From debut authors to Pulitzer Prize winners, Writers on Writing tackles a little of everything — novels, short stories, memoir, poetry, and more, as well as interviews with agents and publishers.

Unlike other shows dedicated to discussing books, we focus on the art, craft, and business of writing. Writers appreciate the opportunity to talk about the artistic elements of their job — the thousands of decisions that must be made to produce a manuscript. There’s no aspect of craft, creativity, and publishing we don’t explore.

Hosts Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone have interviewed well over 1,500 authors on the show including Elizabeth Strout, S.A. Cosby, Ann Patchett, Amor Towles, and George Saunders. Expert advice from some of the industry’s top writers allows us to offer a show that’s been called “your own personal MFA program” (with no financial strain).

Music and sound editing are provided by Travis Barrett.

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EPISODES

(2001 - present)

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Steve Malk and Janell Cannon

Literary agent Steve Malk and Janell Cannon, author of Verdi.

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Earlene Fowler

Earlene Fowler, author of Dove in the Window.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 29, 1999)
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Debby Bull

Debby Bull, author of Blue Jelly: Love Lost & the Lessons of Canning.

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(Broadcast date: Aug 05, 1999)
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Natalie Angier

Natalie Angier, author of Woman: An Intimate Geography.

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(Broadcast date: Nov 04, 1999)
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Dr. David Elkind

Dr. David Elkind, author of The Hurried Child.

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(Broadcast date: Apr 20, 2000)
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Jayne Anne Phillips

Jayne Anne Phillips, author of Motherkind.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 13, 2000)
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Dinah Lenney and Michael Quadland

Marrie Stone interviews Dinah Lenney, author of Bigger than Life: A Murder, a Memoir and Michael Quadland, author of That Was Then.

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(Broadcast audio: Nov 14, 2007)
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T Jefferson Parker

T Jefferson Parker, author of Red Light.

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(Broadcast date: Aug 10, 2000)
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Patricia Hampl, Aaron Raz Link and Hilda Raz

Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist's Daughter, Aaron Raz Link and Hilda Raz co-authors of What Becomes You.

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(Broadcast date: Nov 20, 2007)
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Tom Paine and John Ware

Tom Paine, author of Scar Vegas: And Other Stories and literary agent John Ware.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 26, 2000)
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Vicki Bijur

Literary agent Vicki Bijur.

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(Broadcast date: Sep 28, 2000)
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Emily Listfield and Tom Perrotta

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone interview Emily Listfield, author of Waiting to Surface: A Novel and Tom Perrotta, author of The Abstinence Teacher.

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(Broadcast date: Nov 07, 2007)
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Brenda Copeland and Melissa Plaut

Brenda Copeland, an executive editor of Hyperion and Melissa Plaut, author of Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 03, 2007)
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Ron Carlson and Matthew Carnicelli

Ron Carlson, author of Ron Carlson Writes a Story and NYC literary agent Matthew Carnicelli.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 31, 2007)
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Steve Almond

Steve Almond, author of (Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions. TJ Purcell was not able to be reached for interview.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 17, 2007)
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Ursula Hegi

Marrie Stone interviews Ursula Hegi, author of The Worst Thing I've Done: A Novel.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 11, 2007)
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Judith Handelsman

Judith Handelsman, author of Growing Myself: A Spiritual Journey Through Gardening.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 20, 2000)
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John Dunning and Laurie Lynn Drummond

John Dunning, author of Bookman's Promise and Laurie Lynn Drummond, author of Anything You Say Can and Will Be Held Against You.

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(Broadcast date: Apr 22, 2004)
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Paul Mandelbaum and Kevin Smokler

Paul Mandelbaum, author of Garrett in Wedlock and Kevin Smokler, author of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times.

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(Broadcast date: Jan 13, 2005)
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Samara O'Shea and Jennifer Gilmore

Marrie Stone interviews Samara O'Shea, author of For the Love of Letters and Jennifer Gilmore, author of Golden Country.


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(Broadcast date: Sep 20, 2007)
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