CHAPTERS: Girls Write Now Spring Reading Series, March

03/26/2010 - 6:00pm
03/26/2010 - 8:00pm
Etc/GMT-4

This spring, Girls Write Now is thrilled to announce CHAPTERS, featuring the work of New York City's best teen writers and the professional women who mentor them, and a dynamic, diverse line-up of special guest authors curated by Maud Newton. CHAPTERS readings will be held at the Center for Fiction (17 East 47th Street bet. 5th Ave. & Madison), from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Co-sponsored by The Center for Fiction, EILEEN FISHER, American Eagle Outfitters, and glassybaby.

Friday, March 26

Guest Author:
Nami Mun, author of Miles from Nowhere

Nami Mun is the author of the debut novel, Miles from Nowhere (Riverhead), which was shortlisted for the Orange Award. Named Best New Novelist of 2009 by Chicago magazine, she is a recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a Whiting Award.

Featuring:
Flor Altamirano & Wendy Lee, "Halloween"
Brittany Barker, "Hamid"
Shira Engel & Morgan Baden, "The Language of My City"
Ximena Castillo, "Normal"
Jennifer Fuster, "Inside Out and Other Poems"
Tina Gao & Rollie Hochstein, "Elevator Talk"
Meghan McCullough, "Living in the Clouds"
Deiona Monroe, "Pause for Reaction"
Yvonne Ndiaye & Naima Coster, "I Am Not Your Size" & "First Night in New York"
Hannan Saad & Andrea Gabbidon-Levene, "Coney Island: An Urban Playground"
Jé-Vonna Sampson, "Not Love"
Joy Smith & Ibi Zoboi, "Come Around My Way"