Upcoming Events

  • Katherine E. Young to Read at the Virginia Festival of the Book (virtual)

    From the website: Hear poets Katherine E. Young (Woman Drinking Absinthe), Nin Andrews (The Last Orgasm), Sandra Beasley (Made to Explode), and Vijay Seshadri (That Was Now, This Is Then) read from their newest collections, offering poetry that explores connections between the ordinary and the profound, the landscapes and legacies of a life, the lyric of longing, the search for […]

  • Linda Watanabe McFerrin to Read in Honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month (virtual)

    From the Alexandria Library website: Join us for a reading by Linda Watanabe McFerrin in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, speaking about the influence of her Japanese-American heritage on her writing. Watanabe McFerrin will also answer questions from participants after the reading. This reading is FREE to all Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvceGurz0rHtOSSg02_7RiTZpi-HtIzuny

  • Reuben Jackson to Read and Present a Writing Prompt for the Alexandria Library (virtual)

    From the Alexandria Library's website: Join us for a poetry reading followed by a writing exercise with Black American poetry elder and jazz critic Reuben Jackson. Jackson will read from Scattered Clouds: New & Selected Poems, a volume of meditations on love, loss, and longing, published in 2019 by Alan Squire Publishing. Then he will […]

  • Katherine E. Young / Reston Readings (virtual event)

    Join Katherine E. Young for an intimate reading from her newest collection of poetry, Woman Drinking Absinthe. Katherine will be joined by poets Elaine Chiew and Curtis Smith. https://m.facebook.com/events/496753571371057?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A%224%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22group%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22main_list%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%7D&aref=4&refid=18

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  • Write with Reuben

    From YWP: "Join poet and YWP mentor Reuben Jackson for a fun online writing session on Wednesday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. EDT! Sign up for your Zoom invitation here! We'll talk, write, share about what we've learned over this strange past year. For example, Reuben says, "I learned that as a flutist, I make a good […]

  • Richard Peabody Reads at the Alexandria Library (virtual event)

    "Join us for a reading by Richard Peabody: a romantic poet, a keen writer of farce, a master of satire, a political activist, and a pop-culture explorer. Peabody’s literary influences, including strands of Punk, Beat, Alt, experimental, feminist, and political protest, blend with the purely lyrical to create a body of work that is both […]

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  • Katherine E. Young / Globus Book Store Reading and Discussion of Look at Him by Anna Starobinets (virtual event)

    Join Katherine E. Young along with Jane Bugaeva, Muireann Maguire, Jamie Rann, and Svetlana Satchkova, and Zarina Zabrisky, for a discussion of Look at Him by Anna Starobinets (translated into English by Katherine E. Young). https://www.globusbooks.com/events.php This event will stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCogNzhgTorWuUGb0MWIUg0w/videos

  • David Downie in Conversation with Don George (virtual event)

    David Downie reads from his new novel, Red Riviera. Throughout, travel writer Don George talks with David about the book and his writing process. Presented by Left Coast Writers. https://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-downie-don-george-red-riviera-online-event @3pm ET

  • 1455 festival features Rose Solari, Katherine E. Young, Linda Watanabe McFerrin, and Saida Agostini (virtual event)

    Catch a full host of ASP authors and friends at the 1455 Festival. Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/09e46134-4022-438e-9297-72ee3f323a1d/summary July 16th @10:30am Katherine E. Young Unspoken: New Writing on Losing a Child Although nearly one-quarter of all pregnancies result in the loss of a child, pregnancy loss has traditionally been considered a "women's issue" and remains largely unexplored […]

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  • Old Town Books and Readings on the Pike Present: Prompts in the Park! (in-person event)

    Old Town Books 130 South Royal Street, Alexandria, VA, United States

    Event description: Bring a notebook and pencil and join us for a fun and productive morning of coffee, treats, and writing in the sun! About this event Featuring prompt stations with a roster of amazing local presses: Barrelhouse Alan Squire Publishing Mason Jar Press Fear No Lit Washington Writers’ Publishing House The Writer’s Center Community […]

  • Katherine E. Young to Read at Smith College (virtual)

    Katherine E. Young will read her poetry as part of an upcoming alum reading presented by the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College. Karen Poppy, Jamaica Baldwin, Laurie Ann Guerrero, Joan Kwon Glass, Laura Passin, Anne Harding Woodworth, and Nancy Meneely will join her. Register here: https://smith.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9BLtreY2QS2nvcafuh99bg?fbclid=IwAR0yozfnlAlkcBeBo8UldT3V6VpUipUZQiGH1a_6rF6Dx8-HZhzQyerPVFk

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  • Katherine E Young will Read for PEN Women in Translation Month Reading Series (virtual)

    Katherine E Young, translator of Russian-language poet, Anna Starobinets, will read alongside Starobinets as part of PEN's Woman in Translation Reading Series. https://pen.org/event/women-in-translation-month-reading-series/ From the website: "August is here, and it’s time to celebrate Women in Translation (#WiT) Month again! This reading series was initiated by blogger Meytal Radzinski in 2014 to raise awareness of […]

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  • Litbalm Reading Series with Rose Solari (virtual)

    Join Rose Solari for a reading presented by Litbalm Reading Series. LIT BALM is a biweekly interactive livestream reading series brought to you by Marc Vincenz of MadHat and New American Writing (Magazine), Jonathan Penton of Unlikely Stories Mark V and Unlikely Books, and Cassandra Atherton of Westerly Magazine. Every other Saturday at 5:00 pm East Coast time expect great writing, […]

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