Turning Your Past into Narrative w. ELISSA WASHUTA

Turning Your Past into Narrative w. ELISSA WASHUTA

Elissa Washuta’s new essay collection, White Magic, is out now from Tin House. (Bookshop) Elissa is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a nonfiction writer. She is the author of Starvation Mode and My Body Is a Book of Rules, named a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. With Theresa Warburton, she is co-editor of the anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers. She is an assistant professor of creative writing at the Ohio State University.

Bonus Segment: How to Apply for Funding

Elissa shares what she’s learned over years of successfully applying for grants, residencies, and other institutional support.

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