Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity

Mia Funk

mia@creativeprocess.info

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Booking Overview

This podcast spotlights award-winning writers and creative thinkers—spanning poets, novelists, screenwriters, journalists, and even arts-and-STEM voices—on the craft of writing and the creative practice. It’s a strong booking outlet for authors and public intellectuals who can discuss process, work, and lived experience, often alongside climate/nature and broader humanities topics.

Metrics

Episodes: 300

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 7.8k followers

Contact Information

mia@creativeprocess.info

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Host

Mia Funk - The interviews are hosted by founder and creative educator Mia Funk, with the participation of students, universities, and collaborators from around the world, and tied to a traveling exhibition.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established authors and public-facing creative/knowledge figures—often award-winning poets/novelists and recognized journalists/scientists/policy voices (e.g., Pulitzer/Poet Laureate, NYT bestseller, Oscar/Emmy/Tony-era public figures noted in the show description, plus leading climate and nature writers).
Required Achievements:  
Pulitzer Prize recognition, Poet Laureate / major national awards, NYT or major bestseller status, Major journalism tenure (e.g., decades reporting), Leadership roles in recognized organizations (e.g., think tanks, major institutions)

Recent Guest Discussions

Erland Cooper - How The Sound Of The Sea Informed His Creative Voice

Julian Lennon - Art As A Collective Human Endeavor

Max Stossel - Finding Humanity In Conflict

Sy Montgomery - How Animals Have Been Her Greatest Teachers

Aimee Nezhukumatathil - Tenderness Toward The Natural World

Recent Topics

Literature, Writing, Art, Poetry, Climate

Episodes

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Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity
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Humans as Storytelling Animals: Poets, Novelists & Musicians on the Power of Writing

June 11, 2026

Why do we write? Is it to capture a memory before it vanishes or to build a bridge between the person we are and the stories we've been told? In this episode of The Creative Process, we explore the practice of writing as an awakening and tool for discovery with a group of celebrated poets, novelists, musicians and thinkers.We hear from neuroscientist, dancer and author Julia Christensen on how literature inspires transformative aesthetic experiences. Award-winning poet and clinical psychologi...

Listening to the Living World: Ami Vitale, Yann Martel, Carl Safina, David George Haskell & Others on Climate Change & The Rights of Nature

April 22, 2026

Today, we hear from writers Yann Martel, Carl Safina and David George Haskell on the practice of listening to the living world. Tom Chi discusses the dangerous volatility of a one-degree shift. Clayton Aldern explores how climate change alters brain health and behavior, while Ami Vitale,Osprey Orielle Lake and Martín Von Hildebrand remind us of the kinship we share with nature. Fred Pearce discusses 40 years as a journalist reporting...

How Flowers Made Our World: DAVID GEORGE HASKELL on Deep Time, Plant Intelligence & Listening to the Living World

April 18, 2026

What if the defining revolution of Earth's history wasn't led by animals or humans, but by flowers? Are we truly individuals, or are our bodies and minds just walking ecosystems?Our guest today is David George Haskell, a biologist who has spent much of his life training himself to see the universal within the infinitesimally small. He's famously sat for a year in a single square meter of Tennessee's forest, a mandala experience that revealed the deep history of the world through a single...

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