Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle on WebbChat 14

Today we welcome award-winning author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle as our guest for WebbChat episode 14. Clapsaddle came to Gardner-Webb as a featured speaker for the Darlene J. Gravett Visiting Writer Series. Hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature, Clapsaddle spent time with students and offered a talk to the general public. Today on Webbchat she discusses her debut novel, “Even As We Breathe”; she offers thoughts about her Cherokee heritage, and provides lessons learned about the art and craft of writing.   Clapsaddle, an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, resides in Qualla,N.C. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel was a finalist for the Weatherford Award and named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020. In 2021, it received the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award.   *Episode 14 is hosted by Richard McDevitt and Noel T. Manning II. ####   This is the official podcast channel for Gardner-Webb University; you can subscribe to podcasts like these on many of your favorite platforms.   **Background music for this episode features: “Reap What You Sow” By Carter McDevitt (2022)