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Why We're Here: 2nd Annual River Teeth Conference

By Sarah Wells   |  May 17, 2013
The River Teeth Conference this weekend brings many writers together in one friendly little town to have a conversation about story. Their words are sure to ignite my spirit and enliven my desire to get the story I need to tell down on paper in its truest and most artistic form.

Andre Dubus III "Writing and Publishing a Memoir" Wins a Pushcart

By Sarah Wells   |  May 2, 2013
Congratulations to Andre Dubus III, whose piece, "Writing and Publishing a Memoir," published in River Teeth Volume 14, Number 1, has won a Pushcart Prize and will be reprinted in Pushcart Prize XXXVIII: Best of the Small Presses.

Harvey, Kerstetter Essays Chosen for Reprint in Best American Essays 2013

By Dan Lehman   |  April 18, 2013
Two essays first published in River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative Volume 13, Number 2 will be featured in Best American Essays 2013, the long-running series published by Houghton Mifflin Books and edited by Robert Atwan. Steven Harvey's essay, "The Book of Knowledge" and Jon Kerstetter's essay, "Triage" will appear in BAE 2013, scheduled for an October 2013 release.

Tickets for River Teeth Conference Available

April 15, 2013
Tickets are now available for select events during the River Teeth Nonfiction Conference. A $10 contribution online will grant access to each of the evening events as well as the Scott Russell Sanders seminar. Guests may also contribute $10 at the door.

Jesse Lichtenstein and "Do we really want to live without the post office?"

By Matt Tullis   |  April 15, 2013
Podcast interview with Jesse Lichtenstein. Jesse Lichtenstein wrote the story, "Do we really want to live without the post office" for the February issue of Esquire. In the story, Lichtenstein follows mail through the postal process in an effort to understand how it can get from one end of the country to the other for a scant 43 cents.

Amy A. Whitcomb

February 15, 2013
Amy A. Whitcomb holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science and is completing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, both from the University of Idaho. Her essays and poems have appeared in several publications and anthologies, including High Country News, Flyway, Frogpond, and Tahoe Blues: Short Lit on Life at the Lake. In 2011, she was awarded a Bodie McDowell scholarship from the Outdoor Writers Association of America. She currently works as a writing consultant for graduate students.

Editor's Notes, Volume 14 Number 2

By Joe Mackall   |  February 15, 2013
Are there too many memoirs out there? Are too many being written? Is enough, enough? After all, for the last twenty-five years we’ve read memoirs on every conceivable subject. Some great, some good, some fair, some poor.

Volume 14 Number 2

February 15, 2013
featuring work by Amy A. Whitcomb, Kirk Wilson, Sonja Livingston, Glenn Moomau, Philip Gerard, Marilyn Bousquin, Kathryn Wilder, Richard Goodman, Jackson Connor, and A. Sandosharaj

Kelley Benham French Discusses "Never let go"

By Matt Tullis   |  February 15, 2013
In this podcast interview, Matt Tullis talks to Kelley Benham French about her story, "Never let go," which is about the birth of her daughter. Juniper French was born at 23 weeks, six days and weighed one pound, four ounces.

Kirk Wilson

February 15, 2013
Kirk Wilson writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His work has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Confrontation, Eclipse, Folly, The Langdon Review, Meridian, Midway Journal, The New Guard Literary Review, Soundings East, and The Wordstock 10 anthology. A chapbook of poetry, The Early Word, was published by Burning Deck press. Kirk’s book Unsolved, an investigation into ten high profile murders, has been published in six editions in the US and UK. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Donna Johnson, author of Holy Ghost Girl.

Sonja Livingston

February 15, 2013
Sonja Livingston’s first book, Ghostbread, won the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction.

Glenn Moomau

February 15, 2013
Glenn Moomau is the author of the memoir, Ted Nugent Condominium.

A. Sandosharaj

February 15, 2013
A. Sandosharaj’s work has appeared in Massachusetts Review, Crab Orchard Review, Subcontinental, River City, American Literary Review, Bartleby and Alligator Juniper.

Marilyn Bousquin

February 15, 2013
Marilyn Bousquin is the creator of Writing Women’s Lives™ (www.writingwomenslives.com), where she teaches the craft of creative nonfiction and shows women writers how to eliminate writing blocks, discover their authentic voice, and empower their writing.

Kathryn Wilder

February 15, 2013
Kathryn Wilder is a resident of Hawai`i and also lives in southwestern Colorado, where she operates a natural-horsemanship training facility with renowned Mustang trainer Ramón Castro.

Richard Goodman

February 15, 2013
Richard Goodman is the author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France, A New York Memoir and The Soul of Creative Writing.

Jackson Connor

February 15, 2013
Jackson Connor lives and writes in Southeast Ohio with his spouse Traci O Connor and their four kids. He also has work forthcoming in Stealing Time and an anthology called Words 4 Things: How We Learn about Sex.

What Is Creative Nonfiction?

By Eric LeMay   |  February 1, 2013
Enough already. We’re so weary of that question. Those questions: What do you mean by “creative”? Isn’t all writing creative? And isn’t “non-” weird, too? Why not Non-Poetry? Or Non-Refrigerator-Repair-Manuals, since “non-” is anything that a thing isn’t?

An Interview with Pamela Coloff about "The Innocent Man"

By Matt Tullis   |  January 31, 2013
In November and December of 2012, Texas Monthly Magazine published the story "The Innocent Man." The two-part series, reported and written by Pamela Colloff, tells the story of Michael Morton, a young husband and father who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife in 1987.

Mark Masse Presented with Award for Journalism

January 24, 2013
Mark Massé (www.markmasse.com) was presented with the American Psychoanalytic Association's (APsaA) 2012 Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award noted his “commitment to covering mental health issues with integrity and sensitivity.”

"The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever" Interview with Michael J. Mooney

By Matt Tullis   |  January 10, 2013
In this podcast, Matt Tullis, Journalism Professor at Ashland University, interviews Michael J. Mooney about his piece in D Magazine, "The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever," which has garnered attention as one of the best pieces of nonfiction in 2012.

Do Not Read Out Loud

By Laurie Uttich   |  January 3, 2013
Laurie Uttich teamed up with Sean Ironman to create this video of "Do Not Read Out Loud," from River Teeth 14.1.

John W. Evans Wins River Teeth Book Prize

December 17, 2012
Congratulations to John W. Evans, winner of the 2013 River Teeth Nonfiction Book Prize.

Matt Tullis Interviews Justin Heckert About "The Girl Who Feels No Pain"

By Matt Tullis   |  December 13, 2012
Journalist Justin Heckert discusses his story "The Hazards of Growing Up Painlessly" with Ashland University journalism professor Matt Tullis in this podcast. Heckert's story chronicles the life of 13-year-old Ashlyn Blocker, who suffers from congenital insensitivity to pain.

Submission System Closed During Holidays

By Sarah Wells   |  December 13, 2012
In order to give our screeners a break, River Teeth will not accept submissions during Ashland University's winter break, which begins December 20.

Two Acclaimed Literary Journalists Added to Conference Presenters

By Sarah Wells   |  November 12, 2012
The River Teeth Nonfiction Conference rounded out its list of writers presenting in May at Ashland University with the addition of literary journalists Earl Swift and Brian Mockenhaupt.

Pushcart Prize Nominations 2012

By Sarah Wells   |  October 31, 2012
River Teeth editors announce their nominations for the Pushcart Prize

River Teeth Notable Essays in Best American Essays 2012

October 22, 2012
Six essays published in River Teeth are listed as notable in Best American Essays 2012

Reviewed: Looking for Esperanza

By Sonya Huber   |  October 1, 2012
If James Agee’s life experience had overlapped more with the lives of his sharecropper subjects in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, he might have been able to produce a book like Adriana Páramo’s new work, Looking for Esperanza.

RT Conference Announces Student Scholarships

September 26, 2012
The second annual River Teeth Nonfiction Conference is pleased to announce that it is offering four merit-based scholarships for students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate writing programs.

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