Working Title: A Literary Arts Podcast
Working Title: A Literary Arts Podcast, is a literary citizenship project founded by the Fall 2019 cohort candidates in the MFA: Creative Writing program at the University of Central Florida. Our episodes will feature in-studio readings from the UCF literary community, interviews and readings from published faculty and students, seasonal readings such as our inaugural “Spooky Stories” episode, craft round-tables, and special events such as public readings and conference reports. Working Title: A Literary Arts Podcast is an independent project produced with the support of the University of Central Florida MFA in Creative Writing Program, the Department of English, and the College of Arts and Humanities.
Episodes
12 episodes
Episode 13: WE HAVE NAMES: Reclaiming Black Bodies
On June 16th, 2020, poet, essayist, literary activist, and University of Central Florida MFA Creative Writing alumna Audi Barnes presents the We Have Voices inaugural event WE HAVE NAMES: Reclaiming Black Bodies, which honored the lives ...
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Episode 13
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32:14
Women in the MFA, Part II
In part 2 of Women in the MFA, we discuss reading and teaching canonical and diverse texts, the emotional labor of women and marginalized groups inherent in workshop, an while as writers we all have the ability to craft characters outside of ou...
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Episode 12
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36:09
Women in the MFA, Part I
Join us as Nicole Pendleton sits down with MFA in Creative Writing candidates Nicole Balsamo, Audi Barnes, Rebecca Fox, and Becca Rowel. In part one of this two-part episode, the panel dives into the opinions and experiences of women in MFA pro...
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Episode 11
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37:40
Love Letters
Love through the generations. The great love of female friendships. The arc of married love through a husband’s tight spiral. The beasts we become to love the people we shouldn’t love.Today’s episode b...
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Episode 10
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12:24
1000 Pigeons and Autonarrative Writing with Dez Deshaies
Join us as we sit down with writer, game designer, and UCF MFA candidate Dez Deshaies to discuss autonarratives and how narrative gaming can inspire creative writing. After we chat with Dez, we'll listen to 1000 Pigeons, a performance crafted t...
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Episode 9
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45:10
Kerouac Karaoke with David K. Gibson, Part II
Join Nicole Pendleton for the conclusion of her chat with writer and University of Central Florida MFA in Creative Writing candidate, David K. Gibson, affectionately known as “Gib.” In Part II, their conversation includes his current work and t...
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Episode 8
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31:47
Kerouac Karaoke with David K. Gibson, Part I
Nicole Pendleton sits down with writer and University of Central Florida MFA in Creative Writing candidate, David K. Gibson, affectionately known as “Gib.” In Part I, their conversation weaves from his reading event project, Kerouac Karaoke, ho...
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Episode 7
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48:52
Winter Solstice Stories
An unexpected and dangerous guest arrives during a storm, and tries to strike a deal with their host.A winter freeze brings perceptual and existential clarity, but in Florida such things never last long. A 3 A.M. trip down ...
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Episode 6
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21:59
Interview: Terry Ann Thaxton
Join Working Title as writer and MFA Candidate Becca Rowell sits down with University of Central Florida MFA in Creative Writing Program Director and Poet Terry Ann Thaxton. Thaxton discusses the MFA program at UCF, experimentation and...
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Episode 5
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42:46
Writers in the Sun: Roger Reeves and Chrissy Kolaya
Join Working Title as we present two Writers in the Sun readings, featuring poets Roger Reeves and Chrissy Kolaya. Reeves reads his poem “Children Listen,” and answers questions about his process writing poetry. Kolaya spends time read...
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Episode 4
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39:04