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1455 Presents Spoken Word at The Hideaway Cafe
Last Thursday I hosted our second spoken word Open Mic at The Hideaway Cafe. Size, it's said, doesn't matter, but it should if you're talking about a worthy endeavor finding an audience (other things too, it's said). As such, it was gratifying that we doubled the...
The Art and Business of Author Platform with Jane Friedman
Professional authors always have one thing in common: they seek an audience for their work, and almost always a bigger audience. Having a strong and growing readership helps turn writing into a sustainable, full-time career. But what leads to readership growth? And...
May 14 Author Series with Jeanne McCulloch
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Jeanne McCulloch, who will read from her memoir All Happy Families. Jeanne is a former managing editor of The Paris Review, senior editor of Tin House, and the founding Editorial Director of Tin House...
April 11 Author Series with Justen Ahren
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Justen Ahren, who will read from his collection A Machine for Remembering. Ahren is a poet, photographer, musician and writing workshop facilitator. He’s published two collections of poetry, A Strange...
March 7 Author Series with Thorpe Moeckel and Jessie van Eerden
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Thorpe Moeckel and Jessie van Eerden. Thorpe Moeckel is the author of the nonfiction book Down by the Eno, Down by the Haw: A Wonder Almanac, as well as a middle grade novel and four books of poems. His...
BOOKED: Sean Murphy Q&A with Bethanne Patrick
An oldie but goodie from summer of 2018. I had the pleasure of talking with good friend, literary rock star, and 1455 Advisory Board member Bethanne Patrick (AKA @TheBookMaven) about...everything. It's at once refreshing and encouraging to hear about many of the plans...
1455 AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY, VOL. 9: RONNIE CITRON-FINK
1455's Author Series at Handley Regional Library continued on September 26 with Ronnie Citron-Fink. She is the author of TRUE ROOTS: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me About Health and Beauty and is a contributor to “A Glorious Freedom: On being a Woman Getting Older,...
@1455LitArts: A Walking Tour
No writer worth a damn would ever think to publish (even if anyone was willing to indulge them) an improvised rough draft. Creativity and inspiration, combined, are the easy part (!); the real art is in the process of revision. But a writer with a modest, at best,...
1455 AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY: CHRIS REGISTER
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Chris Register, who will read from his book Conversations With US. Unwilling to let the pollsters and pundits define his country, lawyer Chris Register traded his mesh Aeron...
1455 AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY: NATHAN LESLIE
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Nathan Leslie, who will read from his collection Hurry Up and Relax. The WWPH Fiction winner for 2019 is Nathan Leslie, for his story collection, Hurry Up and Relax, the 2019...
1455 AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY, VOL. 7: JESSI LEWIS
1455's Author Series at Handley Regional Library continued on May 16 with a special Open Mic at the Winchester Book Gallery. Local writer Jessi Lewis will read from her novel-in-progress. Her essays, short stories and poems have been published or are forthcoming...
1455 SUMMER LITERARY FESTIVAL: VIDEO! (DAY THREE)
The third day of 1455’s Summer Literary Festival kicked off early (with coffee) and ended late (with cocktails). Between the first panel at Bright Box and the closing remarks at Shenandoah University, we heard from dozens of writers, teachers, artists, and public...
1455 Summer Literary Festival: Video! (Day Two)
The second day of 1455's Summer Literary Festival started early and ended late. Between the first panel at Bright Box and the final books being signed at Winchester Book Gallery, we heard from dozens of writers, teachers, artists, and public officials. You can see...
1455 Summer Literary Festival: Video! (Day One)
We kicked off the 1455's first Summer Literary Festival on Thursday, July 18 at the Winchester Brew Works. The event was entitled "Stories and Suds," and featured local authors Jessi Lewis, Kirsten Porter, Hannah Grieco, Kara Oakleaf, and others. It was followed by...
1455 Summer Literary Festival: A Story in Pictures
If a picture can say a thousand words, dozens of pictures might tell many millions. Even that won't do justice to the conversations, insights, and overall experiences of 1455's first Summer Literary Festival. (And if pictures aren't sufficiently tantalizing, we have...
Author Series December, 7
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Jenn Segal, who will talk about her best-selling cookbook Once Upon A Chef: 100 Tested, Perfected and Family-Approved Recipes. Jenn is the founder of Once Upon a Chef, the popular blog showcasing easy,...
Author Series November, 9
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Hannah Grieco and Kirsten Porter for a special panel entitled “Writing, Education, & Advocacy: How Writers Can Help Build Compassionate Communities Within Our Schools.Nonfiction writer...
Author Series October, 22
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Jeanne McCulloch, who will read from her memoir All Happy Families. Jeanne is a former managing editor of The Paris Review, senior editor of Tin House, and the founding Editorial Director of...
Author Series September, 26
1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Ronnie Citron-Fink, who will read from her book True Roots: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me about Health and Beauty. Ronnie is a writer, editor and educator. She is the editorial director of...
1455’s Teen Poetry Contest: The Winners and Their Poems
2019 Summer Literary Festival Teen Poet Contest Awards Grand Prize ($500 Award): Taylor Fang, “Solstice,” “Prehistory” Second Prize: Sabrina Guo, “Huài shì hǎo shì” (“Evil Things, Good Things”) Third Prize: Kaja Rae Lucas, “for that morning when pretending was the...