in The Casual Presence of Borders, longtime creative writing program
director Rick Barton discussing a definitive new edition of his novel,
With Extreme Prejudice, and a new novel from Mahyar A. Amouzegar,
Dinner at 10:32.
Hotel Monteleone, Riverview Room, $10 or Literary Discussion,
Combo, or VIP Pass
1 - 2:15 PM—Literary Discussion
THE EVOLUTION OF SELF-PUBLISHING:
TIPS TO PREPARE, PUBLISH, AND PROMOTE YOUR BOOK
Part of our Saints and Sinners Literary Event.
Sponsored by Kindle Direct Publishing.
Hotel Monteleone, Lobby Level, Royal Salon D, $10 or Literary
Discussion, Combo, or VIP Pass
1 – 2:15 PM—Literary Discussion
GETTING TO THE TRUTH OF THINGS
Four very different writers discuss writing about politics in these times
when truth seems stranger than fiction. Ethan Brown talks about
the consequences of writing Who Killed the Jeff Davis 8?, his work
on a Louisiana serial killer. Andrei Codrescu, prolific writer whose
latest book is a poetry collection, No Time Like Now, shares his views
of current events, Josh Levin chronicles the origin story of the term
“welfare queen” in The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American
Myth and Nathan J. Robinson makes his case in Why You Should Be
March 28, 2020
a Socialist. Moderated by journalist and political historian Robert
Mann.
Hotel Monteleone, Queen Anne Ballroom, $10 or Literary
Discussion, Combo, or VIP Pass
1 – 2:15 PM—Literary Discussion
NEW ORLEANS MELODY: CAPTURING THE MUSICALITY
OF NOLA IN PLAYS
Living in New Orleans means living amidst people who seem to
sing their conversations. Stories that loop through time, circling
back through scrumptious details. Greetings that drip with melody
and percussion—Where Y’at, Daaawlin? Sometimes spoken against
background music of the steamboat calliope. How do writers capture
the unique rhythm and melody of New Orleans life in their plays,
essays, and poetry? Join local legend Ricky Graham, a playwright
who often performs in his own work; John Biguenet, an essayist and
playwright; Lisa D’Amour; a playwright and interdisciplinary artist;
and Sunni Patterson, a poet and performer, as they discuss how the
musicality of New Orleans’ life shapes and inspires their work. The
discussion will include brief readings by each writer. Moderated by
Dramatists Play Service president, Peter Hagan.
Sponsored by Dramatists Play Service.
Williams Research Center, $10 or Literary Discussion, Combo, or
VIP Pass
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Join Our Director and Editors for a Literary Discussion
Saturday, March 28th, 1–2:15 PM
Hotel Monteleone, Riverview Room
MARCH 25-29, 2020
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