Interview with Michael L. Williams, January 16, 1993
Project: Kentucky Writers Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Williams discusses being a Fantasy writer from Kentucky. An early reader, Williams talks about the literature that influenced him as a writer. He defines himself as a Christian writer, who nevertheless does not want to preach. Williams worked on the Dungeons and Dragons game and books, and now collaborates in his writing with his wife, Teri. He teaches English composition at the University of Louisville.Interview Accession
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Authors, American--Kentucky Intellectual life Literature Williams, Michael, 1952 December 17- Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 Beattie, Linda Louisville (Ky.) Middlebury (Vt.) Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 Hamilton, Edith, 1867-1963 Middlebury College Dungeons and Dragons (Game) Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950 European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600Interview Rights
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Williams, Michael L. Interview by L. Elisabeth Beattie. 16 Jan. 1993. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Williams, M.L. (1993, January 16). Interview by L. E. Beattie. Kentucky Writers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Williams, Michael L., interview by L. Elisabeth Beattie. January 16, 1993, Kentucky Writers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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