Writing Vietnam

The Brown University Department of English and Creative Writing Program hosted a conference on "Writing Vietnam" from April 21 to April 23, 1999. Nationally recognized writers of fiction, memoir, poetry, journalism, and biography read from and discussed their works based on their experiences in the Vietnam War.

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Description:: Participating authors read and commented on excerpts of their work.
Year:: 1999
Contributor:: Caputo, Philip (panelist); Griffith, Bob (panelist); Huynh, Jade Ngoc Quang (panelist); Komunyakaa, Yusef (panelist); Loring, Jackie (panelist); McMahon, Marilyn (panelist); O'Brien, Tim (panelist); Palmer, Laura (panelist); Taylor, Beth (panelist)
Genre:: conferences
Local ID:: bdr:1164220; bdr1164220
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The Southeast Asian Workshop: Writing the American War

Description:: An open dialogue among members of the local Southeast Asian community, about writing the stories of the war and its legacy in their lives.
Year:: 1999
Contributor:: Bahti, Kim (panelist); Huynh, Jade Ngoc Quang (panelist); Le, Kathy (panelist); Le, Phuc (panelist); Le, Thanh (panelist); Michaelson, Rita (panelist); Suong, Sarath (panelist); Symonds, Patrica (panelist); Symonds, Patricia (panelist); Taylor, Beth (panelist)
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Local ID:: bdr:1164209; bdr1164209
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The Vet to Vet Workshop: Starting to Tell the Story

Description:: A conversation moderated by Frank Grzyb, and Marilyn McMahon, authors and Vietnam Veterans. In this open forum Veterans, including nurses, discuss their experiences in Vietnam …
Year:: 1999
Contributor:: Booth, Michael (panelist); Garthee, Ken (panelist); Grzyb, Frank (moderator); Halyburton, Marty (panelist); Johnson, Doug (panelist); Lehigh, Laura (panelist); McMahon, Marilyn (moderator); Morse, David (panelist); Short, Fred (panelist); Symonds, Patricia (panelist); Taylor, Beth (panelist)
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The Writers Forum

Description:: Invited writers discuss their experiences in Vietnam, and the ways they have translated those experiences into writing. They discuss their experimentations with genre and voice, …
Year:: 1999
Contributor:: Arellano, Ed (panelist); Caputo, Philip (panelist); Grzyb, Frank (panelist); Huynh, Jade Ngoc Quang (panelist); Komunyakaa, Yusef (panelist); Lee, Rich (panelist); McMahon, Marilyn (panelist); O'Brien, Tim (panelist); Palmer, Laura (panelist); Taylor, Beth (panelist); Taylor, Elizabeth (panelist)
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Local ID:: bdr:1164216; bdr1164216
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Tim O'Brien, President's Lecture

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Description:: In his remarks, O'Brien addresses issues of truth and fiction and the writer's craft. His comments include anecdotes from his short stories "On the Rainy …
Year:: 1999
Contributor:: O'Brien, Tim (creator); Gee, E. Gordon (panelist)
Genre:: conferences
Local ID:: bdr:1164218; bdr1164218
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Writing Vietnam

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The Southeast Asian Workshop: Writing the American War

The Vet to Vet Workshop: Starting to Tell the Story

The Writers Forum

Tim O'Brien, President's Lecture

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