Molly Backes
Molly and Alfie in their Tulsa Artist Fellowship office
In the 15th episode of Truer Words, we talk with Molly Backes about fellowship programs, writing in the midwest, and her Twitter-famous dog, Alfie.
Molly is the author of THE PRINCESSES OF IOWA and a 2019 Tulsa Artists fellow.
Find Molly on Twitter: @mollybackes. Her website is mollybackes.com.
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Show Notes:
Books, authors, movies, TV, specials, and other media or institutions mentioned include:
Alliance of Artist Communities
School segregation in NYC in the New York Times
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Tulsa art article in the New York Times
Molly’s Route 66 Adventure by Dottie Raymer
Ragdale Foundation residency for artists
The Time-Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
“Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.”- Flannery O’Conner, from Mysteries and Manners: Occasional Prose
Iowa almond milk tweet story
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
Alex Awards for adult books with YA crossover appeal
About Us:
Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.
You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.
Molly’s Route 66 Adventure
Molly visits Tulsa
Molly arrives in Oklahoma