The inaugural writer for the Study Hotels Writer-in-Residence program, Julie Buntin, is the director of writing programs at Catapult. Her debut novel, Marlena, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, translated into ten languages, and named a best book of the year by over a dozen outlets, including the Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews. Her writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Vogue, the New York Times Book Review, Guernica, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from Bread Loaf and the MacDowell Colony, and is an editor-at-large at Catapult. Her novel-in-progress is the winner of the 2019 Ellen Levine Fund for Writers Award. She teaches creative writing at the University of Michigan.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Julie Buntin gave a brief reading of her work before a short talk on the ins and outs of the publishing process, using her own publication story as an example while also drawing on her experience acquiring fiction and nonfiction for award-winning literary press Catapult, where her authors include Nicole Chung, Amy Kurzweil, and Jess Arndt. Buntin will break down the differences between Big Five and small press publishing, covering topics like finding an agent, how to submit, and strategies for honing your craft and making a name for yourself as a writer. Bring your curiosity - this is an interactive talk, and questions from the audience are welcome and encouraged.