Join the Book Project for a keynote with Pam Houston, author of the memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope In The High Country, as well as two novels, Contents May Have Shifted and Sight Hound, two collections of short stories, Cowboys Are My Weakness and Waltzing the Cat, and a collection of essays, A Little More About Me, all published by W.W. Norton. The talk will be followed by a short Q&A, and Houston's books will be available for purchase. This is for the in-person event; for the virtual event, please visit this page.
Schedule:
3:00 PM to 5:00PM: (Optional) Turning the Physical World Into Story, a craft talk with Pam Houston. (Also available via livestream.)
5:00 PM: Happy hour with current Book Project members
6:00 PM: Catered dinner
7:00 PM: Houston's talk, followed by a Q&A
Developing My Voice Across Decades and Genres: Pam Houston looks at how her voice has grown into itself over the course of her writing life. How she began with an emphasis on concision, edged into lyricism, borrowed from the writers she most admired, stopped trying to impress (whoever) and cultivated a generosity with herself. This talk will also investigate the difference in voice between fiction and nonfiction, and how a voice can accommodate to stretch various literary forms, while still remaining distinct and recognizable.
