Fall Featured Writer: Crystal K. Odelle!
Our fall episode of Plume: A Writer’s Podcast is out now, and we are so excited for you to hear from the lovely, brilliant Crystal K. Odelle. In this episode, Sam and Melanie talk with Crystal about flash prose, trans identity, the blurred lines between fiction and nonfiction, liminal spaces, chapbook publishing, RPG writing, and more! … Read more
Featured Writer: NYT Bestselling Author, Jessamine Chan!
We’re so excited to share our latest Plume episode, featuring THE Jessamine Chan! Jessamine’s novel, The School for Good Mothers, is a New York Times bestseller, a penetrating and mind-bending speculative dystopian tale that provokes deep conversations. In this episode, Melanie and Dawn dive in with Jessamine, talking about The School For Good Mothers, publishing … Read more
Season 3 Starts with Melanie Unruh!
Season 3, Episode 1: A Novel in Progress, A Conversation with Melanie Unruh To kick off Season 3, Plumesters Sam and Dawn are turning the tables on their fellow co-host, Melanie Unruh, the “Mother of Plume,” and talking to her about writing novels, sticking with large projects, and the founding of Plume. This is a … Read more
Special Feature Honoring Jennifer Simpson
Dear Plumesters, Earlier in 2021, we recorded a podcast episode in which Jennifer Simpson’s friends and family read from her work. It was a beautiful way to honor Jenn and her writing, and to preserve it so anyone can go back and listen whenever they’d like. We decided we also wanted to make Jenn our … Read more
Meet November’s Featured Writer: Kendra Tuthill
This month, we’re happy to introduce Plume’s November featured writer, Kendra Tuthill! Kendra Tuthill holds an MA in Fiction Writing from Portland State University. She has won several awards for her plays and screenplays, most notably landing a semi-finalist position in Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest for her dark, superhero screenplay titled Kendar the … Read more
Meet October’s Featured Writer: Nari Kirk
We’re excited to introduce Plume’s October featured writer, Nari Kirk! Nari Kirk is a Korean American writer with an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of New Mexico. Her work has appeared in Hobart (online) and the anthology All the Women in My Family Sing, among other publications. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. … Read more
Meet Plume’s September Featured Writer: Paula Treick DeBoard
We’re excited to introduce Plume’s September featured writer Paula Treick DeBoard (@HerPlotThickens), author of HERE WE LIE, THE DROWNING GIRLS, THE FRAGILE WORLD, & THE MOURNING HOURS. Keep an eye out for this month’s digital Plume (dropping next week!), which will feature Paula’s letter of encouragement to writers and the first chapter of her novel, HERE WE LIE. Our podcast interview with Paula will follow shortly after.
Meet August’s Featured Writer: Lisa D. Chávez!
We are excited to announce our August featured writer, the great Lisa D. Chávez! This month, keep an eye out for: —Week 1: We release this month’s edition of Digital Plume, which includes Lisa’s letter of encouragement and a selection of her poetry and creative nonfiction. Join our Patreon at the Prickly Pear $5 level to gain … Read more
An Interview with Melanie S. Hatter
We first experienced Melanie’s writing through Albuquerque’s creative writing series Bad Mouth. I remember Jenn saying to me, “Have you watched this week’s Bad Mouth writer video? She’s really good!” And she was right. I was mesmerized by Melanie’s work, which she read with such warmth and strength. I knew we had to see if … Read more
An Interview with Felecia Caton-Garcia
I met Felecia because we teach at the same community college. Our first real conversation was when I agreed to sub a fiction class for her. My department is large and I admit that I’m not overly social, but as soon I started talking with Felecia, my first thought was Why haven’t I been talking … Read more