Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
28 Feb 2011 at 12:37
Julija Šukys
Beloved Profession, Creative Nonfiction, Editing, Epistolophilia, Letters, Life-writing, Linda Hutcheon, Ona Šimaitė, Publishing, Writing
Epistolophilia /ɪˈpɪst(ə)ˌlə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ noun. Love of letters and letter writing; affection for the art of epistolography; a sickness characterized by excessive letter writing. *** After much brainstorming, discussion, reading and re-reading of my manuscript, I have arrived at a title for my second book, due out in 2012 with the University of Nebraska Press: Epistolophilia: Writing [...]
13 Feb 2011 at 15:17
Julija Šukys
Autobiography, Biography, Creative Nonfiction, Exile, Journeys, Language and Multilingualism, Life-blood, WG Sebald, Writing
WG Sebald, The Emigrants (New Directions, 1996 [English translation]). And the last remnants memory destroys – Epigraph to Chapter One I read this book over several months, putting it down then picking it up again weeks later. It’s a meandering and meditative text that gestures toward a point about memory, pain, and shame, rather than [...]
07 Feb 2011 at 11:33
Julija Šukys
Academia, Conferences and Symposia, Creative Nonfiction, Friendship, Grad School, Humanities, Jobs, Journeys, Personal Essays, Writers' Workshops, Writing
The AWP stands for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. It’s a professional association, much like the MLA (Modern Language Association) or the APA (American Philological Association). These organizations offer a number of services to their members: they publish journals, coordinate job listings, and organize annual conferences. Though it was my first time at [...]
