Author of the Month: Eliza Calvin
“Many people like to write about where they are from. I prefer to write about places I’ve never been or places I miss.” Eliza Calvin, our Author of the Month, talks to Varda Nisar.
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Spotlight Translator: Adam Morris
Adam Morris talks to Jacob Silkstone about Hilda Hilst’s life and writing, the importance of translation, and the dangers of seeing the internet as a liberating and democratic force for good.
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Red Island
Sarah Walmsley takes a trip down to Madagascar to see the lemurs, a curious species both endangered by humans and dependent on them for existence.
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Poet of the Month: Hira A
“In fact, I think the only convincing, memorable female protagonist in Pakistani prose has been created by a man… Mohammed Hanif” Hira A, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month, talks to Ghausia Rashid Salam.
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Author of the Month: Madeleine Lee
“We feel obligated to hide ourselves, and in general, we’re just plain cruel to each other.” Madeleine Lee, our Author of the Month, talks to Sauleha Kamal.
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Bangkok: Family Vacations in the Sex Capital
Ghausia Rashid Salam explores the many faces of tourism in Bangkok, learning to navigate the seedy big city with a conservative family.
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Tsunami Woman
The Missing Slate’s Audrey Ryback talks to Sonia Pressman Fuentes.
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Poet of the Month: Shanta Acharya
“Poets today may bear no responsibility to write poems with a social/moral message. Yet this freedom comes with a price.” Shanta Acharya, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month, talks to Maida Salkanović.
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Author of the Month: Erika T. Wurth
“If you’re from the dominant culture, your culture, your language, the things that form your identity, are in many ways so dominant that they are invisible…” The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month, Erika T. Wurth, in conversation with Abbigail N. Rosewood.
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Poet of the Month: Rowland Bagnall
“A friend of mine told me recently that Jonathan Franzen used to blindfold himself daily, touch-type for 6 hours and then get drunk on vodka with his wife. I don’t do this.” Rowland Bagnall, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month for February, talks to Audrey Ryback.
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