Unabridged: For the Love of Short Fiction with Dawnie Walton and Deesha Philyaw of Ursa
On today’s Unabridged episode, we hear from authors Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal and Nev) and Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) about their new joint venture, Ursa Short Fiction podcast. We discuss Ursa’s origin and mission, the need to highlight short fiction, breaking into publishing and the importance of finding play in the work.
JOIN THE STACKS PACK TO LISTEN
Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find what we talked about on Amazon.
Ursa Short Fiction (Ursa Story Company)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
“Ep. 145 Measuring Success with Deesha Philyaw” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 148 The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans – The Stacks Book Club (Deesha Philyaw)” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 188 Creating an Icon with Dawnie Walton” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 191 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison – The Stacks Book Club (Dawie Walton)” (The Stacks)
“Tori Sampson Boards Tessa Thompson & HBO Max’s ‘The Secret Lives Of Church Ladies’, Will Write & EP With Deesha Philyaw” (Peter White, Deadline)
Corregidora by Gayl Jones
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
“Introducing Ursa: Why We Love Short Fiction” (Ursa Short Fiction)
The High Shelf by Dawnie Walton (Oxford American)
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
“The Short Stories and Too-Short Life of Diane Oliver” (Michael A. Gonzales, Bitter Southerner)
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
Books & Books (Miami, FL)
“What Are You Blurbing, Deesha Philyaw?” (The Literary Life, Books & Books)
Severance by Ling Ma
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
A Calm and Normal Heart by Chelsea T. Hicks
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
Connect with Tia: Instagram | Twitter | Website
Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Subscribe
To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. If you prefer to support the show with a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod.
The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. This in no way effects opinions on books and products reviewed here. For more information click here.