Episode 19: Writing Class Radio | Interview with Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz
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Show Notes:
Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz are the powerhouse team behind the Writing Class Radio podcast, website and community. This week Nicole Rivera, host of STOP WRITING ALONE, talks with these women about the importance of us finding our “breakout story,” writing it, and learning through teaching. During this episode both Allison and Andrea share some of their own stories, as well as their experience(s) as both students and teachers of writing classes.
Mentioned in this episode:
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- WRITING CLASS RADIO website: http://www.writingclassradio.com/
- Allison Langer’s website: http://www.allisonlanger.com/
- Allison’s essay “This isn’t the family I thought I’d have. I’m sending holiday cards anyway this year.” from THE WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/14/this-isnt-family-i-thought-id-have-this-year-im-sending-holiday-cards-anyway/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9cdee2ed070b
- Terrie Silverman’s website (Andrea’s “Pretty Kitty” writing class teacher): http://creativerites.com/
- Andrea Askowitz’s website: http://andreaaskowitz.com/
- Allison’s essay “I teach writing in prison. During one class, things got real — even for me.” from THE WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/05/31/i-teach-writing-in-prison-during-one-class-things-got-real-even-for-me/?utm_term=.f5ffc14a31eb
- CBS Miami story about the Prison Poetry Program: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/05/22/prison-poetry-exchange-for-change-dade-correctional-institution/
- Exchange for Change: https://www.exchange-for-change.org/
- Episode 14 of STOP WRITING ALONE: An Argument Against Writing Prompts (the episode where I discussed the koi ponds!) https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/04/25/episode-14-an-argument-against-writing-prompts/
- Episode 18 of STOP WRITING ALONE: What You Don’t Like https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/05/23/episode-18-what-you-dont-like/
- Arundhati Roy interview where she says, “The point of the writer is to be unpopular.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/17/arundhati-roy-interview-you-ask-the-questions-the-point-of-the-writer-is-to-be-unpopular
- Episode 58 of WRITING CLASS RADIO: Everyone Needs an Editor/Friend https://art19.com/shows/writing-class-radio/episodes/461bb993-d870-4279-ba53-6188ad35fafb
- Allison’s essay “The hard edits: Why every writer needs an editor/friend” from THE WRITER https://www.writermag.com/improve-your-writing/revision-grammar/the-hard-edits/
- Andrea Askowitz’s Medium page: https://medium.com/@andrea.askowitz
- Joyce Maynard website: https://www.joycemaynard.com/
- Episode 69 of WRITING CLASS RADIO: Unpopular Opinion http://www.writingclassradio.com/contest-winner
- Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone
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The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:
- The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
- How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
- Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
- The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
- Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
- The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
- I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
- Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
- Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
- Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
- Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
- Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
- Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
- Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE
And our teacher…
- Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2
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