Mon March 25, 2019
18th Street Writers Group Reads at Odd Mondays
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Many writers join writing groups to gain feedback for and support of their writing. Odd Mondays features one longstanding San Francisco writing group, the 18th Street Writers, who meet every other week on 18th Street in the Castro to write for an hour, then read what they've written to their colleagues. Come hear four of the members discuss the pros and cons of writing groups, writing group etiquette, and how to make a writing group work for you. Michael Alenyikov, Andrew Chen, Wilfredo Pascual, and Genanne Walsh will also read excerpts from their work Monday, March 25, 7pm at Folio Books San Francisco, 3957 24th St. Free admission and free refreshments.MORE ABOUT THE AUTHORS:Michael Aleynikov is the author of the novel Ivan and Misha and numerous short stories published in literary magazines and anthologies. He is a MacDowell Fellow and Gina Berriault Award winner. IVAN AND MISHA won the Northern California Book Award for Fiction and was nominated for the Edmund White Award. His short stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and other honors.Tsun Yuan (Andrew) Chen is a retired Head and Neck Surgeon. He was born in Mainland China and studied in Taiwan and Tokyo before arriving at these shores. He divides his time between San Francisco, Umbria, and Provence with his life partner, at home everywhere and nowhere, making alienation a fine art of his life.Wilfredo Pascual is a Pushcart-nominated essayist. He is the author of KILOMETER ZERO, a collection of personal essays about finding your rightful place. Winner of the 2015 Curt Johnson Prize for Nonfiction and runner-up for the 2016 Steinberg Essay Prize, his work has been listed as Notable in the 2016 Best American Essays. He lives in the Mission with his husband Jack. Genanne Walsh is the author of TWISTER, awarded the Big Moose Prize for the Novel from Black Lawrence Press. TWISTER was shortlisted for the Brighthorse Prize, the Housatonic Book Award in Fiction, and the Sarton Women’s Book Award. She lives in San Francisco with her wife and dogs.
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Many writers join writing groups to gain feedback for and support of their writing. Odd Mondays features one longstanding San Francisco writing group, the 18th Street Writers, who meet every other week on 18th Street in the Castro to write for an hour, then read what they've written to their colleagues. Come hear four of the members discuss the pros and cons of writing groups, writing group etiquette, and how to make a writing group work for you. Michael Alenyikov, Andrew Chen, Wilfredo Pascual, and Genanne Walsh will also read excerpts from their work Monday, March 25, 7pm at Folio Books San Francisco, 3957 24th St. Free admission and free refreshments.MORE ABOUT THE AUTHORS:Michael Aleynikov is the author of the novel Ivan and Misha and numerous short stories published in literary magazines and anthologies. He is a MacDowell Fellow and Gina Berriault Award winner. IVAN AND MISHA won the Northern California Book Award for Fiction and was nominated for the Edmund White Award. His short stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and other honors.Tsun Yuan (Andrew) Chen is a retired Head and Neck Surgeon. He was born in Mainland China and studied in Taiwan and Tokyo before arriving at these shores. He divides his time between San Francisco, Umbria, and Provence with his life partner, at home everywhere and nowhere, making alienation a fine art of his life.Wilfredo Pascual is a Pushcart-nominated essayist. He is the author of KILOMETER ZERO, a collection of personal essays about finding your rightful place. Winner of the 2015 Curt Johnson Prize for Nonfiction and runner-up for the 2016 Steinberg Essay Prize, his work has been listed as Notable in the 2016 Best American Essays. He lives in the Mission with his husband Jack. Genanne Walsh is the author of TWISTER, awarded the Big Moose Prize for the Novel from Black Lawrence Press. TWISTER was shortlisted for the Brighthorse Prize, the Housatonic Book Award in Fiction, and the Sarton Women’s Book Award. She lives in San Francisco with her wife and dogs.
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