S227. The Uncanny West, or How to Conjure the Real West through the Fantastic
Saturday, March 1, 2014
3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Western writers traditionally have been tethered to a narrow definition of realism, replete with hardship and routine. Yet myth and legend pervade, even conjure the West and when embraced can instigate stories that transcend stereotypes of Western fiction. This panel of Western and Northwestern writers will present and discuss forms of the Western Uncanny, including Southern Gothic’s kin, the “Natural Grotesque,” Native American witches, and the rise of Northwestern magical realism.
Participants
Moderator:
Adrianne Harun is the author of a short story collection, The King of Limbo, and a forthcoming novel, A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain. She teaches in the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program at Pacific Lutheran University and in the Sewanee School of Letters.
Debra Magpie Earling is the author of Perma Red. Her second book The Lost Journals of Sacajewea was published in collaboration with the master printer Peter Koch. She teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Montana.
Sharma Shields is the author of Favorite Monster, a collection of short stories.
Kent Meyers
