ASF Fall Reading
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| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Friday, September 18, 2009 |
| Time: | 7:00pm - 9:30pm |
| Location: | The Home of Kelty Christman |
| Street: | 2811 Vernon Ave. |
| City/Town: | Austin, TX |
Description
At 7 pm on Friday, September 18, American Short Fiction will celebrate its Fall issue with music from misc. diskette, followed by readings from the issue by writers Nina McConigley and Josh Weil. Actor Gabriel Luna, fresh from his title role in Cambiare Productions' Orestes, will also read. Buzz Moran and LB Deyo of Dionysium will emcee.
The reading will be held at the home of Kelty Christman, and is free and open to the public. ASF will provide light refreshments--attendees are encouraged to bring food or drink to share. We'll have some seating available, but please bring a camp chair or blanket if you can.
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misc. diskette is lead by Sean Ripple, formerly of American Analog Set.
Gabriel Luna is a native son of Austin. His credits include Orestes, Black Snow, Ophelia, Romeo and Juliet, and La Pastorela, Manzi: The Adventures of Young Cesar Chavez. He also appeared in the award-winning film Fall to Grace and on television's Prison Break. He can be seen in the upcoming feature film Dance with the One and the HBO film Temple Grandin.
Nina McConigley was born in Singapore and grew up in Wyoming. She holds an MA from the University of Wyoming and an MFA from the University of Houston. Her work has appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Puerto del Sol, and Forklift, Ohio. She is finishing a collection of short stories, Cowboys and East Indians.
Josh Weil is the author of the novella collection The New Valley (Grove, 2009). His short fiction has been published or is forthcoming in Granta, New England Review, Narrative, and other journals. He has been a regular contributor to The New York Times and written for Poets & Writers, Guernica, Orion, and Nylon. Since earning his MFA from Columbia University, he has received a Fulbright Grant, a fellowship to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a fellowship and a scholarship to Sewanee Writers’ Conference, a fellowship to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Dana Award in Portfolio. As the 2009–2010 Tickner Writing Fellow, he will be the writer-in-residence at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland.
The reading will be held at the home of Kelty Christman, and is free and open to the public. ASF will provide light refreshments--attendees are encouraged to bring food or drink to share. We'll have some seating available, but please bring a camp chair or blanket if you can.
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misc. diskette is lead by Sean Ripple, formerly of American Analog Set.
Gabriel Luna is a native son of Austin. His credits include Orestes, Black Snow, Ophelia, Romeo and Juliet, and La Pastorela, Manzi: The Adventures of Young Cesar Chavez. He also appeared in the award-winning film Fall to Grace and on television's Prison Break. He can be seen in the upcoming feature film Dance with the One and the HBO film Temple Grandin.
Nina McConigley was born in Singapore and grew up in Wyoming. She holds an MA from the University of Wyoming and an MFA from the University of Houston. Her work has appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Puerto del Sol, and Forklift, Ohio. She is finishing a collection of short stories, Cowboys and East Indians.
Josh Weil is the author of the novella collection The New Valley (Grove, 2009). His short fiction has been published or is forthcoming in Granta, New England Review, Narrative, and other journals. He has been a regular contributor to The New York Times and written for Poets & Writers, Guernica, Orion, and Nylon. Since earning his MFA from Columbia University, he has received a Fulbright Grant, a fellowship to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a fellowship and a scholarship to Sewanee Writers’ Conference, a fellowship to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Dana Award in Portfolio. As the 2009–2010 Tickner Writing Fellow, he will be the writer-in-residence at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland.
Other Information
- Guests who are not attending are hidden on the guest list.
- Guests are allowed to bring friends to this event.
Event Type
This is an open event. Anyone can join and invite others to join.
Admins
- American Short Fiction (creator)