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Airs Wednesdays at 7pm

Franz Weinschenk, your host. Literary fiction by authors in our community, read by the authors. Heard Wednesdays at 7 pm.


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Franz Weinschenk Franz Weinschenk hosts one of Valley Public Radio's longest running programs, Valley Writers Read. A longtime Valley educator and author, each week Franz showcases the great literary talent that exists in the Central Valley, from well known published authors to amateurs, read by the authors themselves. The program is produced by FM89's Don Weaver. Valley Writers Read is heard Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm on FM89. You can also listen to past editions of the program online through our audio archives.

See whats upcoming on Valley Writers Read. View our 2012 Schedule.

Click here for the submission guidelines for authors.

Support for Valley Writers Read comes from Fresno City College


 
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  Judy Ryan, "Little Fire"
Aired February 1st, 2012
A young girl comes of age and questions the origins of her unusual name.
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Hear selections from Gary Soto's "A Summer Life" on Valley Public Radio's program Valley Writers Read. Soto also reads an essay about his alma mater, Fresno City College.

Gary Soto, A Summer Life
Aired January 25th, 2012
Four stories from his book "A Summer Life" including "The Bike", "The Haircut", "The Pie" and "The Nile". Gary reads "My Time on Weldon Avenue" which is the foreward to a book published for the Centennial Celebration of Fresno City College.

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  Bob Hudgens, "Mulberries for Mohammed" & Jerry Fisher, "Lilli and Her German Soldier"
Aired January 18th, 2012
A story about how the author made a friendly connection with a person from a different culture.
Jerry Fisher "Lilli and Her German Soldier" A German soldier at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp falls in love and saves the life of a German Jewish girl.
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HOST: Franz Weinschenk
AIRS: Wednesdays at 7pm

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