{"id":207451,"date":"2019-03-20T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/?p=207451"},"modified":"2019-03-22T13:01:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:01:32","slug":"english-faculty-at-the-montclair-literary-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/2019\/03\/20\/english-faculty-at-the-montclair-literary-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"English Faculty at the Montclair Literary Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third annual Montclair Literary Festival runs from March 20 to 24 providing an opportunity to see panel discussions with writers the English Department.<\/p>\n

Participating members of our full-time faculty include David Galef, Johnny Lorenz and Laura Nicosia. Part-time faculty involved in the festival are Kathy Curto, Jim Nicosia, and Mark Rotella. For complete details visit Succeed2gether’s Literary Festival website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Lorenz<\/strong>
\nSaturday, March 23<\/em>
\n10:15 to 11:15, Montclair Public Library, YA Room<\/p>\n

Halfway There Reading Series<\/strong>
\nApryl Lee and Nicole Haroutunian host this popular local reading series on a quarterly basis. At this year\u2019s festival they showcase fiction from Marina Antropow Cramer (Roads<\/em>) and Richard Klin (Petroleum Transfer Engineer<\/em>); non-fiction from Dawn Raffel (The Strange Case of Dr. Couney<\/em>); and poetry from Johnny Lorenz<\/strong> and Frank Rubino.
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Jim Nicosia<\/strong>
\nSaturday, March 23<\/em>
\n10:15 to 11:15, Montclair Public Library, Auditorium<\/p>\n

The YA Phenomenon<\/strong>
\nBestselling YA authors Gayle Forman (If I Stay Series etc.<\/em>) and Arvin Ahmadi (Down and Across, Girl Gone Viral etc<\/em>.) talk with Jim Nicosia<\/strong> about their hit novels and discuss who are the audience of Young Adult fiction and what are the secrets of its rapidly growing popularity. (Ages 12 and up)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Laura Nicosia<\/strong>
\nSaturday, March 23<\/em>
\n1:30 to 2:30, Montclair Public Library, YA Room<\/p>\n

Speaking Your Truth<\/strong>
\nMark Oshiro (Anger is a Gift<\/em>), Sara Farizan (Here to Stay<\/em>) and e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution<\/em>) write novels that address bullying, bigotry, LGBTQ activism, and other issues of teen identity. Join them for a \u00a0conversation about representation, activism and facing hard truths in fiction, with Laura Nicosia<\/strong>. (Age 12 and up)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kathy Curto<\/strong>
\nSaturday, March 23<\/em>
\n1:30 to 2:30, Montclair Public Library, Classroom<\/p>\n

Mentors and Muses: We Don’t Write Alone<\/strong>
\nWriting may look and feel like a solitary, unaccompanied practice but is actually more communal than we think. Join authors Kathy Curto<\/strong> and Irene O\u2019Garden in a conversation about the practical, creative, and spiritual value of writing communities, mentors, and muses. Short readings from the authors\u2019 new books as well as a Q&A session will be part of this reminder about why we need one another more than we may sometimes realize.
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Mark Rotella<\/strong>
\nSaturday, March 23<\/em>
\n5:15 to 6:15, Montclair Public Library, Auditorium<\/p>\n

The Cost of Survival<\/strong>
\nTwo extraordinary true stories examine foreign policy, rescue missions, and the will to survive. The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast<\/em>, is Michael Scott Moore\u2019s memoir of his three years of captivity by Somali pirates, while Stephan Talty\u2019s Saving Bravo: The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History<\/em> tells the untold story of the most important rescue mission of the cold war. Mark Rotella<\/strong> moderates a conversation between the authors.
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David Galef<\/strong>
\nSunday, March 24<\/em>
\n1:00 to 2:30 at Succeed2gether<\/a> offices, 11 Pine Street, Montclair<\/p>\n

Workshop-<\/strong> Getting the Last Laugh: Comedy in Fiction<\/strong>
\nWhat do comic techniques have to do with producing a good narrative? Everything from the old one-two-three to economy, precision, and proper timing! What do David Foster Wallace and Dave Barry have in common? How does noticing what\u2019s out of place heighten the focus? In this craft talk, participants will learn about a variety of skills borrowed from comedy routines to produce stories that readers will remember long after they\u2019ve finished the last page.<\/p>\n

Taught by David Galef, creative writing program director at Montclair State, who has published humor in places ranging from the old British Punch<\/em> and The Village Voice<\/em> to McSweeney\u2019s<\/em> and The Satirist<\/em>.
\nTickets $35<\/a>.
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