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Author Kristopher Jansma will discuss the unfinished works of great authors, including F Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, and Shirley Jackson, as explored in his non-fiction work REVISIONARIES, and reveal how their works influenced his new novel, OUR NARROW HIDING PLACES.

Halimah Marcus, executive director of Electric Literature will join Kristopher Jansma to discuss the launch of his new essay collection REVISIONARIES: What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers. Open to the Public!

3 PM: History, Reimagined

In this panel, authors Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Kristopher Jansma and Vanessa Chan take us on heartbreaking journeys filled with hope that change will come. Ruffin’s novel, The American Daughters, is a coming of age story following Ady, an enslaved young girl who joins a sisterhood of Black women working together to undermine Southern society. In Jansma’s Our Narrow Hiding Places, an elderly woman relives her horrific past as she tells her grandson about her Dutch family’s survival of the final years of Nazi occupation. Chan’s The Storm We Made follows a Malayan mother turned spy and her children during the Japanese occupation. Join these authors for a deep dive into histories that, until now, have been left behind

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With Siddhartha Deb, Joshua Garcia, and Hugh Ryan

A powerful and evocative evening of musical performances and readings celebrating the freedom to read without boundaries. "Voices Unbound: An Evening of Music and Literary Defiance" is a unique event dedicated to honoring the writers whose works have faced censorship and challenge.

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor and will be recorded.

As we gather in an intimate and dynamic setting, the evening will feature:

Musical Performances by Krystofer Maison: Experience diverse musical styles that resonate with themes of resistance and liberation. Talented musicians will perform pieces that amplify oppressed voices and celebrate art's transformative power.

Readings from Banned Books: Hear stirring readings from some of the most influential banned books in literary history. Passionate readers will bring these passages to life, shedding light on their enduring relevance and profound impact.

This event promises an evening of inspiration and solidarity, where we come together to reaffirm the importance of creative expression and intellectual freedom. Don't miss this opportunity to honor the legacy of courageous authors and to be part of a movement that celebrates the unyielding power of voices unbound.

with author Jennifer Fawcett

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A sweeping, tenderhearted love story, Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash tells the story of two families living through World War II on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the shy, irresistible young woman who will call them both her own.

Laura Spence-Ash’s fiction has appeared in One Story, New England Review, Crazyhorse, and elsewhere. Her critical essays and book reviews appear regularly in the Ploughshares blog. She received her MFA in fiction from Rutgers–Newark, and she lives in New Jersey.

with actor and audiobook reader, Edoardo Ballerini

with host Tim Horvath

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with host Jason Diamond - RSVP (free) Today!

In his book How Fiction Works, critic James Wood describes the modern character in fiction as having three layers: conscious motive, unconscious motive, and the deepest, most ephemeral, motive... to be known. This master class will examine this idea and, through a series of collaborative writing exercises, help students develop original, three-layered characters to use in their fiction. We'll look at short texts by Sherwood Anderson, Flannery O'Connor, and Virginia Woolf that will help us get to the bottom of great, complex character development.

COURSE TAKEAWAYS:

- Develop a more nuanced understanding of the three layers of character

- Create an original, layered character through a series of useful writing exercises that can be easily repeated at home

- Produce several written sketches that can be used in a later story or novel

Signing and more at the Sleepy Hollow Literary Festival.

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