Debbie Urbanski is the author of the novel After World—named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle, Engadget, the Los Angeles Times Tech, Booklist, and Strange Horizons—and the story collection Portalmania. Her stories and essays have been published widely in such places as The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Best American Experimental Writing, The Sun, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Granta, and Conjunctions. She is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award as well as an ASLE book award for environmental creative writing. She lives with her family in Central New York.
Christine Gelineau’s latest book, Almanac: A Murmuration, is a memoir, but it is also a consideration of the role of stories in shaping personal and national identities. Gelineau is also the author of three books of poetry: Crave (NYQ Books); Appetite for the Divine (Ashland Poetry Press); and Remorseless Loyalty, winner of the Richard Snyder Memorial Prize from Ashland Poetry Press. A recipient of the Pushcart Prize, Gelineau’s poetry and essays have been widely published in journals such as Prairie Schooner, New Letters, and The New York Times, and online in venues such as Verse Daily and Rattle. Three of her essays have been cited as Notable Essays in Best American Essays.
This event will take place IN-PERSON at the Downtown Writers Center and be streamed ONLINE via Zoom.