Fred Misurella

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COURSE IN PRINT JOURNALISM: WRITING FOR MAGAZINES From January to April Fred Misurella will teach a course at East Stroudsburg University about writing for magazines. The course will include discussion of and practice in writing feature stories, personality profiles, and reviews. Students will learn to write effective query letters, conduct indepth interviews, and compete with other writers for attention from editors. A portion of the course will concern studying magazines as markets for writing.

Events COURSE IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE: From January through April, 2008, Fred Misurella will teach a graduate course in Contemporary Literature at East Stroudsburg University that will include work by Dave Eggers, Stuart Dybek, Joan Didion, Richard Ford, Claire Messud, Robert Haas, and James Harms. For a chronological list of books and discussions, email the link on this page. ASSOCIATED WRITING PROGRAMS CONFERENCE IN NYC: From January 31 to February 2, Fred Misurella will be at the Bordighera Publisher's table with Daniela Gioseffi (The John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement in Poetry Award Winner) to sign books and talk about Lies to Live By and Short Time. READING AT THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE IN NEW YORK: On May 10 at 6:30, Fred Misurella will read from, and sign copies of, Lies to Live By at the monthly meeting of IAWA (The Italian American Writers Association).

Selected Works Fiction "A World Made New" (Chapter I of Only Sons) Published in Paterson Literary Review #36 (January 2008) Lies to Live By (short stories) The Red and the Black of Italian-Americana, these stories disect the essence of contemporary living. Short Time (a novella) Uncannily accurate about Vietnam, its soldiers, and their tragic return home. Literary Criticism Understanding Milan Kundera: Public Events, Private Affairs Detailed analysis and interpretation of Milan Kundera's works from The Joke through Immortality. "A Clear Eye on Life: Renaissance Style in Primo Levi's Writing" The lead essay in The Legacy of Primo Levi, edited by Stanislao G. Pugliese, published by Palgrave/Macmillan Quick Links E-mail the author Authors Guild

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