Episode 149 – Anne-Marie Oomen - Writing through Family

The Make Meaning Podcast

Lynne Golodner first met Anne-Marie Oomen at Goddard College, where Lynne was beginning her MFA in Writing and Anne-Marie was graduating. A fellow Michigan resident who calls the forests and hills of the Lake Michigan shores her home, Anne-Marie serves on the board of Michigan Writers where Lynne is now in charge of Marketing.

In this episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner chats with Anne-Marie about teaching in the Solstice MFA program at LaSalle University and at Interlochen Center for the Arts, the backstory for As Long as I Know You: the Mom Book - which won the Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction - and honing your own voice.

In this episode, Lynne and Anne-Marie discuss:

• Family relationships

• The power of observation and journaling

• Writing routine

• Imitating to find your voice

• Writing communities

• The Old Testament

Links and Resources:

• Grimm’s Fairy Tales

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

• Michigan Humanities Council

• Pulling Down the Barn

• Wayne State University Press

• Michigan Notable Book Award

• Michigan Writers

• Dunes Review

• Chapbook Content

• Submittable

• AWP Award

Find Anne-Marie Oomen:

Website

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Blog

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