The bestselling author of Dakota: A Spiritual Geography talks about life in a tiny Midwestern town and religion as an oral tradition.
May/June 1997
Features
A Stay at Centrum
Writers work in solitude at a small colony in a Washington state park.
Writers in Danger
"Writers in Danger," a course at SF State University, teaches students about imperiled authors.
Selling Pieces of the Phoenix: May Sarton's Estate Goes to the Auction Block
In Portland, Maine, fans of the late poet bid on everything from dish towels to vintage books.
ZYZZYVA
Howard Junker and his San Francisco-based quarterly dedicated to West Coast writers.
An Interview With David Long: Not Just Another Montana Writer
In twenty-five years, Long has only reached a small audience, but his first novel, The Falling Boy, could change all that.
Writing Back
Has technology reduced the chances of receiving an answer to a simple letter?
Profile of Kathleen Norris
The bestselling author of Dakota: A Spiritual Geography talks about life in a tiny Midwestern town and religion as an oral tradition.
News and Trends
NEA Grants to Small Press Attacked in Congress
Congress attacks NEA grants to Illinois-based book publisher, Fiction Collective 2.
Filmmaker Coppola Founds Short Story Journal
Francis Ford Coppola's "Zoetrope."
Grant Supports National Poetry Month and Web Site
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund offers $250,000 to the Academy of American Poets.
Copyright Protection Laws Proposed for the Internet
World Intellectual Property Organization agrees to two copyright treaties regarding the Internet.
Rita Dove Wins Two Major Poetry Prizes
Dove wins Charles Frankel Prize and Heinz Award.