Event Title
First Person Passionate: Writing About Fly Fishing
Description
In this presentation, Pulitzer-nominated author Seth Norman discusses the art and craft of writing about fly fishing. Fly fishers have been consummate readers for centuries – people of like mind who are fascinated by art, craft, wildness, and ideas. Their literacy opens opportunities for authors to write essays, short-stories, novels, and magazine / journal articles.
Perhaps best known for writing about fly fishing, Seth Norman has been published in all the national magazines dedicated to the sport, along with Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and Gray’s Sporting Journal. Norman is also a recipient of the Travers Award and the Roderick Haig-Brown Award, and has authored several books.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
3-2-2015 4:00 PM
End Date
3-2-2015 4:00 PM
Location
Western Washington University. Libraries. Special Collections.
Resource Type
MovingImage
Duration
01:19:51
Title of Series
Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Digital object made available by Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Program
University Archives
Identifier
HRSS_20150203_Norman
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Fly fishing; Fly fishing--Anecdotes; Creative writing
Poster
Event poster by Simon Bakke
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
First Person Passionate: Writing About Fly Fishing
Western Washington University. Libraries. Special Collections.
In this presentation, Pulitzer-nominated author Seth Norman discusses the art and craft of writing about fly fishing. Fly fishers have been consummate readers for centuries – people of like mind who are fascinated by art, craft, wildness, and ideas. Their literacy opens opportunities for authors to write essays, short-stories, novels, and magazine / journal articles.
Perhaps best known for writing about fly fishing, Seth Norman has been published in all the national magazines dedicated to the sport, along with Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, and Gray’s Sporting Journal. Norman is also a recipient of the Travers Award and the Roderick Haig-Brown Award, and has authored several books.