In Critical Creative Writing, Janelle Adsit has anthologized twenty-five critical essays by international writers, including Conchitina Cruz, Porochista Khakpour, Ayana Mathis, Craig Santos Perez, Taiye Selasi, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Dorothy Wang, on essential topics in today’s literary and cultural landscape. Chapters cover craft, identity, representation, appropriation, and more with each essay offering an introduction, sample questions, writing prompts, and suggested supplemental readings.
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