This episode is an excerpt of a live, free-flowing panel discussion at the recent Writing by Writers Conference in Tomales Bay, California between poet, novelist, and National Book Award finalist Dorothy Allison, memoirist, journalist, fiction writer, and teacher Steve Almond, and award winning writer, teacher, and Writing by Writers co-founder Pam Houston. Links: Dorothy Allison - http://www.dorothyallison.net/ Steve Almond - http://stevealmondjoy.com Pam Houston - http://pamhouston.net Faculty Intros by UC Davis, Masters in Creative Writing students - http://english.ucdavis.edu/graduate/masters-creative-writing Season One Partner, Writing By Writers - http://writingxwriters.org Produced & Hosted By: Ben Hess - http://ben-hess.com