Book Signing at Red Hen Press booth at AWP Book Fair
I’ll be signing copies of After the Dam, right next to Kristen Millares Young, who’ll be signing copies of her Subduction. Please stop by!
"Beyond the Debut: Publisher One-Night Stands vs. Long-Term Relationships"
After the debut book, what happens next?
The Interdisciples--Live!
The Interdisciples
Saturday, December 17th, 3-5pm
$10-$20 suggested voluntary cover in the tip bucket
The Interdisciples is a newly-formed group which explores the process of interdisciplinary collaboration. Guided by Joy Yang (piano and theremin), the interdisciplinary faculty, student and community members include:
Amy Hassinger (creative writing, voice),
Jason Finkelman (electronics and Afro-Brazilian percussion),
Dr. Armand Beaudoin, Jr. (engineering, electronics and bassetto)
Laura Chiaramonte (dance)
Jake Metz (intermedia and spatial sound design)
Jonah Weisskopf (visual art projections)
Matthew Harsh (visual art projections)
Mark Smart (Aerospace engineering, SalMar software and video art)
IDENTITY
Is
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Be ready to be a part of the performance! We invite audience members to bring an item of significance to them, which will be placed on a table and incorporated into our improvisation. We also want to hear about what IDENTITY means to you! Comment below, DM, or we will be collecting written responses on the night.
We suggest a $10-20 minimum donation to support our creative endeavours and future opportunities. We appreciate it, and look forward to seeing you there!
Mind Music: Writing the Lyric Essay
I’ll be leading a webinar, hosted through Creative Nonfiction magazine, that explores the lyric essay as an accessible, protean, and genre-bending form.
In this online event, we will delve into the history of the lyric essay and observe the stylistic and technical conventions of the form. We will then use this study to inspire our own lyric essays, pulling apart the threads of self-meaning to begin our own creative pieces. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A, and all registrants will receive a recording.
To register and see more info, visit the Creative Nonfiction website.
Art-Science Festival @ Illinois 2021: The Illuminated Universe
Join us for a celebration of Nature, Humanity, and the Universe, explored through a confluence of the arts and sciences.
Talk: What Is Creative Nonfiction, and Why Is It the Next Big Thing in Your Writing Life?
I'll be giving a talk and leading a workshop on this subject as part of Metro Chicago's Off Campus Writers' Workshop series. Description below:
The pairing of the word “creative” with the word “nonfiction” makes some journalists wince, and with good reason. But “creative” doesn’t necessarily mean loose with the facts. It has more to do with how a piece of nonfiction is put together—with an innovative structure, maybe, or a searing attention to its own musicality, or some other unique effect that lifts the piece out of the routine and into the extraordinary. Together we’ll look at some striking examples from this broad genre, and do some creative experimenting of our own. Lecture/discussion/writing exercises. Appropriate for curious writers of any genre.
For more info, visit the OCWW website.
Living Writers Series at SUNY Oswego
I'll be giving a talk as part of ARTSwego's "Find Your Voice" series. Free and open to the public.
Write on the River
I'll be leading this writing workshop/retreat for the second year in a row with my good friend and co-conspirator, novelist Karen Shoemaker. A weekend of peace, permission, and page-filling hours. Read more here.
Washington Island Literary Festival
I'll be leading an afternoon workshop on Friday, giving a talk on Saturday, and otherwise enjoying the beautiful island and the festival. More details to come. (Image courtesy of Happy Photos, Flickr Creative Commons, Oct. 2, 2004, some rights reserved.)
Redbery Books
I'll be signing books at this lovely little bookstore in Cable, Wisconsin. They share space with a delicious bakery and a fab pizza joint. Artists galore in this little town. Charm central.
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
I'll be teaching two workshops: "The How of Where: Place as Character in Fiction and Nonfiction," from June 17 - 18 and "Structural Workout for your Novel-in-Progress," from June 18 - 23. To read full class descriptions, go to the Iowa Summer Writing Festival website. (Image courtesy of keeva999, Flickr Creative Commons, October 10, 2011, some rights reserved).
Greenlight Bookstore
A joint reading with other Red Hen Press writers. More info to come.
Concord Free Public Library
I'll give an author talk about AFTER THE DAM at the Concord Free Public Library in beautiful downtown Concord, Massachusetts. Books for sale via the Concord Bookshop.
Prairie Rivers Network Day at Allerton Park
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Prairie Rivers Network, Champaign-Urbana's dynamic healthy rivers advocacy organization! There's a full slate of activities all afternoon. I'll be reading selections from AFTER THE DAM as part of the presentation "River of Hope: Save a Place. Change Your Life," starting at 3 p.m. in the Allerton Music Barn. Jane Addams Book Shop will be selling books.
UU Feminist Book Club
I'll be appearing at the monthly meeting of the UU Feminist Book Club when they discuss After the Dam.
The Book Cellar with Gale Walden
Poet Gale Walden and I will read selections from our books and talk about poetry, prose, and process.
Book Passage
I'll read and sign copies of After the Dam with a group of fabulous authors (TBA) at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California.
Georgia College with Teri Grimm
Poet Teri Grimm and I will be reading together as part of Georgia College's Visiting Writers' Series. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, home of Flannery O'Connor.
Illini Union Bookstore
Reading and signing in the Author's Corner of the Illini Union Bookstore. Come on down!
East City Bookshop
I'll be appearing with the scintillating Liz Kay, author of Monsters: A Love Story. Don't miss it!
Politics and Prose with Alan Lightman
I'm thrilled to be reading with renowned novelist and physicist Alan Lightman and eco-novelist Ellen Meeropol at Washington's Politics and Prose. Please join us. I'll be the tongue-tied one in the corner.
AWP Conference, Washington, DC
I'll be signing copies of After the Dam at the Red Hen Press table at the AWP Conference in Washington, DC:
- Thursday, 2/9, from 3 - 4
- Friday, 2/10, from 10 - 11
- Saturday, 2/11, from 12 - 1
Come by for a chat!
Sunday Author Talk
Join me at the Cohasset Public Library for a reading, a signing, and a wine and cheese reception. Good company, too! Perfect gathering place for a cold winter's Sunday afternoon.
A Conversation with Peter Geye and Juliet Patterson
Novelist Peter Geye, poet Juliet Patterson, and I will talk about place and process in this evening event at Magers and Quinn Booksellers. Come out and join the conversation!
Opening Reception for Viktoria Ford's Art Show, Illini Union Art Gallery
Artist Viktoria Ford will be showing her beautiful work inspired by river systems at the Illini Union Art Gallery. Her paintings will be interspersed with passages from After the Dam. I'll read from the book the night of the opening. Come meet Viktoria, see her work, and listen to writing about rivers, surrounded by art about rivers.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Lecture/Reading
I'll read a bit from After the Dam and talk a bit about writing it, and then open it up to conversation with the delightfully dynamic members of the OLLI community in Champaign, IL. Come join in the fun!
57th Street Books in Chicago, with Teri Grimm
A reading and book signing at Chicago's 57th Street Books, with poet Teri Grimm.