Connie Corcoran Wilson

Connie Corcoran Wilson is a writer, teacher and businesswoman. Connie has written for five newspapers, serving as the book and film critic for the Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa) for 12 years and also conducting interviews for the Moline, Illinois Daily Dispatch. Her most recent book, Both Sides Now (2004), is a humor anthology of her previously-published newspaper columns.

Mrs. Wilson has taught composition and literature classes at Black Hawk Junior College, Augustana College, Marycrest College, St. Ambrose University, Kaplan University, and Eastern Iowa Community College.

The Runner Who Will Never Die: An Interview with William F. Nolan (Part One) by Michael McCarty and Connie Corcoran Wilson (nonfiction)
      William F. Nolan, author of science fiction classic Logan's Run, is one of the most prolific writers in a field of prolific writers. In this interview, he talks about his early short stories, his friendship with Ray Bradbury, and his many collaborations with Dan Curtis - as well as his training as an artist and illustrator, biographies of mystery writers Dashiell Hammett and Max Broad, and brief career as a sports car racer.
Part One
Part Two

The Man Who Sees Tomorrow: An Interview with Grand Master Frederik Pohl by Michael McCarty and Connie Corcoran Wilson (nonfiction)
      Frederik Pohl has been writing science fiction for longer than most of us have been alive; he's published over a hundred books and many more short stories, and edited magazines like Galaxy, If, and Worlds of Tomorrow - winning three Hugos and multiple Nebulas in the process. In this interview, he talks about China, science fiction fans, bad movies, and his new short story collection.

Creeping Inside the Father of All Modern Action Novels: An Interview with David Morrell by Michael McCarty and Connie Corcoran Wilson (nonfiction)
      David Morrell, former literature professor and creator of John Rambo in First Blood, joins RE to talk about Creepers, his new novel about urban spelunking; his time on a Mennonite farm; and why yellow alert is a useful thing.

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