Elizabeth Cox, author of The Slow Moon, one of the books that was required reading for the Spring 2007 Beginning Novel Writing course with Professor Garrison, spoke at UCO in March of 2007. Her husband, C. Michael Curtis, also spoke. In another blog, I'll give you some of the tips and comments that Mr. Curtis shared with us. This blog, however, is about Elizabeth Cox.There's no doubt about it; Elizabeth Cox is a terrific writer and a wonderful person. Not only is she the author of several books (visit her Website for details), but she also is a writing professor at , and has taught writing at Duke University, Bennington College, MIT, and currently shares an endowed chair at Wofford College with her husband, C. Michael Curtis. She visits and speaks when she can, but seems to make every effort to be there for the students that look up to her.
My husband and I attended Ms. Cox's reading at UCO of the first chapter of her latest book, The Slow Moon, and were fortunate enough to sit beside her and her husband at one of the tables. Both individuals are truly humble, kind, and generous with their presence and their knowledge. I highly recommend Ms. Cox's written works, which you can find on Amazon.com as well as many other book sites.
If you'd like to know more about Ms. Cox and her work, here are a couple of links you'll 
enjoy:
- Elizabeth Cox has done a First Person Book Page interview, which you can read at the following Web address, or by clicking the above link: http://www.bookpage.com/0608bp/elizabeth_cox.html
- In 1999, Elizabeth Cox was interviewed for Chicago public radio. Here's a link to her interview on her novel, Night Talks. It's an audio file and part of an entire program, so to hear her interview, go to 47 minutes 30 seconds into the show. It starts with music followed by the introduction of Ms. Cox. It's worth listening to. Click this Interview with Elizabeth Cox link, or go to: http://chicagopublicradio.org/audio_library/ram/848/848-990716.ram
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