Lit from Within: Contemporary Masters on the Art and Craft of Writing

Haworth, Kevin [Editor]; Moore, Dinty W. [Editor]; Moore, Dinty W. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 082141948X / ISBN 13: 9780821419489

Published by Ohio University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lit from Within: Contemporary Masters on the Art and Craft of Writing
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082141948X
• ISBN 13: 9780821419489
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 7 ounces

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Synopsis

Lit from Within offers creative writers a window into the minds of some of America’s most celebrated contemporary authors. Witty, direct, and thought–provoking, these essays offer something to creative writers of all backgrounds and experience. With contributions from fiction writers, poets, and nonfiction writers, this is a collection of unusual breadth and quality. Contributors: Lee K. Abbott, Rick Bass, Claire Bateman, Charles Baxter, Ron Carlson, Billy Collins, Peter Ho Davies, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dunn, Robin Hemley, Tony Hoagland, David Kirby, Maggie Nelson, Francine Prose, Mary Ruefle

About the Author

Kevin Haworth's novel The Discontinuity of Small Things was winner of the Samuel Goldberg Prize for best Jewish fiction and finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Price. He teaches writing at Ohio University and serves as executive editor of Ohio University Press/Swallow Press.

Dinty W. Moore's memoir Between Panic & Desire was the winner of the Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize in 2009. His other books include The Accidental Buddhist, Toothpick Men, and The Emperor’s Virtual Clothes. He is a professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University.