Pilcrow Lit Festival
Last summer, I was lucky enough to read at the Fixx Reading Series curated by one Amy Guth, who, besides being super-cool in that If I can't BE her, then maybe I can be her best friend sort of way, is also the brain and manpower behind the Pilcrow Lit Festival.
On May 22nd through the 25th, the Pilcrow Literary Festival will bring together writers, poets, librarians, booksellers and publishers from around the country together in support of small presses and independent media through small workshops, panel discussions, lectures and author readings. These events are free and open to the public (donations always rock!).
I'm so excited about this I can't even handle it. First of all, it's about f'ing time! A wider discussion on independent media is loooong overdue, and I love learning about (and giving my money to [hi, Christopher! Caleb doesn't need more diapers, right?]) small publishing houses: those that love their writers; that produce edgy, thoughtful work; that care about design, and risks, and publicity, and new talent, and talent. Second, I get to meet all sorts of kick ass people doing kick ass things who will hopefully kick my ass and get me back to work. Third, I'll be sitting on a couple of panels discussing issues I can really sink my teeth into: What makes a good live reading and The multi-format writing process (I'm not totally sure what that means, FYI, but figuring it out sounds like a good challenge).
The full calendar of events is here. If you'd like to hear me babble and possibly stumble across something intelligent, you can do so here:
Saturday, May 24th from 2:00 to 2:45 / Breaking Form: Multi-format writing processes.
Saturday, May 24th from 3:00 to 3:45 / Giving Good Read: Reading curators and hosts discuss what makes a reading great.
There's also a little interview with me here.