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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out with D. Dina Friedman
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild for Writers Night Out with featured writer D. Dina Friedman (Fiction\, January 2016) at Forbes Library in Northampton\, MA. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases the Featured Reader.Hosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \n\n\n\nD. Dina Friedman’s recent work includes a short-story collection\, Immigrants\, (Creators Press\, 2023) and a poetry chapbook Here in Sanctuary—Whirling (Querencia Press\, 2024). She is also the author of the chapbook Wolf in the Suitcase (Finishing Line Press) and two young adult novels: Escaping Into the Night (Simon and Schuster) and Playing Dad’s Song (Farrar Straus Giroux). Dina has published widely in literary journals including Rattle\, Salamander\, The Sun\, Mass Poetry\, Chautauqua Journal\, Crab Orchard Review\, Cider Press Review\, Hawaii Pacific Review\, Cold Mountain Review\, Lilith\, Negative Capability and Rhino and received four Pushcart Prize nominations.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/writers-night-out-with-d-dina-friedman/
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, 20 West St\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Jody Hobbs Hesler — Without You Here with Jeffrey Dale Lofton
DESCRIPTION:Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction\, June 2017) will be in conversation with Jeffrey Dale Lofton about her novel\, Without You Here. This event is free with first come\, first serve seating. \n\n\n\nWithout You Here is about generational trauma\, mental illness\, sloppy family dynamics\, dangerous marriages\, and the beautiful\, redemptive nature of affection and love. In the end Noreen is left to ask: Will her life forever be defined by her aunt’s zest for life or her untimely death? And can she stop history from repeating itself? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJody Hobbs Hesler lives\, writes\, and teaches in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of the story collection What Makes You Think You’re Supposed to Feel Better from Cornerstone Press\, and her words also appear in Necessary Fiction\, Gargoyle\, Valparaiso Fiction Review\, Atticus Review\, Writer’s Digest\, Electric Literature\, CRAFT\, Arts & Letters\, and many other journals. She teaches at WriterHouse in Char-lottesville\, Virginia; writes and copy edits for Virginia Wine & Country Life and Charlottesville Family Magazine; and serves as assistant fiction editor for the Los Angeles Review.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jody-hobbs-hesler-without-you-here-with-jeffrey-dale-lofton/
LOCATION:Politics & Prose\, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW\, District of Columbia\, 20008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Animal Science Story Time with Elizabeth Shreeve and Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:Calling all animal lovers! Join Book Ends for a special animal science story time with authors Elizabeth Shreeve (The Oddball Book of Armadillos) and Sara Levine (WFYP\, January 2006) (Bone by Bone). A fun event for the whole family!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/animal-science-story-time-with-elizabeth-shreeve-and-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Book Ends Winchester\, 559 Main Street\, Winchester\, Massachusetts\, 01890\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Without You Here Book Launch with Jody Hobbs Hesler
DESCRIPTION:Join New Dominion Bookshop for a reading with Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction\, June 2017)\, who will read from her debut novel\, Without You Here. A conversation with author Louise Marburg will follow. This in-person event will be cosponsored by WriterHouse and will be free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book: Noreen is eight years old when her kindred\, namesake aunt\, Nonie\, dies from suicide. Now twenty-seven\, the same age Nonie was when she died\, Noreen is a young mother trapped in a marriage with a controlling\, manipulative husband. On the eve of the new millennium\, that marriage hemorrhages into crisis and Noreen must choose which aspect of her aunt’s influence to follow—the long grief after Nonie’s loss\, complicated by their secretly shared mental health challenges\, or her aunt’s dynamic love. Without You Here is about generational trauma\, mental illness\, sloppy family dynamics\, dangerous marriages\, and the beautiful\, redemptive nature of affection and love. \n\n\n\nJody Hobbs Hesler has written ever since she could hold a pencil and now lives and writes in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of the story collection What Makes You Think You’re Supposed to Feel Better\, and Without You Here is her debut novel. Her short fiction\, articles\, book reviews\, and essays appear in journals such as Electric Literature\, CRAFT\, Gargoyle\, Arts & Letters\, and many others. She teaches at WriterHouse in Charlottesville\, Virginia\, and serves as assistant fiction editor for The Los Angeles Review. \n\n\n\nWithout You Here will be released on September 10. Pre-orders are available.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/without-you-here-book-launch-with-jody-hobbs-hesler/
LOCATION:New Dominion Bookshop\, 404 East Main St\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, 22902\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Golden Land of Myanmar with author Elizabeth Shick at Vineyard Haven Library
DESCRIPTION:Join the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library for an author talk celebrating the release of The Golden Land\, the debut novel by the library’s new adult program coordinator\, Elizabeth (Liz) Shick (Fiction\, January 2019). Winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel\, The Golden Land is an intergenerational tale set against the backdrop of Myanmar that explores the complexities of family history and relationships. Liz will talk about the six years she lived in Myanmar and how those experiences inspired her to write The Golden Land.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-golden-land-of-myanmar-with-author-elizabeth-shick-at-vineyard-haven-library/
LOCATION:Vineyard Haven Library\, 200 Main Street\, Vineyard Haven\, Massachusetts\, 02568\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Jasmine Warga discusses & signs A STRANGE THING HAPPENED IN CHERRY HALL with Rosanne Parry
DESCRIPTION:Join Jasmine Warga (WFYP\, June 2013) at the Barnes & Noble in Hillsboro\, Oregon for a discussion with Rosanne Parry about Jasmine’s latest book\, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA painting has been stolen…! \n\n\n\nWhen Rami sees a floating girl in the museum\, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? \n\n\n\nAgatha the turtle knows—she has been watching from the garden. But she can’t exactly tell anyone…can she? \n\n\n\nWill Rami\, with the help of his classmate\, Veda\, be able to solve the mystery? The clues are all around them\, but they’ll have to be brave enough to really look. \n\n\n\nThis is a whimsical\, moving story about the universal desire to be seen and understood and how art can help us find connection\, even when we are at our loneliest.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jasmine-warga-discusses-signs-a-strange-thing-happened-in-cherry-hall-with-rosanne-parry/
LOCATION:Barnes & Noble – Hillsboro\, 11125 Northeast Evergreen Parkway\, Hillsboro\, Oregon\, 97006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Cambridge Common Writers Presents: The Rest of Your Life Soundtrack by Benjamin Roesch & Without You Here by Jody Hobbs Hesler Book Launches
DESCRIPTION:Join Cambridge Common Writers for our first duo-book launch event as we celebrate the publications of The Rest of Your Life Soundtrack by Benjamin Roesch (Fiction\, January 2016) and Without You Here by Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction\, June 2017)! Moderated by Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBENJAMIN ROESCH is a writer\, musician\, teacher\, podcaster\, award-winning essayist\, and author of the debut YA novel\, Blowin’ My Mind Like a Summer Breeze. For twelve glorious\, exhausting years\, he was a high school English teacher\, and is now a full-time writer based in Burlington\, VT\, where he lives with his family. \n\n\n\nJODY HOBBS HESLER is the author of the story collection What Makes You Think You’re Supposed to Feel Better (Cornerstone Press\, October 2023)\, and the novel\, Without You Here (Flexible Press\, September 2024). Her words also appear in Necessary Fiction\, Gargoyle\, Valparaiso Fiction Review (x\, x)\, Atticus Review\, Writer’s Digest\, Electric Literature\, CRAFT\, Arts & Letters\, and many other journals. She teaches at WriterHouse in Charlottesville\, Virginia; writes and copyedits for Virginia Wine & Country Life and Charlottesville Family Magazine; and serves as assistant fiction editor for the Los Angeles Review.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cambridge-common-writers-presents-the-rest-of-your-life-soundtrack-by-benjamin-roesch-without-you-here-by-jody-hobbs-hesler-book-launches/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event
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SUMMARY:ENTROPY Workshop with L Scully
DESCRIPTION:ENTROPY is a five week\, virtual\, generative writing workshop hosted by L Scully (Nonfiction\, January 2023).  \n\n\n\nWe are living in a conundrum of degradation. Our bodies age\, the State is falling\, disorder(s) run rampant in our minds. God feels random and chaos feels inevitable. There is no choice but to write toward uncertainty. Cope\, world-build\, freak out\, investigate together.  \n\n\n\nThe structure of this workshop is a weekly meeting of two hours and includes two separate section groups to accommodate scheduling. Each week we will produce the beginnings of 2+ new pieces of writing based on original prompts provided by L live and in session. There is also opportunity to share our collective woes\, check in\, and meet writing partners. One piece of your choice will be critiqued by the group in a supportive and curious environment. We welcome new and seasoned writers alike\, as well as anyone who wants to get into a regular and dedicated creative practice. Classes will be held over GoogleMeet. \n\n\n\nSuggested sliding scale is $150-250 for the five week course. If the proposed payment scale is not reasonable for your situation\, please email L to work something out at leighahscully@gmail.com. They would love to work with you. \n\n\n\nSection A: Sundays Sept. 29 – Nov. 32-4pm EST (no class 10/13\, lesbian wedding)Section B: Wednesdays Oct. 3 – Oct. 306-8pm EST
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/entropy-workshop-with-l-scully/
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