Writers' Proofs Project
In the summer of 2002, 826 Valencia asked dozens of professional writers if they would loan us original proofs from their work. The idea was to show young writers how much work goes into any given story or book or poem, to make clear how much revision even the most seasoned writers require.
Many of the writers we spoke to responded, sending us proofs, full of their own handwritten marks and those of their editors, which are now framed and hanging on the walls of our writing lab.
Visitors are welcome to browse these walls when classes aren't in session.
We'd like to thank the following writers for loaning us examples of their works-in-progress:
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John Barth
Charles Baxter Arthur Bradford Po Bronson Michael Chabon Justin Chin Paul Collins Stephen Dixon Laura Fraser Amy Fusselman |
Barry Gifford
Daniel Handler Noah Hawley Marc Herman Gabe Hudson Paul LaFarge Elmore Leonard JT LeRoy Jonathan Lethem Susan Minot |
Rick Moody
Thisbe Nissen David Rakoff Jason Roberts Zadie Smith Amy Tan William T. Vollmann Ayelet Waldman Chris Ware Rebecca Wolff |