Paideia,
2016
Butler University
Catherine,
2016
Butler University
Alter Ego,
2016
Butler University
Stained,
2016
Butler University
Stained, Katherine Shelton
Manuscripts
Prose by Katherine Shelton. Winner of the 2016 Manuscripts Prose Contest with Benjamin Percy.
Purples,
2016
Butler University
Interview With Dean Young,
2016
Butler University
Interview With Dean Young, Wesley Sexton
Manuscripts
Dean Young has authored twelve books of poetry, his most recent contribution being a collection of new and old poems entitled Bender. His book Falling Higher was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Young has served as the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at the University of Texas in Austin since 2008.
My Brother’S Keeper,
2016
Butler University
My Brother’S Keeper, Kaylie Ann Pickett
Manuscripts
Prose by Kaylie Ann Pickett. Finalist in the 2016 Manuscripts Prose Contest with Benjamin Percy.
Coping,
2016
Butler University
Dark As Skin,
2016
Butler University
After The Baby,
2016
Butler University
After The Baby, Carey Ford Compton
Manuscripts
Prose by Carey Ford Compton. Runner-Up in the 2016 Manuscripts Prose Contest with Benjamin Percy.
On The Execution Of Last Year,
2016
Butler University
Interview With Roxanne Gay,
2016
Butler University
Interview With Roxanne Gay, Chelsea Yedinak
Manuscripts
Roxane Gay is a writer, editor, blogger, and professor with a diverse bibliography. Her written works include Bad Feminist, An Untamed State, and the forthcoming Hunger. She is also a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times and a professor at Purdue University. Her work often handles race, gender, and sexuality through the lens of her own personal experiences. During her visit to Butler University as part of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series, Gay took the time to speak with Manuscripts staff member Chelsea Yedinak.
First Date,
2016
Butler University
Bluebird,
2016
Butler University
Bluebird, Chelsea Yedinak
Manuscripts
Prose by Chelsea Yedinak. Finalist in the 2016 Manuscripts Prose Contest with Benjamin Percy.
Vessel,
2016
Butler University
Interview With Laila Lalami,
2016
Butler University
Interview With Laila Lalami, Cassandra Christopher
Manuscripts
In an interview with National Public Radio, Laila Lalami mentioned that she believed the “closest we come to truth is in the form of fiction.”
Truth: the supernatural powers that be do not spare anyone based on race or religion. In shared adversity we all become equal.
Truth: humans are complex creatures, equally capable of cruelty, kindness, and unimaginable darkness in desperation. No one is purely hero or villain.
Truth: Mustafa, the titular character of Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account tells us what he knows as fact, but we must infer our own truth, so that each reader discovers his …
Providence,
2016
Butler University
Reading Boy,
2016
Butler University
Merry Christimas, Papa,
2016
Butler University
Jake, The Too-Angry Child,
2016
Butler University
