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5Q Interview: Gabriela Román Fuentes
Monday, November 11, 2019
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5Q Interview (UI Press 50th Edition): Chris Gavaler
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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5Q Interview: Tautvyda Marcinkevičiūtė (Lithuania)
Monday, November 4, 2019
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New Eleventh Hour Podcast Episode: Screenwriting "Rules" as a Guide for Rewrites
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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5Q Interview: Amanda Michalopoulou, Αμάντα Μιχαλοπούλου (Greece)
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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5Q interview: CHAN Lai-kuen 陳麗娟 (Hong Kong)
Friday, October 25, 2019
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5Q Interview: Thawda Aye Lei (Myanmar), IWP Resident
Monday, October 21, 2019
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5Q Interview (UI Press 50th Edition): Ashley Wurzbacher
Thursday, October 17, 2019
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5Q Interview: Clara CHOW 赵燕芬
Monday, October 7, 2019
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New Episode from The Eleventh Hour Podcast: The Writing Life
Wednesday, October 2, 2019