River Writers: Recent Episodes
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This month, Asher Finch interviews Astoria author Brad Pietzyk about his recently published memoir, Dragon’s Current: The Storm that Stayed Inside.
Marianne speaks with local writer and cofounder of the series “Women Who Write to Heal,” Megan Amara Rose.
This month on River Writers, Marianne Monson interviews Jim Dott, a local poet and KMUN programmer.
This month on River Writers, Asher Finch interviews Deac Guidi, a longtime communications and humanities instructor at Clatsop Community College.
This month on River Writers, Asher Finch interviews Heather Douglas, editor of the Coast Weekend, about her journey to the Astorian, writing, and zines.
Host Marianne Monson interviews Oregon Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston, keynote for the 2025 Astoria Creative Writing Festival.
Host Marianne Monson interviews Marj Hogan, this year’s North Coast Writer-in-Resident!
This month, Asher Finch interviews local author and Writers Guild founder Marianne Monson about writing, her journey to Astoria, and balancing creativity with the chaos of life.
Co-host Marianne Monson interviews local author Cindy Gentry about Sermons on the Couch, her collection of secular sermons.
Sean Davis sits down with North Coast writer and poet Jason Arias in the Clatsop Community College Library. They discuss Jason’s two books: A Momentary Illumination of Objects In Motion and his new book of poetry nostraDAMus 2032. They also talk about the beauty of the North Coast and its literary scene.
Marianne Monson sits down with Sallie Vandegrift, author and editor, for a conversation about the art of these practices as well as the world of literary arts nonprofits.
Sean talks to Best Selling author Mike Magnuson. Magnuson teaches at Pacific University’s Low-Residency MFA program that meets in the winters in Seaside. He is the managing editor of a new Creative NonFiction Magazine called Sneaker Wave. Sean and Mike talk about what makes a good memoir, what it was like to teach with Harry Crews,...
Sean speaks to Oregon Book Award winner Lidia Yuknavitch about the writer as an observer and how to write about social issues without going insane.
Dayle Olson of the Writers Guild of Astoria interviews local writer and playwright Shawn Deal.
Marianne Monson interviews local musician, Israel Nebeker of Blind Pilot, on his songwriting process.
In this premier episode of River Writers, a new KMUN program brought to you by the Writer's Guild of Astoria, co-hosts Marianne Monson and Dayle Olson talk all things writing, and preview what you can expect from this new endeavor.