Making it Up with Katrina Denza, author of Burner and Other Stories

About this episode

Carter Wilson interviews author Katrina Denza about her creative process and the inspiration behind her stories.

"Problem solving is done in the woods a lot of times for me... or doing dishes, you'll have an aha moment, right? It's the magic—you can't beat it into fruition... magically, it just shows itself. It's quite fun." — Katrina Denza Katrina Denza’s stories have appeared in Nelle, Slippery Elm, and Jabberwock Review, among other places. Her work has received a scholarship from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her debut stor...

People in this episode

Host: Carter Wilson

Guest: Katrina Denza

Topics covered

• creative writing
• storytelling
• problem solving
• literary arts
• author interviews

Keywords

• Katrina Denza
• Burner and Other Stories
• creative process
• storytelling
• literary arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Books & works: Burner and Other Stories

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