2008 Woodie Awards
Local artist shares her craft
Marsel Gray
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: Features
Every month the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts hosts a poet or author to visit and read from their latest work. This month they featured a very talented author, Paula Wall.
Paula Wall, national bestseller for her work The Rock Orchard, read from her new novel, The Wilde Women, a scandalizing tale of betrayal and revenge.
Wall began her reading by giving a recount of her past. A graduate of Austin Peay State University, she began her career as a humorist writer. Within a year she was named Humor Columnist of the Year, when her talent for making people laugh became clear.
She has published two anthologies of her columns, "My Love is Free … But the Rest of Me Don't Come Cheap" and "If I Were A Man, I'd Marry Me."
"It's a joy to have her on campus again; to have someone so connected to the place," said Ted Jones, professor of communications.
When Wall began her reading of "The Wilde Women," the audience could tell she had a knack for story telling. Her rich, animated voice left the audience and gasping for more.
"One of my friends drug me here; though I didn't think I would enjoy it, I'm really glad I came. I'm going to buy her book now to read it for myself," said freshman Cassie Wildeboor.
At the close of every section she read, Wall was met with an eruption of applause from the audience, who found her to be not only clever and sassy, but also lively and an excellent storyteller.
It would have been a real challenge for the Center to have selected a more entertaining and humorous author. Also, the fact that Wall is an APSU alumna was simply a bonus.
Next month the Center will host the winners of the Zone 3 Press First Book Award and award-winning poet, Richard Jackson.
Paula Wall, national bestseller for her work The Rock Orchard, read from her new novel, The Wilde Women, a scandalizing tale of betrayal and revenge.
Wall began her reading by giving a recount of her past. A graduate of Austin Peay State University, she began her career as a humorist writer. Within a year she was named Humor Columnist of the Year, when her talent for making people laugh became clear.
She has published two anthologies of her columns, "My Love is Free … But the Rest of Me Don't Come Cheap" and "If I Were A Man, I'd Marry Me."
"It's a joy to have her on campus again; to have someone so connected to the place," said Ted Jones, professor of communications.
When Wall began her reading of "The Wilde Women," the audience could tell she had a knack for story telling. Her rich, animated voice left the audience and gasping for more.
"One of my friends drug me here; though I didn't think I would enjoy it, I'm really glad I came. I'm going to buy her book now to read it for myself," said freshman Cassie Wildeboor.
At the close of every section she read, Wall was met with an eruption of applause from the audience, who found her to be not only clever and sassy, but also lively and an excellent storyteller.
It would have been a real challenge for the Center to have selected a more entertaining and humorous author. Also, the fact that Wall is an APSU alumna was simply a bonus.
Next month the Center will host the winners of the Zone 3 Press First Book Award and award-winning poet, Richard Jackson.
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