English Professors Featured at 2018 Montclair Literary Festival
March 16, 17, 18 – Various Locations
Posted in: English Department
On March 15-18, the Montclair Literary Festival begins, featuring English faculty at events both on campus and in town. Aside from the workshops, the events below are all free and open to the public.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16 MICHAEL ROBBINS in conversation with WARREN ZANES
3.30-4.30pm Equipment for Living: On Poetry and Pop Music How can art help us make sense—or nonsense—of the world? Poet and MSU faculty member Michael Robbins has a refreshing, insightful take on how poetry and popular music can serve as essential tools for living. He talks with local musician and Tom Petty biographer Warren Zanes about his new book of “brilliant, illuminating criticism.” School of Communications and Media, Montclair State University.
SUNDAY, MARCH 18 FLASH FICTION WORKSHOP with DAVID GALEF
10.00–11.00am Flash Fiction Workshop with David Galef
Flash fiction stories, narratives under 1000 words are everywhere these days, from zines to cell phones. But what works in such a small space? David Galef, the creative writing program director of Montclair State University and author of a dozen books, including Brevity: A Flash Fiction Handbook, leads you through the possibilities in a flash presentation and workshop to get you started. Tickets $25 Succeed2gether, 11 Pine Street, Montclair, 07042.
DR. LUCY McDIARMID speaking on Irish Women’s Writing at the Montclair First Congregational Church, 40 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042. March 17, 11:00am-12pm
DR. LAURA NICOSIA speaking on the Current State of Public Education at the Montclair Public Library, 50 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042. March 17, 11:00am-12pm
DR. PATRICIA MATTHEW speaking on Women, Sex, Power, and the #MeToo Movement at the Montclair Public Library, 50 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042. March 17, 2:45pm-3:45pm
DR. LAURA NICOSIA and DR. JIM NICOSIA speaking on New Directions in the Young Adult SF/Fantasy Novel at the Montclair First Congregational Church, 40 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042. March 17, 2:45pm-3:45pm