Reading – (UN)HOUSED by Fabiola R. Decius

Boston Center for the Arts 539 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The BCA Playwright Residency presents a reading/workshop of a new play in development, (UN)HOUSED by Fabiola R. Decius (WSS, June 2015), at the Boston Center for the Arts. (UN)HOUSED tells the story of a single mother, Elianie, and her recent college graduate daughter, Skylar, who has moved back home. As Skylar tries to navigate the […]

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The Art, Power and ABC’s of Talking With Young Children to Build Skills and Connection with Rebecca Rolland, EdD

Online Zoom Event

Science has shown that the best way to help our kids become independent, kind, and happy is by talking with them. And yet we often find ourselves distracted, exhausted, or at a loss as to how to have meaningful conversations. Harvard lecturer, speech pathologist, and mother, Rebecca Rolland (Fiction, June 2017) offers an essential, evidence-based […]

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What the Universe Is: Natalie Padilla Young and Autumn McClintock

Online Zoom Event

Late August is a perfect time to sit with the exceptional poems of Natalie Padilla Young and Autumn McClintock and consider the world around us - both built and natural - and the ways it affects us and we affect it.Natalie Padilla Young (Poetry, January 2009) co-founded and manages the poetry magazine Sugar House Review. By […]

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Meet the Author – Pamela Petro at Books on the Square

Books on the Square 471 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Join Books on the Square on Thursday, August 24th at 6:00 p.m. for a reading and discussion with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty), author of The Long Field. Hiraeth is a Welsh word that's famously hard to translate. Literally, it can mean "long field" but generally translates into English, inadequately, as […]

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Pam Petro Book Launch ~ The Long Field

MainStreet BookEnds of Warner 16 East Main Street, Warner, New Hampshire, United States

Please join MainStreet BookEnds of Warner to celebrate the US book launch of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence – A Memoir with author Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with David Elliott (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty). Hiraeth is a Welsh word that's famously hard to translate. Literally, […]

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Novels-in-Verse: An Invitation to Play with Kate Fussner

Online Event

Novels-in-verse challenge writers to tell stories with far fewer words. But while to some this may feel like a test, it’s also an opportunity to play: with format, white space, word choice, metaphors, structure, rhythm, and more. In this seminar, writers will be asked to re-imagine scenes from a work-in-progress with an emphasis on how […]

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Visiting Author – Pamela Petro – The Long Field – Francie & Finch Bookshop

Francie & Finch Bookshop 130 S. 13th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Join the Francie & Finch Bookshop to welcome Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) as she introduces her newest memoir. The publication of The Long Field will coincide with the Welsh American Festival happening from August 30th – September 3 at the Marriott Hotel in Lincoln. About the Book:In The Long Field, Pamela Petro braids essential […]

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Exploring Hiraeth – Presented by Pam Petro

Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Pam Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) is an author, artist, and educator living in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was recently made an honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, and has received both literary and visual arts residencies and fellowships from Grand Canyon National Park, the MacDowell Colony, the Spring Creek Project for […]

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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival 5 – Laureates of the Caribbean with Enzo Surin

The Center for Fiction 15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States

Co-presented by The Center for Fiction and the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, this event will feature Enzo Surin (Poetry, 2012), Roberto Carlos Garcia, Iyaba Mandingo, Geoffrey Philp, Saida Agostini Bostic, and Andre Bagoo. Hosted by Tanya Batson-Savage and Attillab Springer.

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Pamela Petro Presents “The Long Field”

Broadside Bookshop 247 Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) has written a  a meditation on the Welsh notion of hiraeth, which translates as "the long field," a metaphor for homesickness and longing. Hiraeth expands in meaning as Petro weaves together Welsh stories with stories of her own life, as a gay woman, the survivor of a train wreck, […]

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An Evening of Poetry & Music with Michael Mercurio, Eliot Cardinaux, and Rebecca Faulkner

Anchor House of Artists 518 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Visit the Anchor House of Artists in Northampton, MA for an evening of Poetry & Music with Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017), Eliot Cardinaux, and Rebecca Faulkner. Michael W Mercurio lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, where he serves on the steering committee for the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival (formerly Amherst […]

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An Evening of Poetry with Shamar Hill, Enzo Silon Surin, and Martha Collins

McNally Jackson Seaport 4 Fulton St, New York, New York, United States

Join McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers for an evening of readings and thought, curated by Shamar Hill. Drinks and socializing to follow in the bar. RSVP required. Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) is a Haitian-born, award-winning poet, educator, librettist, publisher and social advocate. He is the author of four collections of poetry, including American Scapegoat (Black Lawrence Press, May […]

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