Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
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 [...]
13 Apr 2012 at 07:19
Julija Šukys
Academia, Contests and Prizes, Funding, Humanities, Research, Residencies and Fellowships, Uncategorized, Writing
Ah, the Guggenheims… Other than the MacArthur “genius” grants (which you can’t apply for), these are the most coveted awards among artists, writers, and researchers. Congratulations to this year’s winners, and especially to Ruth Franklin of The New Republic, whose pieces I’ve been reading with great interest ever since we got connected on Facebook. You [...]
