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Kate Finegan

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Kate Finegan serves as novel/novella editor for Split/Lip Press and is working on a novel about friendship. She recently moved to Edmonton and is chronicling the process of putting down roots at tinyletter.com/katefinegan.
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The Intimacy of the Short Story: A Conversation with Daphne Kalotay

  • Kate Finegan
  • September 13, 2023
Compassion is a window, and ideally the reader feels that—even if they’re reading a character whom they don’t necessarily like—this person is a rounded character with good qualities, bad qualities, and in-between qualities.
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What might my gaze reveal? An Interview with Erica Berry

  • Kate Finegan
  • February 22, 2023
I suppose I’m obsessed with how we buffer uncertainty.
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I Have to be Gentle with Myself: A Conversation with Sari Botton

  • Kate Finegan
  • October 5, 2022
I imagine the full picture of me in scrubs and Danskos, being an MRI technician and then coming home and writing. Somewhere in an alternate universe, MRI technician Sari exists. I already have the Danskos.
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Finding Enchantment in the Ordinary: A Conversation with Meng Jin

  • Kate Finegan
  • September 19, 2022
The reason why so many of these stories have metafictional elements is that I was trying to write in an ethical way while feeling like a professional liar.
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Make something inexplicable happen: An Interview with Morgan Talty

  • Kate Finegan
  • July 20, 2022
What's funnier than somebody having a mental breakdown? We all experienced it, so why can't we laugh at that?
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Celebrate Everything: A Conversation with Kim Fu

  • Kate Finegan
  • January 26, 2022
An interview with Kim Fu about writing the collection Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century.
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A Fundamental Sense of Mystery: Talking with Cara Blue Adams

  • Kate Finegan
  • December 23, 2021
Cara Blue Adams discusses her debut story collection, YOU NEVER GET IT BACK.
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Awake to the World: Talking with Tyler Barton

  • Kate Finegan
  • November 22, 2021
Tyler Barton discusses his new story collection, ETERNAL NIGHT AT THE NATURE MUSEUM.
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Trying to See a Future: Talking with Beth Gilstrap

  • Kate Finegan
  • October 4, 2021
Beth Gilstrap discusses her new story collection, DEADHEADING.
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Magical Truth: A Conversation with Chloe N. Clark

  • Kate Finegan
  • July 10, 2020
Chloe N. Clark discusses her debut story collection, COLLECTIVE GRAVITIES.
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The Harder, Truer Thing: Talking with Chelsea Bieker

  • Kate Finegan
  • March 30, 2020
Chelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
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