1455 PRESENTS: A READING AND CONVERSATION WITH LAURA MCCARTY, author of ‘JUST ONE SWALLOW’
I’d like to thank Laura McCarty for participating in this special reading and discussion. This event is the third of three in partnership with The Anacostia Swim Club. As you may or may not know, it’s currently both unsafe and illegal to swim in the Anacostia River. A...
1455 PRESENTS: A READING & CONVERSATION WITH WHITNEY COLLINS, AUTHOR OF ‘BIG BAD’
If asked to introduce Big Bad by Whitney Collins, here’s the first thing that jumps to mind: these are not New Yorker stories. I mean that as the highest possible compliment. So much contemporary fiction, it seems, emphasizes a discernible perspective:...
BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL: A CONVERSATION WITH COURTNEY MAUM
It was a pleasure to once again take part in the awesome, annual Virginia Festival of the Book (which is still ongoing, so check out the schedule of events at their site!). I had a blast (and learned a lot) chatting with Courtney Maum, the author of what I’d...
Seeking Proposal Submissions for 3rd Annual Summer Festival
1455 Literary Arts, a nonprofit organization seeking to advance the appreciation of and passion for both creativity and community, seeks proposals for presentations, workshops, craft talks and creative readings for its 3nd Annual 1455 Summer Festival to be held...
1455 PRESENTS: THIS IS WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE, A READING & DISCUSSION
I’d like to thank my friends Caroline Bock and Jona Colson for agreeing to help coordinate and execute this special reading and discussion. THIS IS WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE is an anthology of new fiction and poetry from Washington Writers’ Publishing House, a...
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