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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(2001 - present)

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Jeri Westerson talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on Writers on Writing

Jeri Westerson, author of the Crispin Guest medieval noir mystery series, and host Barbara DeMarco-Barrett spoke for an hour about writing mysteries, noir, YA, and so many other things having to do with writing.

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(Broadcast date: February 22, 2012)
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Novelist T. Jefferson Parker and memoirist Claire Bidwell Smith on Writers on Writing

Here are T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Jaguar and Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Inheritance of Grief talking with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, author of Pen on Fire, about their new books.

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(Broadcast date: March 13, 2012)
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Marrie Marrie

John Hargraves & Lauren Oliver

Marrie Stone interviews John Hargraves, translator of the book The Druggist of Auschwitz written by Dieter Schlesak, and young adult author Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium Series (Delirium, Pandemonium and Requiem), as well as the novels Before I Fall and Liesl & Po.  


(Broadcast date: March 7, 2012)
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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett with fiction writers Nathan Englander and Pam Houston

Nathan Englander, author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, and Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted talk with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett on this fantabulous show. Two authors that any serious student of writing should be digesting their fiction. One of my favorite shows, of late. (Of late...my son hates that phrase, and so do I! But you get the gist.)

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(Broadcast date: February 29, 2012)
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Will Allison & Stacy Bierlein/Gina Frangello

Marrie Stone interviews Will Allison, author of Long Drive Home, and Stacy Bierlein and Gina Frangello, editors and contributors to the anthology Men Undressed: Women Writers on the Male Sexual Experience.  

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(Broadcast date: February 15, 2012)
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Naomi Benaron & Meg Rosoff


Marrie Stone talks with Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift, and Meg Rosoff, the widely banned young adult author of There is No Dog.


(Broadcast date: February 2, 2012)
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Writers on Writers host Barbara DeMarco-Barrett talks with Kieja Parsinnen and Eric Weiner

Keija Parsinnen, author of the novel,The Ruins of Us, and Eric Weiner, author of the narrative nonfiction book, Man Seeks God, talk about their books, read excerpts, and discuss the art and craft--and business--of writing with radio show host and writer Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.

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(Broadcast date: February 8, 2012)
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Marrie Marrie

Thrity Umrigar and Vicki Goldberg

Marrie Stone talks with Thrity Umrigar, author of The World We Found, and photojournalist Vicki Goldberg, author of The White House: The President's Home in Photographs and History.

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(Broadcast date: January 4, 2012)
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Dani Shapiro talks about her memoir "Devotion"

Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion, in conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.

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(Broadcast date: 2/10/11)
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Marrie Marrie

Luis Alberto Urrea and Peter Orner

Marrie Stone interviews Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Queen of America, and Peter Orner, author of Love and Shame and Love.


(Broadcast date: December 14, 2012)
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Carolyn See

Carolyn See, author of There Will Never Be Another You.

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(Broadcast date: Aug 10, 2006)
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Memoirist Glen Retief in conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Barbara talks with memoirist Glen Retief, author of The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood.

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(Broadcast date: July 20, 2011)
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Lyanda Lynn Haupt and lit agent Kelly Sonnack

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Crow Nation and literary agent Kelly Sonnack with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

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(Broadcast date: 1/11/12)
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Marrie Marrie

Alethea Black and Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Marrie Stone interviews Alethea Black, author of I Knew You'd Be Lovely, and Robyn Griggs Lawrence, author of Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.

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(Broadcast date: Jul 6, 2011)
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Tom Perrotta and Jane Mendelsohn

Marrie Stone interviews Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers and Jane Mendelsohn, author of American Music.


(Broadcast date: September 21, 2011)
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Amy Bloom and Hilary Davidson

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone interview Amy Bloom, author of Where the God of Love Hangs Out and Hilary Davidson, author of The Damage Done.

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(Broadcast date: October 6, 2010)
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Chris Van Allsburg and Erin Morgenstern

Marrie Stone interviews Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, and Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 5, 2011)
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Alexandra Penney and Donna Albrecht

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Alexandra Penney, author of Magic Words: 101 Ways to Talk Your Way Through Life's Challenges and Donna Albrecht, author of Buying a Home When You're Single.

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(Broadcast date: Unknown)
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Marrie Marrie

Amy Alkon and Tracy Ross

Marrie Stone interviews Amy Alkon, author of I See Rude People: One Woman's Battle to Beat Some Manners Into Impolite Society, and Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things: A Memoir.

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(Broadcast date: Apr 6, 2011)
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Allison Brennan and Alisa Bowman

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett interviews Allison Brennan, author of Kiss Me, Kill Me: A Novel of Suspense and Alisa Bowman, author of Project: Happily Ever After: Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters.

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(Broadcast date: February 2, 2011)
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