Conference Speakers' Essays Appear in Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies

For those who attended this spring's River Teeth Nonfiction Conference, you already know what a fine session Ana Maria Spagna and Steven Harvey had on "The Essay in Parts," and you can listen to their talk in our conference archives. Sarah M. Wells and Jill Christman also presented on Jo Ann Beard's work in her well-remembered essay, "The Fourth State of Matter," and her celebrated essay collection containing it, The Boys of My Youth. You can also listen to that talk in our conference archives.

But if you'd like a closer read on both of these topics, the new issue of Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies includes papers related to both of these talks. Dig in!

"The Essay in Parts," by Steven Harvey and Ana Maria Spagna

"The Memoir inside the Essay Collection: Jo Ann Beard's The Boys of My Youth" by Sarah M. Wells

For those of you dying to know, the next River Teeth Nonfiction Conference is scheduled to take place June 3-5, 2016, with featured speakers Dinty W. Moore and Elena Passarello. More news about the conference will be posted to the site soon!