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The Great George Saunders On The Importance of Kindness

April 24, 2014 by utpress Leave a Comment

Check out this beautiful animated video inspired by George Saunders’ commencement speech given at Syracuse University. The same speech inspired the book Congratulations, By The Way.

Posted in: News Tagged: books, Fiction, George Saunders, Kindness

Kill Those Trees!

April 21, 2013 by utpress Leave a Comment

I know, I know. But before you pick up your green placards, please hear me out. To begin with, these are not my words (not that I need to pass the blame), but these words come from Amina Gautier, whose work, especially her short story collection, At Risk, I have come to admire. Yes, Gautier … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Tagged: Amina Gautier, elements of craft, George Saunders, Isaac Babel, revision

Lectores Series Available on YouTube

April 9, 2013 by utpress Leave a Comment

One of the great benefits of the University of Tampa MFA program is the visiting authors and publishers. In the first term of the nascent program, superstar crime fiction author Michael Connelly dropped by the program and talked about story construction and concepts of literary merit in the sometimes unfairly termed “genre fiction.” Then, in … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Tagged: Arthur Flowers, George Saunders, Lectores, Michael Connelly, Tibor Fischer, University of Tampa

George Saunders on Voice and Voices

February 14, 2013 by utpress Leave a Comment

George Saunders, perhaps the most important living short story writer in the English language, served as a guest lecturer during the Tampa MFA program in the June 2012 residency, and as a component of his visitation, he delighted fans and acolytes alike with a reading of a few of his short stories. After the readings, … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Tagged: George Saunders, The Organist, voice

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