Paul Valéry, Personal Essays, Reviews, Uncategorized, Writing
Chris Arthur, On the Shoreline of Knowledge: Irish Wanderings. Iowa City: Shoreline Books, 2012. The carefully crafted, meditative essays in On the Shoreline of Knowledge sometimes start from unlikely objects or thoughts, a pencil or some fragments of commonplace conversation, but they soon lead the reader to consider fundamental themes in human experience. The unexpected [...]
07 Dec 2012 at 20:53
Julija Šukys
Buddhism, Chris Arthur, CNF Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, E. B. White, Editing, Essays, Interviews, Ireland, Patrick Madden, Paul Valéry, Personal Essays, Structure, Uncategorized, Writing
Chris Arthur, On the Shoreline of Knowledge: Irish Wanderings. Iowa City: Shoreline Books, 2012. This is Part II of a two-part interview with Chris Arthur. Click here to access Part I. Julija Šukys: Like you, I’m obsessed with the writing of ordinary lives. The following passage is marked in pencil and with exclamation marks in [...]
14 Sep 2012 at 10:27
Julija Šukys
Academia, Calls for Submissions, Canada, Essays, Interviews, Publishing, Reviews, Uncategorized, Writers' Workshops, Writing
I’m reposting this from Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs. It seems like a good opportunity for community-building, and I may send them something about my essay workshop this fall. Perhaps you have something to share too: After a successful conference in Toronto this past spring, CCWWP (Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs) needs your [...]
30 Jun 2012 at 11:23
Julija Šukys
Archives, CNF Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Eastern Europe, Ellen Cassedy, Interviews, Journeys, Judaism, Language and Multilingualism, Lithuania, Translation, Uncategorized, Villages, Vilna Ghetto, Vilnius, Yiddish
We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust. University of Nebraska Press, 2012. We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust tells the story of Ellen Cassedy’s personal journey into the Jewish heartland of Lithuania – the land of her Jewish forebears – and then expands into an exploration of how Lithuania today is engaging with [...]
03 Jun 2012 at 13:05
Julija Šukys
Academia, Archives, Biography, Canada, Children, Creative Nonfiction, Domesticity, Eastern Europe, Editing, Epistolophilia, Essays, Exile, Feminism, France, Interviews, Journeys, Language and Multilingualism, Letters, Libraries, Life-writing, Lithuania, Marketing, Media, Mothering, Ona Šimaitė, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Reviews, Uncategorized, Vilna Ghetto, Vilnius, Virginia Woolf, Writing
Here’s an interview I did with ForeWord Reviews, a great publication that focuses on books published by independent presses. You can access the original here (scroll down to the bottom of the page): Conversational interviews with great writers who have earned a review in ForeWord Reviews. Our editorial mission is to continuously increase attention to [...]
04 May 2012 at 21:41
Julija Šukys
Canada, Eastern Europe, Epistolophilia, Interviews, Uncategorized, Vilnius
I’m home. It’s been almost 9 months, and we’re home! I’ll tell you all about our epic journey back from Gozo and about our impressions after such a long absence once I’ve processed the change and had a moment to reflect. But for now, here’s an interview with me that appeared recently in VilNews. It’s [...]
22 Apr 2012 at 16:22
Julija Šukys
Archives, Biography, Canada, Eastern Europe, Epistolophilia, France, Interviews, Journeys, Letters, Libraries, Media, Ona Šimaitė, Publicity, Radio, Uncategorized, Vilna Ghetto, Vilnius
Last week I had the pleasure and privilege of making a whirlwind trip to CBC’s studios in London, England, where I had an appointment record an interview with Michael Enright, the host of CBC Radio One’s Sunday Edition. I’ve heard other writers talk about what a pleasure radio interviews can be. This certainly was the [...]
