On Account of Conspicuous Women
Thursday, May 08 2008
by Frank Stasio and Olympia Stone
Dawn Shamp was a wandering soul with a resume full of unfulfilling jobs. But after she took a creative writing class, Dawn found her calling as a novelist. Her debut novel, “On Account of Conspicuous Women” (Thomas Dunne Books/2008) was just published. It’s a historical novel set in Roxboro in 1919 about four young women and their fight for the right to vote. She joins host Frank Stasio to talk about her book, her circuitous writing career and what inspires her to write.
