Two soon-to-be interviewees, Mary Biddinger (this Wednesday!) and Luke Johnson (March), have new books forthcoming soon AND will be reading/presenting at the Associated Writing Programs annual conference in Washington DC later this week.
Mary's panel looks fantastic. Here's a description from the AWP site:
Thursday, 2/3
3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Empire Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel, West Lobby
Two Jews, a Catholic, a Buddhist, a Mennonite Sufi Shaman, and a ________ walk into an AWP Panel: Geography’s Influence on Writers Writing Religion and Culture. (Eric Wasserman, Ira Sukrungruang, Heather Derr-Smith, Bich Minh Nguyen, Mary Biddinger) Geography has emerged as a vital component for writers exploring the culture of religion in the post 9/11 literary landscape. The place the writer hails from is now just as important to depicting the culture of religion as the faith the writer is steeped in. A cross-genre cross-country panel of not-so-nice Jewish boys, Catholic schoolgirl transgressors, superhero emulating Buddhists, and more, take a special look at how place fuels how writers approach the culture of religion in their work.
And Luke will be signing copies of his debut, After the Ark:
Friday Feb. 4
2-3 pm
Booth 208, AWP Boofair, Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, DC
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And look at this!
Thursday 12:00 to 1:15
Nathan Hale Room
Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level
The Rosary Effect: The Challenges of Writing from a Catholic Perspective. (Haley Lasche, Luisa Igloria, Linda Norton, Ruben Quesada, John Reimringer) Five writers of poetry and prose discuss how practicing Catholicism has influenced their writing. Coming from diverse geographies, sexualities, racial perspectives, and spiritual awakenings, these writers delve into the ways their works are influenced by the current Catholic paradigm. The panelists discuss how they negotiate what parts of the Catholic religion and ritual they consciously and subconsciously include in their writings regardless of their approval of papal comments and doctrines.
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Oh.
If you're a lurker of The Fine Delight, and you need proof that a real live human being is running this show, come to my event on Friday the 4th from 12:00 to 1:15. I'll be reading as part of The Kenyon Review's Short Fiction Contest Winners event. Here are the complete details:
Virginia C Room
Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level
Get Shorty: Readings from the Kenyon Review’s Short Fiction Contest. (Cara Blue Adams, Megan Anderegg Malone, Christopher Feliciano Arnold, Mika Taylor, Nick Ripatrazone, Megan Mayhew Bergman) The KR Short Fiction Contest for Writers Under Thirty is entering its fourth year. This reading is an opportunity to hear work from younger writers recognized as winners or runners-up by judges Alice Hoffman, Richard Ford, and Louise Erdrich from the first three years of the contest. Submission to this contest must be 1,200 words or fewer.
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