This sixth edition of compiled speeches from the prestigious Hopwood Creative Writing Awards includes lectures by recipients such as Charles Baxter, Donald Hall, Charles Johnson, Susan Orlean, and Edmund White. With an introduction by Nicholas Delbanco, who edited the book and directed the Hopwood Program at the University of Michigan until 2015, this collection includes lectures from 1999 to 2008. Topics include the relationship between reading and writing, the evolution of the gay novel, and the successes and failures of the creative writing workshop. Varying in approaches and writing styles, these instructive, thoughtful lectures offer writers of all backgrounds a chance to learn from literary figures at the height of their craft.
