Defying the Odds: An Interview with Wilson Semitti, author of A Boy Who Loved Me
Wilson Semitti is a Ugandan man born with sickle cells trying to be who he is at all costs despite the prejudices and cultural beliefs surrounding him.
Author Interviews
A Pen, A Purpose, A Passion: An Interview with Brett Shapiro, author of Late in the Day
Brett Shapiro is an American writer and the author of Late in the Day, a novel published by Atmosphere Press in 2022, and Those Around Him, a novel published in 2019. He is also the best-selling author of L’Intruso, a…
Beyond Blackboards and Baking: An Interview with Elsie Beya, author of A Florist Called Daisy
Finding teaching to be more about paperwork than expanding the minds of young children, Elsie started chasing her dreams of being a writer. She loves writing, reading, shopping, biscuits, tea, gin, and boybands. She is currently studying for her Master’s…
The Divine Pen: An Interview with Arman Isayan, author of Adonai
Arman Isayan is a teacher, writer, and linguist. Introduced to literature at an early age by his beloved mother, he started to write short stories and poems at ten years old. As a teenager, Arman was passionate about the great…
Quadrants of Creativity: An Interview with Stuart Silverman, author of Proxies
An east coast expatriate retired from college/university teaching, I divide my domestic life between homes in Chicago, Illinois, and Hot Springs, Arkansas. My wife and I travel a lot, or used to before our joints began to complain—Maui, in Hawaii,…
Creative Heights: An Interview with Amelia Dellos, author of Delilah Recovered
Amelia Estelle Dellos is a lifelong Chicagoan and the daughter of second-generation Greek immigrants. Currently, she is an MFA candidate and a writing instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Her novel, Delilah Recovered, won the 2017 Watty on the international platform…
Escaping the Shadows: An Interview with Lyn McCauly, author of Early Release
A long career in the Canadian prison system has given me a unique perspective on crime, criminals, and the people (police and prison staff) who interact in a strange world that is separate from the regular man/woman/person on the street.
Laughter Lessons: An Interview with Maria Orlando & Nick Pappas, authors of Mediterranean Mothers
Maria Orlando: native Jersey gal, well schooled in Italian guilt. Teacher of English for 30+ years. Nick Pappas: in Jersey his whole life. First generation Greek/American, grandfather, Vietnam Vet, history teacher 30+ years.
Love, Life, and Literature: An Interview with Kirsten Pursell, author of Long Enough to Love You
Kirsten Pursell is an American author and sometimes blogger. Released on January 1, 2023, Long Enough to Love You is her fourth book. Previous works include her memoir, On Becoming Me: Memoir of an 80s Teenager, released in 2021, and…
Solemnity in Solitude: An Interview with Mary Longley, author of Cult’s Prey
Mary Longley is an author and blogger. Her debut novel, Butterflies, is available through Atmosphere Press, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and Booktopia.
Raising the Stakes: An Interview with P. Anthony Michael, author of Zipline
Michael received a creative writing certificate from the University of West Virginia in the late 90s. He’s been running a successful writer’s group called For the Love of Words for almost two decades. When he has time, he teaches in…
The Curse of Creativity: An Interview with David Gonthier, author of Little Town Blues
David Gonthier is a college educator and interdisciplinary artist (filmmaker, theatre artist, songwriter, fiction writer) living in New Hampshire. He has been married for 25 years and has a 16-year-old transgender daughter who is his greatest mentor. Little Town Blues…
Unsung Heroes: An Interview with Katherine Williams, author of The Glovemaker’s War
I was born and grew up on the Wirral peninsula in Cheshire, England, before moving to London to study Business with French and Spanish. In my late thirties I moved to the United States with my two young sons. Now…
From Whispers to Reality: An Interview with Irene Cooper, author of FOUND
Irene Cooper is the author of Found, a crime thriller noir set in Colorado, Committal, a poet-friendly spy-fy about family, and Spare Change, a finalist for the Stafford/Hall Award for poetry. Writings appear in Denver Quarterly, The Feminist Wire, The…
Embracing the Uncomfortable: An Interview with Thomas Drish, author of The Bonderson Babies
I was born on July 4, 1975, in Illinois, but I currently reside in Indiana. I want to take life by the horns; to be somebody who wants to do good things. It’s not enough to be liked, I want…
An Ode to Home: An Interview with Jo Ann Kiser, author of The Guitar Player and Other Songs of Exile
I am a native of Pike County, Kentucky—back in the hills, as we say. We didn’t have electricity until I was about six, but we had a swimming hole! Later we left and, of economic necessity, explored the world a…
Warrior Wordsmith: An Interview with Dee Arianne Rockwood, author of Stolen Lives
Dee Arianne Rockwood is from a Small town in South West Ohio (Middletown/Hillbillyellegy). As a misfit in school and to redirect her energy, she began her martial arts (Judo) training in 1958 at the local YMCA, winning her first trophy…
Notes From the Heart: An Interview with Darlene Kwarta, author of Once There Was A Child
Darlene Kwarta is a retired special education teacher, mom to three adult children, grandma to six kids, former foster mom, author, Honor Flight Chicago volunteer, wife of a very patient man, and mom to two dogs who don’t know they’re…
From Backlots to Bookshelves: An Interview with Brant Vickers, author of Culver City
Brant Vickers started out as a caddy and then delivered flowers before going into the military, living in three foreign countries and seven states. He later found his true profession and vocation teaching students with special needs, some of the…
Verses that Transcend: An Interview with Anne Harding Woodworth, author of Gender
Anne Harding Woodworth is the author of eight books of poetry and four chapbooks. Her book Trouble received the 2022 William Meredith Award for Poetry. Gender was a Literary Titan Silver. An excerpt from her chapbook, The Last Gun, won…