First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

Chuck Palahniuk is the author of novels, novellas, graphic novels, journalism, essays, and even a coloring book.  He is ... Read more

Dani Shapiro is the bestselling author of the memoirs Still Writing, Devotion, and Slow Motion, and five novels includin... Read more

Jane Smiley is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Thousand Acres.  She has written more than twenty books including ... Read more

Anthony Doerr is the author of The Shell Collector, About Grace, Four Seasons in Rome, Memory Wall, and the new novel Al... Read more

George Saunders is the author of four short story collections, including Tenth of December and the novel Lincoln in the ... Read more

Meg Wolitzer is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Interestings, The Uncoupling, The Ten-Year Nap, The Positio... Read more

Ann Patchett is the author of six novels, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, and... Read more

Lauren Groff is the author of the novel The Monsters of Templeton, shortlisted for the Orange Prize for New Writers, Del... Read more

Emily St. John Mandel was born and raised on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. She studied contemporary dance ... Read more

Jenny Offill is the author of Dept. of Speculation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chuck Palahnuik is an American novelist and freelance journalist, who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He ... Read more

Francine Prose is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic.  Her latest book is an essay collectio... Read more

Andrew Sean Greer is the author of six works of fiction, including the bestseller The Confessions of Max Tivoli, The Sto... Read more

Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of five novels: Prep, The Man of My Dreams, American Wife, Sisterland, and E... Read more

Susan Orlean is a staff writer at The New Yorker and her books include Rin Tin Tin, The Orchid Thief, and The Library Bo... Read more

Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller list... Read more

First Draft interview with Antonya Nelson.  Nelson is the author of seven short story collections and four novels. She t... Read more

Jim Shepard is an American novelist and short story writer, who teaches creative writing and film at Williams College.  ... Read more

Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly ... Read more

Esmé Weijun Wang is the author of The Border of Paradise and The Collected Schizophrenias. Learn more about your ad choi... Read more