I’m very excited to be part of the lineup at Small Press Saturday, next week at Newtonville Books — one of my favorite local bookstores. I’ll be representin’ Last Light Studio (publisher of my novel Eden Lake). Also reading are poets Ellen Kennedy and Mark Pawlak and fellow novelist Christopher Boucher. Hope you can stop by.
Lots of (well, some) events are starting to line up for EDEN LAKE! I’ll add additional ones as they are finalized. As of April 6, 2011, here’s what’s on the horizon.
May 19 — Camp-themed launch party and reading. 7:30 pm, Dilboy Hall VFW, 371 Summer Street. Somerville, MA (Cash bar)
May 24 – Reading (with Edith Pearlman), 7:00 pm at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newton, MA
June 2 - Reading (with Daphne Kalotay), 7:00 pm at Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Square, Portland, ME
June 8 — Reading/Signing. 7:00 pm. Fairfield Public Library, Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT
June 9 – Camp-themed launch party and reading, with Aryn Kyle and Elissa Bassist. 7:00 pm, Housing Works Bookstore/Cafe. 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY
July 5 – Reading/signing (with Ann Joslin Williams), 7:00 pm. Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA
If you’d like me to read or speak at your venue / book club / swap meet / strip club / etc., by all means contact me! jane (at) janeroper . com
I’m a former student, current sometimes-instructor, blog advice columnist and all-around booster of the fabulous Grub Street Writers — the place in Boston for writing classes, events, and resources for writers. It’s through Grub that I met many of my closest writer pals and acquaintances, including Jami Brandli, Ellen Litman, Steve Almond, Randy Susan Meyers, Jenna Blum, Lisa Borders, Jon Papernick, and countless others. It is, quite simply, the heart of my writing community.
But enough gushing. More to the point: I will be hosting a “Jumpstart your writing” mini-workshop at Grub’s Muse and the Marketplace conference, April 30-May 1 at the Park Plaza in Boston. Here’s the description:
Jumpstart Your Fiction Writing
3:45pm-4:45pm on Saturday, April 30th
What better way to end the day than by producing new work to take home with you? The session leader will provide unique and inspiring prompts that get you brainstorming ideas for new stories and writing new scenes. The focus will be on creating memorable characters and settings, inventing plots and improving dialogue.
For more information about the conference — which will include an appearance by none other than Oscar host extraordinaire (cough cough) and hottie James Franco — visit the Grub Street Website.
In other Grub News, you can see my latest post as a Friday Five-0 advice columnist at The Grub Daily. This week’s post: how much can you “make up” if you don’t remember exact details when you’re writing a memoir or personal essay? Check out my bizarre take on the subject, and weigh in.
