As writers, we always have to write about people whose life experiences and backgrounds are different from our own. (Otherwise, our writing is pure fantasy!) In this two-session workshop, we'll examine identity through as many lenses as possible: in terms of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, class, age, body type, gluten tolerance, nerdiness, and many more. […]

Participating in panel and reading at The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815

Reading from Nirvana is Here along with Dave Patterson, author of Soon the Light Will Be Perfect, at Print Bookstore, 273 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101, (207) 536-4778

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.