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2013 - Issue 2 - Winter

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SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY The Resident Effect The Aspen Writers' Foundation's new "Catch and Release" community initiative connects writers and readers.  by linda hayes F or the past half-dozen years, the Aspen Writers' Foundation's "Writer in Residence" program had brought established authors to the Roaring Fork Valley for yearlong stays, during which they could focus on writing projects. Successful to a point, the concept had its flaws. "It was a bit sporadic," explains Adrienne Brodeur, a well-connected New York–based editor, author, and publisher, who was brought on as the Foundation's creative director last winter. "Although it was a yearlong residency, writers would come and go. The process wasn't consistent." To remedy the situation, Brodeur, along with AWF Executive Director Maurice "Mo" LaMee, revamped the program, shortening the time frame and adding an element that would introduce the visiting writers to the local community. "We thought: What would it be like if we had a monthlong residency with writers either completing projects or working on something special and made it more attainable for the average writer?" Brodeur says. "It's a slightly different way of going about it," LaMee adds. "There's more continued on page 90 Author Adam Haslett speaks and reads from a work-in-progress at an Aspen Writers' Foundation event. 88  aspenpeak-magazine.com 088-093_AP_SP_SpGen_WIN13_SPR_14.indd 88 10/29/13 4:20 PM

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