Authors interview Authors:
Janet Skeslien Charles, author of Moonlight in Odessa,
talks with Geeta Kothari, fiction editor of The Kenyon Review
Geeta Kothari is fiction editor of The Kenyon Review, which had three short stories selected in this year’s collection of theThe PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. She is a two-time recipient of the fellowship in literature from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the editor of ‘Did My Mama Like to Dance?’ and Other Stories about Mothers and Daughters. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in various journals and anthologies, including the Kenyon Review, the Massachusetts Review, Fourth Genre, and Best American Essays. In 2004, she received the David and Tina Bellet Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition to teaching in the undergraduate curriculum, Geeta Kothari also directs the Writing Center. She is currently and instructor at The Kenyon Review Writing Workshop, which “is a bit like boot camp (without the yelling and obstacle courses) for serious writers”and sounds like a great opportunity for writers at all stages of their writing lives.
