Novel Beginnings: Two Authors Read Opening Chapters & Discuss Story Development
October 4, 2023. Fellow Bold Writer Andrew Fritz and I read from our current works and focus on answering two questions for the listening audience: How does a novel's plot drive character development? How does character drive the plot itself? The audience is invited to share ideas about their own creative writing work and to ask questions. Topics will include manuscript submission and crafting the novel or short story itself—how closely one should map it out and when to let the story emerge organically in surprising, unexpected directions. We’re excited to engage with the public as well as students of Albright College’s new creative writing minor. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2023, Science Center Lecture Hall (Room 256), Albright College.
Tres Tacos Tremendos
July 10, 2023. What’s better than eating tacos? Eating tacos and writing about them. Have a look at Berks County Living’s July 2023 restaurant reviews. Thanks to Marian Frances Wolbers for taking me on part of her taco trawl .
Fall Writing Workshop and Readings at the Womelsdorf Community Library
October 8, 2022. Join me and my fellow Bold Writers for a reading of selected works, followed by a creative writing workshop. In the workshop, you’ll write from a prompt, practice editing, learn first steps in getting published, and much more! All supplies are provided, and light refreshments will be available at this free event. Spaces are limited. Visit the Womelsdorf Community Library’s website to sign up.
Eating Out for Berks County Living
What fun to do a little bit of the legwork for the dining section of the September 2022 issue of Berks County Living’s dining out section! Read the review of West Reading’s Ezekiel 47 and two other terrific coffee shops by Marian Frances Wolbers.
Spring Township Libraries Writefest
August 13 and 20, 2022. More readings from the Bold Writers plus a workshop for writers of every skill level, at the Spring Township Libraries’ first writefest. Join me from 10:00 a.m. to noon on August 13 at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library or August 20 at the Spring Township Library. Bring your imagination and something to write with.
Spring Writing Workshop and Readings at the Womelsdorf Community Library
April 9, 2022. Readings from the Bold Writers—listen to Janice read “Black Wednesday”—and a workshop for anyone whose fingers are itching to put pen to paper. Register by Monday, April 4, for this in-person event at the Womelsdorf Community Library’s webpage.
Readings: Letters from the Last Pandemic and a Pineapple Upside-Down Life
April 17, 2021. Excerpts from a treasure trove of poignant family letters written during the flu pandemic of the early 1900s, a short story about linguistic misunderstandings, and a sliver of Ruby Moyer’s Pineapple Upside-Down Life. Plus a discussion of memoir work and how to use poetic language to process our own experiences with the Covid-19 pandemic. Register for this online event, open to the public, at Pretzel City Press.
Launch Party for The Ocotillo Review
Watch a teaser for my short story “Found in Translation” at Kallisto Gaia Press’s launch party for the Summer 2020 edition of The Ocotillo Review.
The Bold Writers Read on Mischief Night
October 30, 2019, under the flickering lights of the faculty club in Albright College’s Alumni Hall, the Bold Writers read spooky tales for the campus and wider community. Introductions by novelist and short story writer Marian Frances Wolbers. A community event sponsored by the English Department of Albright College. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
An Evening at John Updike's Home
What a treat! An evening touring the John Updike Childhood Home and a reading for students of Albright College's School of Professional Studies. November 28, 2018.
Bold Writers Plus
Seven local writers who call themselves the Bold Writers return to Albright College to read original short stories and sudden fiction that range in theme and genre, from beauty-gone-wrong at the high school dance to two workers’ tongue-in-check reactions to their year-end sales reward to a futuristic war in space. Introductions by novelist and short story writer Marian Frances Wolbers. A community event sponsored by the English Department of Albright College. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2017, Klein Lecture Hall.
The Bold Writers Read More Short Stories
Creative Nonfiction and Fiction. Readings by five of the Bold Writers—Cathryn Clinton, L.D. Zane, Anthony Maize, Janice Rodríguez, and Gillian Slater, with discussion to follow on taking inspiration from true life, what creative nonfiction is, and how to get published. A community event sponsored by the English Department of Albright College. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2016, Klein Lecture Hall.
The Bold Writers Read Short Stories
Do you love creative writing and a great story? Hear the lively stories of a tight-knit group of creative writers who meet monthly at the Bold Café in West Readings. Readings by five of the Bold Writers followed by a Q&A on writing, getting published, and the creative spark. A community event sponsored by the English Department of Albright College. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2016, Klein Lecture Hall.