162: Why Are Publishers Squandering These Opportunities? – A Conversation with Mark Brazaitis

In this episode, we speak with Mark Brazaitis about his adventures in Guatemala, how not to build a grain silo, avoiding prison while abroad, and why so few publishers are taking advantage of readily available free media opportunities. Mark is the author of nine books, including The River of Lost Voices: Stories from Guatemala (winner of the 1998 Iowa Short Fiction Award), The Incurables: Stories (winner of the 2012 Richard Sullivan Prize and the 2013 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award in Prose), and American Seasons: A Novel (Main Street Rag, 2024). A former Peace Corps Volunteer, he holds an MFA from Bowling Green State University and now teaches English and directs the Creative Writing Program at West Virginia University.