Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is poet Diana Pharaoh Francis from Dillon, Montana.
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Francis teaches English at the University of Montana Western. She grew up on a cattle ranch in northern California and spent most of her childhood on horseback or reading a book.
Francis is the author of four fantasy adventure novels. Her fifth book is due out in November 2008.
Visit the official Diana Pharaoh Francis Web site.
Read an article from the The Montana Standard about Diana Pharaoh Francis.
"Finding the Path," An Interview with Diana Pharaoh Francis.
See a list of short stories and literary criticism written by Diana Pharaoh Francis.
Advice to writers from Diana Pharaoh Francis.
Read customer reviews of Francis's books at Amazon.com.
FYI: Information About New Books By Regional Authors
Recently published books include, The History of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, 1800-2000, by David Miller, Dennis Smith, Joseph McGeshick, James Shanley, and Caleb Shields.
And new from the University of New Mexico Press, Spring's Edge: A Ranch Wife's Chronicles, by Laurie Wagner Buyer.
For more information about new books by regional authors, contact your favorite bookseller or library.
And here's a quote from Samuel Beckett: "Ever try. Ever fail. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.
Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.
Special thanks to Barbara Theroux, Prageeta Sharma, Renée McGrath, and Kim Anderson.
This program is supported in part by The Greater Montana Foundation—encouraging communication on issues, trends, and values of importance to Montanans. And by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, cultural, and civic life for all Montanans.
This program included music by Michael Blessing and Springhill.
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