Scott Russell Sanders Reading and Q&A

Scott Russell Sanders reads from a number of essays reflective of the theme of the festival, “Landscape and Literature.” Christopher Merrill facilitates the Q&A session after the reading; Sanders describes his relationship to nature and the Midwestern landscape, his writing process, and what initially led him to the process of essay writing after his accomplished career as a fiction writer. 

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In: International Writing Program Archive

Authors: Scott Russell Sanders

Date Recorded: October 11, 2003

Works Read: Scott Russell Sanders reads excerpts from essays "Beneath the Smooth Skin of America," and "Buckeye" from Writing from the Center. He also discusses a work-in-progress, Awe.

Program: --

Format: reading

Contributors: Chris Merrill

Topics: Nature writing; non-fiction writing

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