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Newburyport Literary Festival: Flash Fiction Panel
April 28, 2018 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Free
GrubStreet instructors KAT GONSO and CATHERINE PARNELL will be speaking in the panel “Flash Fiction and the Art of Vulnerability” at the Newburyport Literary Festival on Saturday, April 28th at 1 pm.
Panel Description: Short-form writing can be a powerful response to cultural movements. In this thought-provoking panel, three flash fiction authors explore how current conversations such as #metoo and the underrepresentation of marginalized voices have impacted their writing, leading them to examine their personal experiences in a new light, and inspiring them to take more risks.
Presenters: Kat Gonso, Hannah Harlow, Catherine Parnell
Moderator: Myfanwy Collins
Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.