Author Conversation at CRAFT Literary Magazine

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

“Over the years [Thea Prieto and Peg Alford Pursell’s] conversations on writing have grown to include the craft of writing myths and fables, the complexities of conveying family relationships, and cross-genre expression.” To view our conversation about my new book *From the Caves*, which recently appeared at *CRAFT Literary Magazine*, please click here.

Q&A at Propeller Magazine

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

“[Prieto] chatted with us recently about the genesis of *From the Caves*, her thoughts about climate change, and the ways in which the publishing process has changed her relationship to her own writing.” My conversation with author Dan DeWeese recently appeared at *Propeller Magazine*. Click here to read our discussion.

Author Conversation at EcoTheo Review

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

“This is maybe the reality that post-apocalyptic fiction has been preparing us for for a very long time. The genre has been inviting us to consider all along: if all of this ended, what might come next?” EcoTheo Review, which is produced by EcoTheo Collective, recently featured my conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton, author of Good Morning, Midnight. To read our discussion, please click here.

Author Feature at Hasty Book List

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 ~ Thea Prieto

“I no longer force myself to draft or revise chronologically, and sometimes I even write stories in reverse, since I tend to know how a story will end before I know how it will begin.” I recently discussed my writing practices and author inspirations at Hasty Book List. To read their author feature, please click here.

From the Caves at Heavy Feather Review

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 ~ Thea Prieto

“The characters start out feeling archetypal—mother, father, child, elder—but they develop into deeply realized people who, despite suffocating proximity with one another, seem to grieve alone.” My conversation with Wendy Bourgeois recently appeared at Heavy Feather Review. To read our discussion about From the Caves, please click here.

Author Interview at Fevers of the Mind

September 3, 2021 ~ Thea Prieto

“My first [writing] influence, I’d say, was music. Many of my stories were sounds and visuals before they were written down.” I recently discussed my new, award-winning book From the Caves and writing in general at Fevers of the Mind Poetry blog. To read our Quick 9-Question conversation, please click here.

Memorial Day Narratives: An Interview with Matthew Robinson

May 27, 2019November 23, 2019 ~ Thea Prieto

Screen Shot 2019-11-22 at 4.28.23 PM “We want to be understood, but we don’t want to, or feel unable to, share our own stories.” Matthew Robinson and I discuss Memorial Day, writing the war experience, and his novel-in-stories, The Horse Latitudes, which was a finalist for the 2018 Oregon Book Award. Check out our conversation at Fiction Writers Review.

Interview with Peg Alford Pursell at New Orleans Review

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 ~ Thea Prieto

My conversation with Peg Alford Pursell was recently featured at New Orleans Review. In A Girl Goes into the Forest (Dzanc Books, 2019), award-winning author Peg Alford Pursell illuminates the many faces of love and loss in 78 cross-genre stories and fables. Each hybrid flash immerses readers in the complex desires and sorrows of daughters, wives, mothers, as well as sons, husbands, siblings, and artists. To read the interview, please click here.