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May 4, 2006
Lesley Hazelton
During the past few months the entire staff of KIW have utilized KIW's extremely-generous-and-practically-socialist tuition reimbursement plan, to enroll in the University of Washington's post-graduate writing program. (We hope it helps.)
From February to March 2006 the staff had the good luck to spend six fun-filled weeks learning things from a remarkable woman named Lesley Hazelton.
Ms. Hazelton is a world-class journalist who has written extensively about the Middle East for Time, The New York Times, The Nation, etc. She is also the author of a number of well-received books on subjects ranging from psychology, to cars, to the-holy-mother-of-Jesus. She knows a lot.
She's widely quoted on many subjects, but the entire staff agrees that we were particularly inspired by a couple of perspectives that Lesley shared about writing and writers:
"Writers say things people aren't supposed to say. Writers cross boundaries."
"Do you want to be a writer? Or do you want to get published?"
Lesley Hazelton, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; March 2006
Posted by williamfrick at May 4, 2006 10:47 AM