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Caroline Catlin — Pacific University
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On this episode, Caroline Catlin talks about how her cancer diagnosis motivated a career change from social worker to nonfiction writer. She also describes how she pairs photography with writing, and how she found herself photographing death, grief, and loss. Plus, after transferring from one MFA program to another during the first year, she tells Jared about advice she has for other writers considering this option.
Caroline Catlin is a writer, photographer, and care worker who believes in the power and impact of shared truths. Her work has previously been published in The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Longreads, and elsewhere. Caroline is currently entering her final semester of Pacific University's MFA in Writing program. Her focus has been on nonfiction related work, however she's a big fan of learning from the poets and fiction writers as well. Caroline's 2020 TED talk, "Why I Photograph the Quiet Moments of Grief and Loss" has been viewed over 1 million times. Find her at her website, www.carolinecatlin.com, or on Instagram @mybodyofwater.
MFA Writers is hosted by Jared McCormack and produced by Jared McCormack and Hanamori Skoblow. New episodes are released every two weeks. You can find more MFA Writers at MFAwriters.com.
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Manage episode 356578982 series 3248726
On this episode, Caroline Catlin talks about how her cancer diagnosis motivated a career change from social worker to nonfiction writer. She also describes how she pairs photography with writing, and how she found herself photographing death, grief, and loss. Plus, after transferring from one MFA program to another during the first year, she tells Jared about advice she has for other writers considering this option.
Caroline Catlin is a writer, photographer, and care worker who believes in the power and impact of shared truths. Her work has previously been published in The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Longreads, and elsewhere. Caroline is currently entering her final semester of Pacific University's MFA in Writing program. Her focus has been on nonfiction related work, however she's a big fan of learning from the poets and fiction writers as well. Caroline's 2020 TED talk, "Why I Photograph the Quiet Moments of Grief and Loss" has been viewed over 1 million times. Find her at her website, www.carolinecatlin.com, or on Instagram @mybodyofwater.
MFA Writers is hosted by Jared McCormack and produced by Jared McCormack and Hanamori Skoblow. New episodes are released every two weeks. You can find more MFA Writers at MFAwriters.com.
BE PART OF THE SHOW
— Donate to the show at Buy Me a Coffee.
— Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.
— Submit an episode request. If there’s a program you’d like to learn more about, contact us and we’ll do our very best to find a guest who can speak to their experience.
— Apply to be a guest on the show by filling out our application.
STAY CONNECTED
Twitter: @MFAwriterspod
Instagram: @MFAwriterspodcast
Facebook: MFA Writers
Email: mfawriterspodcast@gmail.com
110 episodes
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