2020 Writer Interviews

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This year’s symposium includes writer interviews to offer a glimpse into the writing process of our participants, both in regards to their selected pieces and their work more generally. Get tips on everything from choosing a topic to editing drafts from our talented symposium participants in the videos below.

Writer Interviews

Erin Haley, Class of 2021

In this interview, graduate writing consultant Erika Nelson talks with Erin Haley, author of ““The NFL and CTE: An Exploitation of Black Athletes”. They discuss the importance of outlining and why Erin prefers to write introductions and conclusions at the end of the writing process. Talking specifically about her paper, Erin shares what other football fans can do to increase awareness of racism embedded in the NFL.

Kathy Yuan, Class of 2020

In this interview, graduate writing consultant Nick Tippenhauer talks with Kathy Yuan, author of “Sociocultural Comparison of U.S. vs. French Eating Regimens:  A Modern Identity Crisis”. They discuss the importance of editing and choosing a topic. In terms of her specific piece, Kathy shares why she chose to focus on comparing cereal labels in France and the U.S. for her analysis.

Lauren Furman, Class of 2020

In this interview, graduate writing consultant Nick Tippenhauer talks with Lauren Furman, author of “Wilt the Flowers, Devour the Bones”. They discuss how writing analytical papers differs from writing creative works, and Lauren shares why she chose to tell the story from a non-human perspective.

Kaitlin Joshua, Class of 2021

In this interview, graduate writing consultant Erika Nelson talks with Kaitlin Joshua, author of “Love and Vera”. They discuss finding ideas for characters and how to start writing. Kaitlin shares which “Love and Vera” character is her favorite.

Watch Kaitlin perform her piece, “Love and Vera”, on our Creative Writing page!