Creative writing has been formalized and taught in structured creative writing workshops and MFA programs all over the world. The first formalized program was conceived in Iowa and has had a huge impact on the way creative writing is taught and consumed worldwide. In this episode, host Fatma Makki sits down with writer Ammar Al Naimi (@naimihero on IG/Twitter) to discuss the many valuable insights gleaned from Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses.

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Books mentioned in this episode: 

 Kalila wa Dumna

 Harry Potter series

 Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 

 What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge

 Enid Blyton series

 The Famished Road by Ben Okri

 Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett

 1,001 Nights

 My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 

 

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