Author of the Month: Arthur Davis
“I think you should write what you ‘have’ to write, not necessarily what you want to write.” Arthur Davis, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for October, talks to Sauleha Kamal.
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Poet of the Month: Vicki Husband
“I got the sense that poetry is much more a part of life in Pakistan than it is in the UK…” Vicki Husband, The Missing Slate’s October Poet of the Month, in conversation with Jamie Osborn.
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Author of the Month: David McVey
“The book that pushed me most into writing was Hamish Brown’s Scottish mountaineering work Hamish’s Mountain Walk, which excited me with the way the author linked bashing about in the hills, reading, and writing into an indivisible unity.” David McVey, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for September, talks to Casey Harding.
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Poet of the Month: Agnieszka Wolny-Hamkało
“I’d like to make my readers wake up in a stranger’s clothes.” Agnieszka Wolny-HamkaÅ‚o, our Poet of the Month for September, talks to Maida Salkanović.
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Spotlight Translator: Annie McDermott
Annie talks to Constance A. Dunn about the limitations of using a computer to translate fiction, the rhythm and beauty of Marcelino Freire’s writing, and the power of translation.
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Spotlight Artist: Maikel Pérez
Noah Klein interviews Cuban artist Maikel Perez about his art, his process and the changing politics of Cuba.
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Author of the Month: N.V. Baker
“I’d say we are a generation that excels in the second-hand experiences. We are experts on everything and experienced with next to nothing.” N.V. Baker, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for August, talks to Abbigail Rosewood.
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Poet of the Month: Thomas C. Dunn
“We don’t learn by judging; we learn by fighting to understand.” Thomas C. Dunn, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month for August, talks to Camille Ralphs.
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Author of the Month: Ambika Thompson
“I’m also really obsessed by things that one can buy in vending machines…caviar, lettuce, burgers, canned bread, underwear, eggs, rice, neckties, art, and what I’ve now found I’ve always needed, live crabs.” Ambika Thompson, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for July, talks to Casey Harding.
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Author of the Month: Nafiza Azad
“I’ve learned from reading that you can tell a story in two ways: one is via the written narrative and the other is via the subtext, specifically, the things that remain unsaid but implied.” Nafiza Azad, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for June, talks to Casey Harding.
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