On Sept. 28, in an interview with The Maneater, Pulitzer finalist and journalist Elif Batuman described her work, college experiences and offered advice to aspiring writers. “All of the things that I've written, even the things that I'm happy with, they all started out where I was really not happy with them,” Batuman said. “...I was always kind of frustrated. Like, why did it take me so long? But nobody actually gets to skip the part where you write bad stuff.” Later that evening, Batuman appeared as a guest speaker in Tate Hall as a part of the MU Visiting Writers Series. Story | Faith Jacoby Photo | Emma Rae Gerwen. #maneater #photo #elifbatuman #books #library #move #email #journalist #mizzou #missouri #author