A robot at a typewriter University students, virtually everyone agrees, ought to learn to write well. Writing is an essential skill for academic and professional life, and so, across disciplines, we teach students to compose essays, reports, research papers and literature reviews. We want them to develop a command of language, an understanding of structure […]
Photo courtesy of the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference (SBWC) By Bonnie Carroll The long awaited 50th Anniversary Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference came back bigger and better than ever, attracting a record number of participants from around the U.S., including members who have attended for over thirty years, as well as many first timers. The 2023 […]
The Italian writer’s first book, a novella originally published in 1942, establishes the themes — including thwarted desire and the challenges of family life — for which she became known. Natalia Ginzburg’s favorite topics — family as both aid and encumbrance; how marriage complicates women’s desires; the rising threat of Fascism — correspond with concerns […]
A cancer survivor whose family hails from Wigan has told how turning to writing effectively saved his life. Alan Liptrot is a 66-year-old divorcee and former heating engineer who was in the pit of despair as he battled illness and shielded from Covid. As much Billinge as Barnsley where he lives, Alan explains how putting […]
