Writer Mother Monster

About Writer Mother Monster

Writer Mother Monster is a conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice as we make space for creative pursuits. Hosted by Lara Ehrlich, author of ANIMAL WIFE (Red Hen Press, 2020).

Publisher

Lara Ehrlich

Category

arts · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Oct 2020

Latest episode

22 Aug 2024

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Aug 2024

   Writer Mother Monster: Claire Oshetsky

   Claire Oshetsky the author of the novel Chouette, which was longlisted for the 2022 Pen/Faulkner award for fiction and won the 2022 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Chouette was also named to the Honor List for the Otherwise Award, given annually to works of science fiction or fantasy that best explore gender roles, and it was shortlisted for the Barbellian Prize, dedicated to the furtherance of disabled voices in writing. Claire’s second novel, Poor Deer, came out in January ...

2. 

   14 Aug 2024

   Writer Mother Monster: Mary Collins, Live at Stonington Free Library

   This episode is filmed live at the Stonington Free Library. Mary Collins is the author of articles, essays, and three books, including her most recent, A Play Book: Creating Writers, Creating Citizens. She is a professor of nonfiction for the Creative Writing Minors at Central Connecticut State University.Writer Mother Monster is a community and conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice. Support the ...

3. 

   25 Feb 2024

   Writer Mother Monster: Megan Stielstra

   Megan Stielstra is the author of three collections: Everyone Remain Calm, Once I Was Cool, and The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, the Nonfiction Book of the Year from the Chicago Review of Books. Her work appears in the Best American Essays, New York Times, The Believer, Poets & Writers, Tin House, Longreads, Guernica, LitHub, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. A longtime company member with 2nd Story, she has told stories for National Public Radio, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Steppenwolf Theatre, and regularly with the Paper Machete live news magazine at the Green Mill. She teaches creative nonfiction at Northwestern University and is an editor at Northwestern University Press. She has one child, who just turned 16, and describes writer-motherhood in three words as “Oh my God." Writer Mother Monster is a community and conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice. Each episode is streamed live on Facebook and YouTube, then archived on writermothermonster.com Support the Show. (https://writermothermonster.com/donate/) If you appreciate what you hear, consider becoming a patron/ess of Writer Mother Monster. Depending upon your level of support, you can tell me who you want to hear and topics you’d like to hear about, send me questions for guests in advance of interviews, receive a letter of thanks, a signed book–and more! Thank you for contributing to WMM’s sustainability. www.writermothermonster.com/donate/ (https://writermothermonster.com/donate/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

3.0 / 5

2 ratings