| Anna Myers 07/10/2019 |
Anna Myers, an author of children's books, talks about her love of writing starting at an early age, her education, her longtime career as an English teacher, and meeting her husband. She also discusses… |
| Belinda Bruner 11/06/2020 |
Dr. Belinda Bruner, writer and former professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU), talks about growing up in southeastern Oklahoma and the difficulties of making friends in school due to prejudice towards… |
| Ben Myers 03/06/2019 |
Ben Myers, professor and poet, talks about his early interest in poetry and his higher education. He recalls his experience serving as the poet laureate of Oklahoma for 2015/2016 and comments on his career… |
| Bill McCloud 04/05/2018 |
Bill McCloud, author and teacher, talks about his early college days, volunteering for the Army, and serving during the Vietnam War. He discusses how he is now writing poetry from the letters he wrote… |
| Bill Wetterman & Pamela Wetterman 02/28/2019 |
Bill and Pamela Wetterman discuss their work as authors and their lives as a married couple. They share how they each originally became interested in writing and what types of books they enjoy creating… |
| Brad McLelland 01/31/2020 |
Brad McLelland, author of historical fiction and fantasy novels and co-author of the 'Legends of the Lost Causes' series, talks about his early childhood interest in writing growing up in southern Arkansas.… |
| Brandon Hobson 04/05/2019 |
Brandon Hobson, fiction writer, talks about his youth in El Reno, Oklahoma, and shares how he became interested in writing while in college and comments on other writers he admires. He discusses his book… |
| Chris Murphy 03/06/2018 |
Chris Murphy, an author known for flash fiction, describes his transition from the Northeast to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with detailed stories told along the way. Murphy, a lifelong Red Sox fan, talks about… |
| Clemonce Heard 07/31/2018 |
Clemonce Heard discusses his life growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He describes his relationship with his parents and sister and how he first took an interest in poetry. He talks about coming to Stillwater,… |
| Colin Pope 12/17/2019 |
Award winning poet, Colin Pope, talks about his time growing up in upstate New York and his educational and career journey before ending up in Oklahoma. He describes the impact of a classmate's death on… |
| Constance Squires 02/01/2018 |
Constance (Connie) Squires, a daughter of an Army Ranger, talks about her youth spent living in various places. She outlines her journey through college and learning to appreciate the rich authenticity… |
| Don Stinson 04/06/2018 |
Don Stinson, author and instructor, talks about his childhood, his college undergraduate years, and his path to becoming a poet and a teacher. He recalls moving between southern California and western… |
| Dorothy Alexander 12/11/2018 |
Dorothy Alexander, poet, recalls her upbringing on a farm in rural Oklahoma during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era and how that influenced her to pursue a career in writing. She talks about her… |
| Eilis O'Neal 07/06/2018 |
Eilis O'Neal discusses growing up in Tulsa with dreams of becoming a writer. She talks about attending the University of Tulsa, interning for the 'Nimrod Literary Journal,' and becoming editor-in-chief… |
| Faith Phillips 12/13/2018 |
Faith Phillips, author of fiction and nonfiction, recalls her childhood and comments on the culture of Adair County, Oklahoma. She talks about her early career as a lawyer and about what prompted her to… |
| Gay Pasley 04/05/2018 |
Gay Pasley, born in St. John’s, Antigua, moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a young child and grew up in the Greenwood area. She talks about her path to earning an MFA in Creative Nonfiction writing, and the… |
| Holly Morse-Ellington 05/26/2018 |
Holly Morse-Ellington, writer, discusses her early life in Paducah, Kentucky, and her later college career at Lipscomb University and Indiana University. She later goes on to tell about her experience… |
| Jane Vincent Taylor 03/12/2018 |
Jane Vincent Taylor, an author and poet, describes her upbringing and explains how that led to her earning a degree in Women's Studies. She discusses the process of becoming a writer and poet after many… |
| Janine Joseph 12/18/2017 |
Janine Joseph, poet and creative writing instructor at Oklahoma State University, recalls her youth in the Philippines and her family's immigration to Riverside, California. Working hard to afford college… |
| Jason Poudrier 10/01/2018 |
Jason Poudrier, author, discusses growing up in a military family and living in Alaska, North Dakota, Oregon, and finally Oklahoma. He describes what it was like enlisting in the Army after high school… |
| Jeanetta Calhoun Mish 04/22/2018 |
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, poet, talks about her youth in Wewoka, Oklahoma, and about her early interest in poetry. She discusses her books of poems and her inspiration. She speaks about her various subject… |
| Jennifer Kidney 03/12/2018 |
Jennifer Kidney, an author, recalls her childhood and having parents who were artists. She explains her path to earning an English degree and shares how she came to be in Oklahoma. Kidney talks about her… |
| Jennifer Latham 08/24/2018 |
Jennifer Latham, young adult novelist, recalls memories of growing up in various places as the daughter of a military serviceman. She talks about her educational path, meeting her husband, having children… |
| Jessica Isaacs 12/17/2018 |
Jessica Isaacs, poet and instructor, recalls her early life in a small town and the importance of reading in her childhood. She comments on her educational journey and her decision to pursue an English… |
| John Andrews 07/13/2018 |
John Andrews, poet and writer, discusses his life as a gay male living in Oklahoma. He talks about his experiences earning a fine arts graduate degree and his journey to earning a doctorate. Andrews comments… |
| John Yozzo 03/07/2019 |
John Yozzo, author and retired English professor, recalls his childhood in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and his college days in the 1970s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He talks about how the death of his father motivated… |
| Joy Harjo 05/08/2019 |
Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and the first Native American selected for the post, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 9, 1951. Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation,… |
| Julie Chappell 04/14/2021 |
Julie Chappell talks about her upbringing in Kansas which led her towards writing and her undergraduate work at the University of California, San Diego and further work for her PhD at the University of… |
| Kate Hart 06/18/2018 |
Kate Hart, author and artist, talks her youth and how she became interested in writing young adult literature. She discusses her book, 'After the Fall,' explaining the circumstances that led her to write… |
| Ken Hada 04/24/2018 |
Ken Hada, author and professor, talks about his upbringing as a minister's son and shares how he became interested in writing and in poetry. He recalls submitting his first two poems for publication and… |
| Kristi Eaton 02/02/2018 |
Kristi Eaton, a freelance journalist with roots in Tulsa, Oklahoma, recalls her youth and how she became interested in writing. She talks about her early work that took her out of the United States and… |
| Liz Blood 11/06/2019 |
Liz Blood, author and editor of the Tulsa Voice, shares her life and job experiences starting with her childhood in Oklahoma City. She explains that though she did not write much she was imaginative and… |
| Michael Mason 03/06/2018 |
Michael Mason, an author and journalist with roots in Tulsa, Oklahoma, describes his childhood in the 1970s and 1980s and the hard times that came along with being Hispanic in Tulsa during that time. Mason… |
| Paul Bowers 05/11/2021 |
Paul Bowers, author and poet, talks about his upbringing in Texas and his family's move to Sand Spring, Oklahoma when he was a child. He discusses growing up with a love for reading and nature and shares… |
| Rebecca Hatcher Travis 10/30/2018 |
Rebecca Hatcher Travis, poet, discusses her upbringing in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She talks about her love of poetry and writing, as well as her new work, 'Picked Apart the Bones.' She discusses how her… |
| Regina Jennings 11/19/2019 |
Regina Jennings, a Christian historical fiction writer, talks about growing up in Mustang, Oklahoma. She describes how she was interested in reading and literature from an early age and her desire to be… |
| Rilla Askew 10/30/2017 |
Rilla Askew, born in 1951, recalls her youth in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, during the years of racism and societal boundaries. She discusses her writing process that includes studying history including the… |
| Ron Wallace 04/06/2018 |
Ron Wallace, author and instructor, talks about growing up in Durant, Oklahoma, and having a father on the police force. He recalls his college days and earning a degree in English. He explains how he… |
| Sasha Martin 06/22/2018 |
Sasha Martin discusses memories from her childhood living in Boston, Massachusetts. She talks about what her mother would do to entertain her as a child and about entering foster care. She describes her… |
| Sharon Martin 11/11/2019 |
Sharon Edge Martin, author and poet from Southeastern Oklahoma, talks about growing up with two parents who were both preachers. She describes her passion for reading and writing at a young age and writing… |
| Sly Alley 04/06/2018 |
Sly Alley, author and poet, recalls his youth growing up in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, and some of his early experiences as a Native American. He discusses his educational journey, his various jobs, and how he… |
| Tamara Lebak 02/06/2019 |
Tamara Lebak discusses her life as a singer-songwriter, author, and minister at All Souls Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She talks about her upbringing and education, studying abroad in Belgium, and her work… |
| Teresa Miller 01/09/2018 |
Teresa Miller is a fourth-generation Oklahoman and an author. Miller grew up in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and a fair amount of her publications relate back to this area. Along with writing novels and her memoir,… |
| Traci Sorell 11/13/2019 |
Traci Sorell, author and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, discusses her experiences as a child growing up with an interest in literature in the Cherokee Nation and California. She describes her exposure… |
