Katy Giebenhain: How I Wrote ‘Iowa River, October Wind’
“The Iowa River was right there before me. Like all rivers it has a history. It was no leap to think about the way we treat performers and natural resources.”
Author: Lucile Russing
Having recently finished her MA in Creative Writing from Cardiff University, Lucile Russing is determined to finish her first novel this year and start querying. She primarily writes science fiction and fantasy, but has also freelanced as a ghost-writer for historical romance and been known to dabble in performance poetry.
Adele Evershed: How I Wrote ‘Dirty Laundry’
“‘Dirty Laundry’ deals with nostalgia, memory, and the passage of time, but if I were to sum it up in one word, I’d say – hiraeth, a word any Welsh expat knows well.”