Dung Kai Cheung titled his talk "Towards Writing as a Folk Art" and tries to redefine the strata where different types of writers sit, from the established masters seen traditionally at the "top" to the learners and readers seen traditionally at...
Elena Bossi's discussion of "Writing as Philosophy and Craft" focuses on pseudonymity in fiction, titling her talk "The Names of the Other." Chris Chryssopoulos recalls philosophies of Jorge Luis Borges, Immanuel Kant, Ludwig Wittgenstein, but...
Nadia Abduljabbar stresses the need to address the similarities between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, considering "different religions as different windows toward Heaven." Nihad Sirees addresses the concept of Jihad in Islam, and the...
Agnes Lam, using few words as is her preference, writes poetry because it is something she likes to do. Hu Xudong's talk, "From the Margin of a Painting to Plural Inner Selves," describes the myriad transitions he has gone through growing from a...
To Anna Rogozhnikova, female literature can be singled out, separated and understood as a continuation of the women writers themselves. Considering male domination a universal issue, Edi Shukriu divides her talk into four parts: gender experience...
Kavery Nambisan describes the migrant writer's thought-space, not losing rootedness whether traveling in the real or in the imagination. Saša Stanišić's talk is titled, "How You See Us: on Three Myths about Migrant Writing," and covers the myth...
Welsh author Fflur Dafydd discusses the difference between expression in Welsh and English, contrasting the often euphemistic nature of Welsh with the more straightforward character of English. She then gives examples of how a novel she wrote in...
International authors and filmmakers meet to discuss their perspectives on translating writing into film and television. Lou Ye experiments with how changing the delivery of message changes the thoughts that get delivered. Rafael Courtoisie's talk...
Aziz Nazmi Shakir-Tash suggests general meanings of the terms "migration," "diaspora," and "exile," relating stories of his own experiences--as well as those of Bulgarian Turks--to these meanings. Verena Tay's talk is titled, "You Are What You Eat:...
In Liu Heng's talk, titled "Wandering between the Novel and Film," Liu orients his comments around his experience writing novels and collaborating with directors, who at times alter his "artistic design." Young-Moon Jung discusses how verbal and...
Ian Rosales Casocot from the Philippines relates two ancient oral tales: a creation story and an adventure story. He relates these simple stories to how he feels writers create worlds and develop a sense of place just as the characters in the tales...
Véronique Tadjo describes the path that led her to the Négritude literary movement and her writing on the Rwandan genocide. Mathilde Clark tells the story of her search for a patron to fund her writing efforts. Partaw Naderi speaks about...
Brian Falkner elaborates on how writing validates his existence. John Nkemngong Nkengasong titles his talk "The Naked Muse: Echoes from a Writer’s Soul" and conjures the influences that become the ingredients of his creative energy. Laila...
Kristien Hemmerechts, of Belgium, describes the difficulty of describing and identifying Belgian literature. First, she states that there are three official languages in Belgium; Dutch, French and German. She observes that it is unclear whether...
K.V. Tirumalesh discusses literature, translation, and criticism in this talk given at the Iowa City Public Library on Oct. 6, 2004. Sulkhan Zhordania's talk, "On the Symbolic Action and the Symbolic Association," covers the ideas in stories and...
In this Writing University podcast, Mary Allen discusses "the mysterious thing" that happens when one sits down to write. She describes her process of finding inspiration and suggests ways to break free of strict "ideas" about writing. She presents...
At the beginning of each workshop, I weave in this caveat… “While this week will be fun and dynamic, some of the exercises will help you to understand the cost of writing a truly compelling piece. You will experience the Power of Full Contact...
Peter Nazareth interviews Andrej Blatnik for the first 13 minutes of the interview; they discuss Tito's influence on the former Yugoslavia. In the latter half of the program, ÍÀroslav Stemakh describes his interest and approach to writing for...