In November, I will be participating in The Letters Festival in Atlanta. It is a three-day independent literature festival with writing workshops, discussion panels, and live readings.
To support the event or purchase tickets, visit The Letters Festival Indiegogo page. This is its inaugural year–I am so excited to be a part of it!
Friday October 18, at 7 p.m., it is time to bust out your short-shorts.
Stories, that is. INK Book Gathering in Idyllwild, CA is hosting a short-short open mic. All are welcome to read stories of 500 words or less! I will be reading from The Kind of Girl, and some of my Idyllwild Arts Academy students will share their work, as well. Come join us for a night of short-shorts!
I will be reading this Saturday with several other writers at the Red Hen Poetry Prom–see below from their website.
Please join us! Red Hen Press is excited to host Pier Poetry Prom on Saturday, October 5th from 4pm to 6pm, at 1450 Ocean in Santa Monica.
Never mind that we’re half a year early: authors Brendan Constantine, Nicelle Davis, Kate Durbin, Katherine Factor, Kim Henderson, Charles Hood, Eric Morago and Justin Wallace Kibbe will perform. Plus, there will be beverages and light fare, live music and dancing, a photo booth, and a poetry-themed midway including a Zoltar poetry machine. You won’t want to miss this!
Pier Poetry Prom is free and open to the public. Reservations are encouraged but not required. To let 1450 Ocean know you’ll attend, please visit smgov.net/reserve, or to contact staff at Red Hen, email publicity@redhen.org.
Parking and Transport: Parking is $1 for first 2.5 hours in Parking Structure 7 (off Broadway west of 4th) or 8 (off 2nd St. north of Colorado) adjacent to the Santa Monica Place Mall. Every 30 min. thereafter is $1.50 to a maximum of $14. There are also meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 2 hours. After hours local lots offer flat rates. Buses that serve 1450 Ocean include Routes 1, 7 and Rapid 7, 10. Visit bigbluebus.com.
We hope to see you on October 5th–with sand lining the edges of your finest!
– See more at: http://redhen.org/events/rhp-poetry-prom/#sthash.GVK1iQyD.dpuf
Click to read a review of The Kind of Girl by Dymon Lewis in Redivider
Thanks to all who came out for The Kind of Girl launch party on Sunday! Thanks to Cafe Aroma for providing a wonderful setting for our event, and thanks especially to Eduardo Santiago for hosting and interviewing. Thanks also to my wonderful co-readers, Abbie Bosworth and Katherine Factor.
Click here to read an article about the event in the Valley Chronicle.
On September 13, Idyllwild Arts faculty participated in the annual art opening and performance as a way to welcome students and kick off the school year.
Click to view the Idyllwild Arts faculty concert and enjoy music and dance performances and readings by some of the amazing people I get to work with! Make sure to check out Katherine Factor’s haunting, beautiful poem about the fire that threatened our town, around minute eight. My reading of “Muscle Memory” is around the 50 minute mark.
Click to hear Natalie Sypolt and Renee Nicholson’s discussion of The Kind of Girl on summerbooks.
And, since Renee and Natalie recommend pairing The Kind of Girl with the new release by singer/songwriter Neko Case (along with a tempting drink), check out the trailer for her new album (and why not try the drink recommendation, too?).
Next, Click to hear my reading of “Muscle Memory,” from The Kind of Girl on TNBBC’s Audio Series. And why not have another “American Sweetheart” (drink recipe found at the end of the summerbooks podcast)?
Drawing by Sarahana Shrestha
Click to read my interview and story recommendations! This is a great website for short story lovers–make sure to check out their story map.
This site is another great source for those interested in the short-short form!
