When the Rewards Can Be So Great: Essays on Writing and the Writing Life
- ISBN-10
- 0988482746
- ISBN-13
- 9780988482746
- Pages
- 338
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06-23
- Publisher
- 1849 Editions
- Authors
- Marvin Bell, John McNally, Benjamin Percy
Description
A compilation of selected crafts talks by faculty at the Pacific University MFA program, this book is an exciting introduction to some of the most alert and engaged minds in literary writing in the US across many genres. The collection allows readers to see how the authors think about writing and about teaching writing.
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