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Episode 103: The Story Lens - Sandra Scofield

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Episode 103: The Story Lens - Sandra Scofield

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Jul 9, 2018

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Jul 9, 2018

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The Writing University podcast features recordings of illuminative craft talks from the renown writers, novelists, poets, and essayists who present at the Eleventh Hour Lecture Series during the University of Iowa's Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

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