PEN New England Discovery Evening
Monday, March 2, 2009 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Suzanne Strempek Shea introduces Elisabeth Wilkins
Charles Coe introduces Bob Buckley
Douglas Whynott introduces Jon Irwin
Champagne and dessert reception to follow
THE AMPHITHEATRE
Lesley University, Cambridge
(University Hall, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue)
Suzanne Strempek Shea is the author of five novels (Selling the Lite of Heaven, Hoopi Shoopi Donna, Lily of the Valley, Around Again, Becoming Finola) and three memoirs, and was the recipient of the 2000 New England Book Award, recognizing a literary body of works’ contribution to the region. A faculty member in the Stone Coast M.F.A. program, she resides in Bondsville, MA. She will present fiction writer Elisabeth Wilkins.
Charles Coe, author of Picnic on the Moon, is an administrator for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and co-chair of the Boston chapter of the National Writers Union. His work is included in two spoken-word CDs, one a collection of stories and songs about Boston neighborhoods; the other, an anthology of Cambridge and Somerville poets. A Cambridge resident, he will introduce poet Bob Buckley.
Douglas Whynott is the author of four books of literary journalism (Following the Bloom, Giant Bluefin, A Unit of Water, A Unit of Time, and A Country Practice). He lives in Langdon, NH, and is director of the M.F.A. program at Emerson College. He will present essayist and non-fiction writer Jon Irwin.