Erin Cecilia Thomas (Jan '23, Fiction) will be instructing the seminar, 'Music Into Written Word.' How can writers translate the intangible experience of listening to or performing music into written words? This seminar will look at the work of writers who use music in their narratives and the craft elements they employ, such as syntax, […]
All are welcome to a presentation and signing at Asbury Book Cooperative with Hayley Krischer (Fiction, June 2009) presenting her newest title, WHERE ARE YOU, ECHO BLUE? Award-winning journalist and YA novelist Hayley Krischer makes her adult novel debut with WHERE ARE YOU, ECHO BLUE? (Dutton; on sale July 16, 2024), a whirlwind tale of […]
Join the Grolier Poetry Bookshop for a poetry reading by John Hodgen, Jennifer Martelli and Kevin Prufer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty) with an introduction by Martha Collins. This event will take place synchronously in-store at 6 Plympton Street and on Zoom. Registration is required for both options, please sign up ahead of time as there […]
“Library Lion,” based on one of Time Magazine’s 100 best Children’s books of all time, by Michelle Knudsen (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty). The musical play features a cast of five actors and three puppeteers who operate a puppet designed and built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop with live music. Directed by award winning director, Ran […]
Register for admission to this virtual author event with Jasmine Warga (WFYP, June 2013) for your WHOLE school! Admission includes 5 hardcover copies of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall. Recommended for Students in 4th-6th Grades. Space is limited. From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover’s Story and Other Words […]
Join authors Alafair Burke, TR Hendricks, Vanessa Cuti, and Hayley Krisher (Fiction, June 2009) at the Venetian Room in the Lindenhurst Memorial Library for their discussion of the suspense fiction writing process.
Porter Square Books is delighted to welcome picture book author Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP, January 2006) for a story time featuring her book Hello Dog / Hello Human! RSVP requested. Learn how to properly introduce yourself to a dog or human in this enticing flip book guide that is two stories in one, perfect for fans of MAY I PET […]
Porter Square Books is excited to welcome Kate Fussner (WFYP, June 2021) to discuss her novel, 13 Ways to Say Goodbye. Author Sara Farizan (WFYP, January 2012) will join Fussner in conversation. RSVP requested. A novel-in-verse about life after loss, 13 Ways to Say Goodbye beautifully renders the power of sibling bonds, the depth of grief, and the strength of learning to love […]
Join us for a virtual celebration of Alissa Butterworth's (Fiction, June 2012) debut novel, To Die Is Different Than Supposed! Registration required. We died by bicycle, by a breakfast gone bad, by a fist, a broken promise, a rowboat, letters no one else was supposed to see.Twenty years ago, the Gable family was nearly perfect—five […]
Join Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017) and Rebecca Faulkner for an in-person session of Michael's online poetry series, What the Universe Is during the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles, California. Attendees can RSVP to read a poem during the event, which will be held outside of the conference area.
Kate Kearns (Poetry, June 2008), Mike Bove and David Stankiewicz are shaking up the usual poetry reading format. Why? Because at a normal reading, there’s surprise and discovery for the audience, but there’s none for the poet. In a poet swap, the poet gets to see their own work in a new and likely uncomfortable way, […]
Featuring Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) in a night of poetry and spoken word, bringing together dynamic voices to explore creativity, identity, and the power of storytelling.
