We conclude our Faculty Spotlight series with Stephen M. Vest, who will provide invaluable insights into magazine writing.
Stephen M. Vest, is the
editor and publisher of Kentucky Monthly magazine. A native of Louisville, he lives in Frankfort with his wife
and four children. Prior to founding Kentucky
Monthly in 1998, he worked for more than a dozen years as a columnist and
sportswriter for papers in Kentucky, Indiana and the Carolinas. THAT Kind of Journalist, a collection of
his columns from Kentucky Monthly, was published in 2008. He is a recent Masters
of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction graduate of Murray State University. His
work has been published in ShimmyHoots
Review, The Single Hound and Trajectory. To find out more about
Steve email steve@kentuckymonthly.com.
Workshops:
·
Magazine Writing 101: The Basics of
Placing Your Writing in Periodicals. The
dos and don'ts for working with publications and the best ways to pitch your
work.
·
Practice, Practice, Practice: Some ideas on how to make your writing better and how
to jump-start the creative process.
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