An Insider’s Perspective on the National Spelling Bee: An Interview with James Maguire

Roxanne Henkin; Janis Harmon; Elizabeth Pate; Honor Moorman

doi:10.58680/vm20086599

ISSN: 1074-4762
E-ISSN: 1943-3069

An Insider’s Perspective on the National Spelling Bee: An Interview with James Maguire
Author(s): Roxanne Henkin, Janis Harmon, Elizabeth Pate and Honor Moorman
Source: Voices from the Middle, Volume 15, Issue 3, Mar 2008, p. 16 - 24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/vm20086599
- Published online: 01 Mar 2008

Abstract

The coeditors of Voices from the Middle talk with author James Maquire (The American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds) about the National Spelling Bee--its participants, its process, and its impact.

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