Cambridge Common Writers will be hosting a virtual reading once more during the January Residency for Lesley University. This event is free and open to the public. Readers: Michelle Boland (Poetry, January 2019)Kathy Park Woolbert (Nonfiction, June 2010)Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011)Thato Mwosa (WSS, June 2017)Lisa DeSiro (Poetry, June 2010)Jorge Armenteros (Fiction, June 2012)
Eileen Cleary (Poetry, June 2016) - founder & editor of Lily Poetry Review and Lily Poetry Review Books - will be reading her work at this free virtual poetry event, presented by New England Poetry Club and Voices of Poetry (hosted by Cambridge Public Library). Other poets who will be reading include Charles Coe, Susan […]
Join Harbor Editions on Facebook Live for a reading by Joan Kwon Glass and Boston Gordon (Poetry, January 2015) from their new chapbooks.
Host and author Ginna BB Gordon will lead a lively and probing conversation about the writing process and what it takes to be an author. Her guests are psychologist and poet Frank De Luca and fiction author EA Luetkemeyer (May 2015). These three local authors will discuss their writing process via the WHO, WHAT, HOW, […]
All writers, no matter how accomplished, feel the pressure of finding the right words to invigorate their prose and bring their stories to life. The right word choice and arrangement can surprise and astonish readers, or entice editors and agents to keep reading well after the first page. Think of the power that wordplay, (rhyme, alliteration, lyricism, connotation) […]
Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction; January 2017/June 2020) reads from "A Can of Pinto Beans" -poetry recounting his work with "No More Deaths"
Join Odyssey Bookshop both in person and online on Thursday, February 10 at 7 PM for a reading and discussion of Julie Wittes-Schlack's (Nonfiction, June 2013) new novel, Burning and Dodging. She will be joined in conversation by Pamela Petro (Nonfiction, MFA Writing Faculty), author of the memoir, The Long Field - Wales and the Presence of Absence. Julie […]
What The Universe Is: A Reading Series featuring two fantastic poets in a continent-spanning event: Gustavo Hernandez is the author of the poetry collection Flower Grand First (Moon Tide Press). Gustavo holds a degree in creative writing from California State University Long Beach, and his poems have been published in Reed, Acentos Review, Sonora Review and […]
We've all read the popular New York Times Modern Love column. What you might not know is that the Times receives thousands of submissions for the 50 essays it publishes each year, making it one of the most sought-after spots for both aspiring and established writers. Join GrubStreet and Belmont Books for an evening of rejected Modern Love essays. Five […]
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea […]
Join hoopla and publisher OrangeSky Audio for a live event with the author, Buki Papillon, and narrator, Adjoa Andoh, of An Ordinary Wonder.
Tattered Cover welcomes Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011) at their Aspen Grove location on February 26th at 2pm MT. She will be reading from her Caldecott Award-winning picture book Watercress. This is a free event, no registration required. About the Book: Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress […]
