Episode #243 Eleanor Keisman - New Animal

About this episode

Eleanor Keisman discusses her journey to writing and the influences behind her novella 'New Animal'.

Eleanor Keisman is an American writer living in Vienna, Austria. She holds a BA from The New School and an MFA in creative writing from Drexel University. Her short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in Litro Magazine, The Bangalore Review, Tough Crime, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, and The Wild Umbrella, as well as adapted for "The Other Stories" podcast. New Animal is her first novella. Eleanor described her path to writing, the influences that guided her in writing New Animal, and the...

People in this episode

Guest: Eleanor Keisman

Topics covered

• writing
• literature
• creative process
• novella
• influences

Keywords

• Eleanor Keisman
• New Animal
• writing
• creative writing
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New School, Drexel University, Litro Magazine, The Bangalore Review, Tough Crime, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, The Wild Umbrella, The Other Stories

Books & works: New Animal

Places: Vienna, Austria

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