By M.A.W.P. student Shane Zimmer Last Thursday I took part in a Master Class with author William Lychack as part of the Visiting Writers Program at DePaul. I was one of three fortunate M.A.W.P. students who had their stories selected for the hour-and-a-half workshop. Along with Javaria Afghani and Amanda Gibson, I had the opportunity to talk shop with the author of The Wasp Eater and The Architect of Flowers. Lychack took time to respond to each of our stories candidly. Though he had comments for each individual piece, he shared one particularly memorable insight… Read Article →
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The M.A.W.P. is delighted to announce that Javaria Afghani, Amanda Gibson and Shane Zimmer have been selected to take a master class with visiting writer William Lychack this week. Congratulations to these three students—and thanks to all those who submitted work. The quality of the entries was strong and the competition was fierce. Please plan on attending this master class, which is open to the public. It’s a great opportunity to get to learn from an accomplished short-writer and novelist, and to get to know the work of your fellow graduate students. Master Class with… Read Article →
Thursday, April 14, 2011 Master Class with William Lychack 3:30-5 pm Location (on Lincoln Park campus) TBA Reading by William Lychack 6 pm Richardson Library, room 400 2350 N. Kenmore Free & open to the public The MAWP is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for graduate students to work with visiting writer William Lychack, author of The Architect of Flowers, a new short-story collection that novelist Charles Baxter describes as “an amazing accomplishment, very complex and exceptionally beautiful.” In addition to reading from his work on the evening of April 14, Lychack has agreed… Read Article →