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Vardis Fisher, whom many consider Idaho's greatest writer, was also one of the most prolific writers of his or any generation. In addition to his 38 books covering every subject from poetry to historical fiction, he wrote regular newspaper columns and editorials over a period spanning 27 years. From 1941 to 1946, Fisher wrote for The Statesman while employed as a member of its Editorial Board. Always controversial, he eschewed "political correctness" and tolerated no abridgement of his first amendment rights. In the middle of 1946, embroiled in a dispute over what he regarded as attempts to censor his columns, Fisher transferred his column to The Statewide, a weekly Idaho newspaper. He never wrote for The Statesman again, although he subsequently wrote for many of the smaller Idaho newspapers including the Weiser American, the Gooding Leader, The Intermountain and Alameda Enterprise, and the Eastern Idaho Farmer. At the time of his death in 1968 he was still writing a regular column for the Eastern Idaho Farmer.

UPDATE: Filmed Vardis interview. Watch here

UPDATE: Grant Fisher has kindly provided audio of Vardis Fisher reading his essay A Novelist and His Characters. Right click on link, hit 'Save As': Fisher Audio

Photos of the Fisher property in Hagerman, Idaho (2006). Hagerman Photos