May’s giveaway is inspired by OSU-Cascades’ Wheel of Fortune cohort and their capstone project. This month we have seven prizes to give away, each inspired by one of the seven Wheels. That means we will have seven winners! Read on to see which prizes were inspired by which cohort member!
Rachel Wiley-Bard
Our first Wheel, Rachel Wiley-Bard. Rachel is a coffee-stained, star-obsessed, armor-wearing writer who has a love-hate relationship with adjectives, the hyphenate, and her name. She writes fantasy from low to high and stubbornly insists on a wider range of representation in a genre boxed in by tradition. A strong proponent of fluid sexuality and gender no matter the landscape, she thinks fantasy can stand to be queerer. Our prize inspired by her includes a dragon coloring book and Night Watch by Terry Pratchett.
Listeners weigh in:
Now it’s your turn to participate in this project. What are your favorite ways to handle backstory and exposition? If you have questions or comments for Rachel, post them on your preferred social media and tag us or use the #wheelsonrwr.
Kelsey Stone
Most of you guys know Kelsey as one of our co-hosts here on the podcast. She’s also a speculative fiction author and poet. Kelsey has written three books in a science fiction series and is about ready to start hunting for an agent for the first novel, Sabiak’s Creed. Our prize inspired by her includes The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber and a set of space-themed postcards.
Listeners weigh in:
Remember that the Wheels want you to be a part of this project. What do you love to see when an author is characterizing? If you have questions or comments for Kelsey or Amaia, post them on your preferred social media and tag us or use the #wheelsonrwr.
Tiffany McFee
Tiffany writes fiction and is a founding editor of Townsend, a literary journal for long-form fiction. Her novel, Juxtaposed, is written as a three-part narrative that shifts the reader from a murder investigation, to the mind of the suspect, to the sordid past and deepest fears of its victim. Our prize inspired by her includes Anna Karenina by Loe Tolstoy and a set of book cover themed postcards.
Listeners weigh in:
What do you think? How would you feel if you a friend was writing a novel and you recognized yourself in one of the characters? If you have questions or comments for Tiffany, post them on your preferred social media and tag us or use the #wheelsonrwr.
Pamela Krueger
After decades as a writer of a more technical variety, i.e., writing legal briefs as an environmental lawyer, she began a career transition as a writer after her near-adult son faced a life-threatening condition that had her by his bedside. She writes in multiple genres, depending on the mood of the piece, and invites you to travel along with her from genre to genre. Our prize inspired by her includes a set of rad women themed postcards, and Sherman Alexie’s You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.
Listeners weigh in:
Tell us, what is one piece of writing that you would love to see transformed into a different genre? Writer’s, if you were going to pick another genre to work in, which might you choose? Don’t forget to tag us with your answers, thoughts, or responses to any of this segment, or use the #WheelsOnRWR.
Cheliss Thayer
Cheliss is known for her short fictions that get at the heart of familial (dys)function. Both heartbreaking and strikingly honest. Our prize inspired by her includes All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and Degas Dancers themed postcards.
Listeners weigh in:
What role has creativity played in your relationships? In what ways do your loved ones nurture a love for reading, writing, or art? Tells us your creativity story, or respond to something you loved or were inspired by in Cheliss’s segment by tagging us in the comment or using the #WheelsOnRWR.
Hannah O’Leary
Hannah is a photographer and writer, sharing stories both in image and word. Our prize inspired by her includes Detailing Trauma by Arianne Zwartjes and a beautiful journal.
Listeners weigh in:
What different forms does your creativity take? What other activities is it tied to? Don’t forget to tag us in your responses to Hannah’s segment or use the #WheelsOnRWR.
Karen Jorgenson
Karen writes lyrical prose with an imaginative spoken quality. A fiction poet, who tackles big ideas with rhythm and imagery, she writes from a musical place, located between the heart and the mind: quite literally, this place would be the voice. Our prize inspired by her includes an otter bookmark and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.
Listeners weigh in:
How do you engage with your creativity? Let us know or tell us about what you connected with in Karen’s segment. Tag us in your comment or use the #WheelsOnRWR.
Connect and Win!!
- Remember that the project isn’t over. We need to hear from you, dear listeners.
- Participate, and you could be featured in their June episode.
- In the least, you will be entered to win one of our seven prizes, each inspired by one of the wheels.
- To participate, tag us in your comments, or use the #WheelsOnRWR.
Tiffany McFee
Wait! I want to win those postcards!