Just a quick follow-up: I told Patricia we wouldn't be able to give
her any news on Bollen till midsummer or beyond, and that we wouldn't
be able to contribute very much to such a large honorarium; I
recommended she apply for a Humanities grant.
Cathy
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Goodman, Eric <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> David Mack would be great if he'd do it. In his world he's quite famous.
>
> I've met him. He's a friend of Keith Banner. Cool guy, and my daughter
> Seneca was thrilled to get an autographed copy.
>
> eric
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Luongo, Margaret <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, all--
>>
>> I'm on a different topic right now--sorry about that. I have an idea for
>> the Haddix thing: comic artist and graphic novelist David Mack, who lives in
>> Cincinnati. His Kabuki series is the only thing I've seen. I don't know him
>> personally, but I'd be happy to investigate if this sounds interesting.
>>
>> Also, at the last CW meeting I attended, we'd talked about alternating
>> fiction and nonfiction sprints from year to year, which would mean that next
>> year would be a nonfiction sprint in the spring, rather than a fiction
>> sprint. Is that what we want to do? I'm happy with that and think it's a
>> good way for students to do both, without overwhelming them, us, and our
>> resources.
>>
>> I'll check out Bollen's fiction in July. Can't get to it before then.
>>
>> --Margaret
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Goodman, Eric <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> A $2000 honorarium seems quite high to me.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear all, the below is from Patricia Newberry about the idea to bring
>>>> Bollen to campus. Patricia would like to hear from us by June 19, but
>>>> I don't suppose we need to work by her calendar -- I can just say
>>>> we're not ready to make a decision. I know Margaret said she'd want to
>>>> wait till after June to read his work. But if you have feedback on the
>>>> below, let me know. If she means split a 2000 honorarium between
>>>> English and Journalism, we obvs can't do that. Let me know your
>>>> thoughts. Thanks -- Cathy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Newberry, Patricia <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Date: Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:42 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Visiting Ohio
>>>> To: Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Cathy:
>>>>
>>>> I'm lobbying Richard Campbell to cover a number of different events I
>>>> want to stage next year, including a visit by Christopher Bollen. Any
>>>> interest on your side in sharing him? I'm suggesting a $2,000
>>>> honorarium, shared between English and MJ&F. I have no idea if he has
>>>> a "usual" fee, but thought that might be sufficient or give him a
>>>> number to negotiate against. I'm meeting with Richard June 19 to go
>>>> over my requests so if you could let me know by then, I'd appreciate
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, I would do the detail work of communicating with Bollen, setting
>>>> up his schedule, promoting the visit, etc. We'd, of course, seek to
>>>> split his time between ENG and MJF.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Patti Newberry
>>>>
>>>> P.S. Here is the blurb I shared with colleagues at an end of year
>>>> faculty meeting.
>>>>
>>>> · Christopher Bollen – Former Cincinnatian who writes fiction
>>>> (“Lightning People, 2011; and “Orient,” due out next spring) and works
>>>> as editor at large for Interview magazine accepted invitation to visit
>>>> Miami next year, pending offer of speaking stipend. English Department
>>>> considering co-sponsorship of visit, most likely in the spring
>>>> semester. (Note: Bollen wrote NYT magazine Lives column May 4:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/magazine/the-monster-of-kings-island.html?_r=0.
>>>> He also maintains a Web site at christopherbollen.com
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:41 PM, Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > (hey all, this thread re: readings among the fictionistas became a
>>>> > general
>>>> > thread so just scroll down to older messages if you want to know
>>>> > what's up)
>>>> >
>>>> > Just to add to the mix while you are thinking about it, Sara Rose
>>>> > Nordgren,
>>>> > poet at MU Middletown, has a new book out and wants to read, and we
>>>> > should
>>>> > support her I think, so we could latch her on to one of these
>>>> > potentially.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Goodman, Eric <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Dear all,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I'd be happy to help bring Greg Kaufmann. With both grad and
>>>> >> undergrad CNF running in the spring, that would make sense. I
>>>> >> imagine MJF
>>>> >> could be interested in this as well. There should still be Alumni
>>>> >> Fund
>>>> >> money, I think.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I haven't done anything about a Haddix visitor, other than to
>>>> >> think we
>>>> >> should do something about a Haddix visitor. Thoughts?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Eric
>>>> >>
>>>> >> P.S. Completely moved out of Iveswood Drive on Saturday, so pretty
>>>> >> exhausted.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:46 AM, Luongo, Margaret
>>>> >> <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Bollen and Kaufmann sound interesting for their journalism. I would
>>>> >>> want
>>>> >>> to read Bollen's fiction before giving an opinion about that, and I
>>>> >>> won't
>>>> >>> have a chance to do that until I get back from London.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I probably will want to bring a fiction writer in the spring, in
>>>> >>> conjunction with the work we read in 460--as yet to be determined.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Brian, who are you thinking of for the sprint? In the last meeting,
>>>> >>> was
>>>> >>> there any discussion of doing the fiction sprint every other year?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> If others in MJF are interested in bringing the journalists, I would
>>>> >>> support our supporting that--it would be good for our students. But
>>>> >>> I don't
>>>> >>> necessarily want Bollen for a fiction reading--I'd have to read his
>>>> >>> stuff
>>>> >>> first.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> --Margaret
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi all, sorry to have sent you these questions at such a silly time
>>>> >>>> of
>>>> >>>> year. I think leave gave me amnesia. Anyway, any interest in any of
>>>> >>>> these
>>>> >>>> folks floated by people outside the cohort? Lmk when you get a
>>>> >>>> chance.
>>>> >>>> Thanks all. Cathy
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> >>>> From: Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> >>>> Date: Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:27 AM
>>>> >>>> Subject: Questions for fiction cohort
>>>> >>>> To: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>>>> >>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi all, I am not sure what was decided re: readings at the meeting,
>>>> >>>> and
>>>> >>>> not everyone was there anyway, so I wanted to get your thoughts on
>>>> >>>> these
>>>> >>>> possibilities:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Greg Kaufmann, MA alum in CW/fiction -- Mary Jean wrote to suggest
>>>> >>>> we
>>>> >>>> bring him -- he writes for the Nation, etc. (see link). We could
>>>> >>>> perhaps get
>>>> >>>> MJF interested, and Mary Jean suggested "the Social Justice folks"
>>>> >>>> and a CAS
>>>> >>>> Alumni Lecture series that may or may not still exist; she could
>>>> >>>> write Allen
>>>> >>>> Winkler. Are you all interested?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Christopher Bollen, Cincinnati native with a second novel coming
>>>> >>>> out,
>>>> >>>> has written for NYTimes. Patricia Newberry in MJF proposes
>>>> >>>> "sharing" him.
>>>> >>>> What do you think?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> CNF/Fiction sprint for spring:
>>>> >>>> Under the new funding deal, ideally whoever teaches the capstone
>>>> >>>> would
>>>> >>>> also teach the grad workshop during the sprint semester, so that it
>>>> >>>> is
>>>> >>>> straightforward to fund the sprint through the capstone fund. This
>>>> >>>> spring, I
>>>> >>>> gather that Margaret is doing one and Brian the other, so maybe you
>>>> >>>> could
>>>> >>>> collaborate on the sprint?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Haddix visitor:
>>>> >>>> We have funding to bring someone for a week -- up to $3000 I think.
>>>> >>>> This
>>>> >>>> could be a children's lit person but need not be. Possibilities
>>>> >>>> mentioned at
>>>> >>>> the meeting included a graphic arts/comic writer and Laurel Snyder,
>>>> >>>> achildren's/YA author. I believe Eric is taking the lead on this
>>>> >>>> but let
>>>> >>>> him/us know what ideas you have.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Thanks all,
>>>> >>>> Cathy
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>
>>>
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