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JOIN US SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY IN THE DARK ASPEN FILM'S WINTER SEASON DEC 23 - JAN 2 WHEELER OPERA HOUSE MOTION PICTURE AWARDS PARTY benefitting ASPEN FILM CARIBOU CLUB APR 8 - 13, 2014 WHEELER OPERA HOUSE facebook.com/aspenfilm twitter.com/aspenfilm aspenfilm.org 970.925.6882 The view of the mountains from the Woody Creek cabin. continued from page 90 Thus far, writers in residence have included Stephanie Kallos, the best-selling, award-winning author of Broken for You and Sing Them Home; Sugarhouse author Matthew Batt; Adam Haslett, author of the novel Union Atlantic and short-story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here (a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award), and Emily Jeanne Miller, author of Brand New Human Being. Each was profoundly productive during their monthlong stay. In fact, Batt, who arrived just 20 pages into a new novel and figured he'd hammer out a few chapters, ended up writing the entire thing. Kallos and Haslett (who was fiercely protective of his work-in-progress, according to LaMee) shared some new writings at their readings. "It was really thrilling to have unfiltered, unpasteurized, unlooked-at material," says LaMee. "It's a very vulnerable thing, sharing something that no one—not even a spouse or confidant—has seen yet." —Mo LaMee The Writer in Residence program, along with the "Catch and Release" initiative, will continue with a stellar lineup of authors in 2014. "It's going to continue to grow," says LaMee. "The community has been very receptive and the writers are over the moon. We keep thinking the next Great American Novel is going to be created here." Aspen Writers' Foundation, 110 E. Hallam St., 970-925-3122; aspenwriters.org AP " t was really I thrilling to have unfiltered, unpasteurized, unlooked-at material." photography by c2 photography MAR 2, 2014 ASPEN FILM IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION 088-093_AP_SP_SpGen_WIN13_SPR_14.indd 92 10/30/13 1:17 PM