49 Writers Reading & Craft Talk with Leigh Newman

Visiting author Leigh Newman will talk about fiction and memoir, the different requirements of both in terms of tone and structure and scene work, and the advantages to one form or the other. Her memoir about growing up in Alaska, "Still Points North," comes out from Dial/Random House in March 2013. She the deputy editor and books writer for Oprah.com. Her short stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications.