Getting your fiction, non-fiction, and poetry out into the world can be a daunting and difficult business, whether you’re trying to land a book contract or get your work into the literary journal of your dreams. However, there are things you can do to increase your odds and make the process more efficient. This workshop […]

Reading from Nirvana Is Here, along with Joshua Furst and Lauren Grodstein, at KGB 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003

Reading from Nirvana Is Here at Literati Bookstore, 124 E Washington, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Society, Secrets, and Sexual Misconduct Merten Tent, Merten Hall Lawn Aaron Hamburger and Patricia Smith discuss their novels, Nirvana Is Here and The Year of the Needy Girls, which ask questions of how we, as a society, should face secrets and sexual misconduct in the #MeToo era.

A signing (1:30 pm) and reading (5 pm) at the Rainbow LGBTQ lit book fair!

A monthly reading series in Arlington, VA.

In your writing, do you shy away from highly charged scenes involving violence, sex, danger, mental illness, intoxication, or a character going through any type of intense physical or emotional state? During this presentation, we’ll confront the challenges of conveying the thrills and fears of the most intense moments of your work in fresh ways […]