In this episode Kathy discusses her upcoming book Not For Nothing -- Glimpses into a Jersey Girlhood, what it's like to take one of her classes, the beauty and practicality of simple writing exercises, and the task of writing a book about your own personal experiences.


Kathy Curto teaches at The Writing Institute and Montclair State University. She is the author of Not for Nothing—Glimpses into a Jersey Girlhood, published by Bordighera Press. Her work has been featured in the essay collection, Listen to Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now, and in The New York Times, Barrelhouse, La Voce di New York, Drift, Talking Writing, Junk, The Inquisitive Eater, The Asbury Park Press, VIA-Voices in Italian Americana, Ovunque Siamo, and Lumina. She has been the recipient of the Kathryn Gurfein Writing Fellowship, the Montclair State University Engaged Teaching Fellowship, and also serves on the faculty of the Joe Papaleo Writers’ Workshop in Cetara, Italy. Kathy lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and their four children.

Visit her website for more details and to order her new book
www.kathycurto.com