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Welcome to Backstage, where donors, friends, and patrons of Narrative get a glimpse of the process behind great literature. It’s the place to read unpublished work by accomplished writers, to listen to well-known authors, and to hear stories, as well as discussions, about writing and publishing. There are pictures to view as well as video footage of great literary figures. Here’s what’s happening at Backstage now:

AUDIO AND VIDEO
RICK BASS TALKING ABOUT PUBLISHING IN
THE DIGITAL AGE
ANN BEATTIE CLIPS FROM OUR INTERVIEW WITH ANN
ROBERT OLEN BUTLER READING FROM HIS NEW COLLECTION
INTERCOURSE
FRANK CONROY CLIPS FROM OUR INTERVIEW WITH
FRANK (HIS LAST)
CHARLES D'AMBROSIO READING FROM HIS STORY
“SCREENWRITER”
DAN GERBER READING HIS POETRY
DONALD HALL READINGS FROM OUR INTERVIEW WITH DON
JAYNE ANNE PHILLIPS ON WRITING, TEACHING, AND
HER UPCOMING NOVEL
JAMES AND KAY SALTER READING FROM LIFE IS MEALS
TIM SELDES A LEGENDARY AGENT REFLECTS
ON PUBLISHING
ROBERT STONE DISCUSSING LITERARY LIFE AND
CALIFORNIA IN THE 1960S
ARTHUR SZE READING HIS POETRY
AMY TAN READING TWO NONFICTION WORKS
GEOFFREY WOLFF CLIPS FROM OUR INTERVIEW
TOBIAS WOLFF READING FROM HIS NEW COLLECTION,
OUR STORY BEGINS
ALAN ZIEGLER CLIPS FROM OUR INTERVIEW

PRINT
RICK BASS AN ESSAY ON THE DANGERS OF WRITING
ROBERT OLEN BUTLER ON THE AESTHETICS OF THE SHORT
SHORT STORY
STUART DYBEK EXCERPT FROM A MANUSCRIPT IN PROGRESS
TOM JENKS A BRIEF HANDBOOK OF REVISION
FOR WRITERS
CHARLIE SMITH MANUSCRIPT PAGES FROM A NEW NOVELLA



Narrative Backstage is updated throughout the year, and you’ll be notified each time.

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