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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