AWP Chicago 2027
I’ll be on a terrific panel of short story writers at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) in Chicago (March 18-20, 2027).
Title: Publishing the Short Story Collection: From Submission to Promoting Your Work Description: These authors, who have also published or produced other long forms—novels, novellas, plays, essay collections, academic books—will discuss the learning curve of publishing a story collection. From submitting to university presses or to competitions, or to indies or the Big Four, we’ll explore strategies of putting together and pitching your collection, as well as promoting a form often undervalued. We’ll compare notes on our journeys and ask, what did we learn? What do wish we’d known?
Abby Manzella, Moderator
Andrew Bertaina, Speaker
Jessie Marshall, Speaker
Megan Giddings, Speaker
Patricia King, Speaker
Location: Room TBD, McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, Illinois
Hawai'i Book & Music Festival - Reading & Conversation
Jessie will be in conversation with Kristiana Kahakauwila, author of the story collection THIS IS PARADISE, to discuss Jessie’s book WOMEN! IN! PERIL!
ALUMNI READING: Community of Writers at Olympic Valley
In the summer of 2019, with support from the James Houston Memorial scholarship, I went to The Community of Writers at Olympic Valley. I was lucky to meet many of my writing group members there! This summer I’ll return to the Valley with my first book to participate in the Published Alumni Reading Series.
https://communityofwriters.org/published-alumni-reading-series
Craft Talk at NYU
Craft Talk with Jessie Ren Marshall - Short Stories, Essays, and Interviews: Getting Your Work Published Before You Have a Book.
At the Lillian Vernon Writer’s House, join Jessie Ren Marshall, New York University MFA alum and author of the 2024 story collection WOMEN! IN! PERIL!, for a discussion of ways to publish your work before you have an agent or a book. We’ll review specific outlets that want your essays, short fiction, and author interviews; share tips for success; and provide examples of pitches that caught an editor’s eye. We’ll finish with a Q&A that highlights the importance of building a literary community to achieve your short-form publication goals. (NOTE: Talk is open to NYU MFA candidates and alumni only)
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Ditmas Lit Reading
I’ll be reading from my book at the Ditmas Lit Reading Series at the Urbane Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY. Join me and the other fabulous authors. It will be fun, guaranteed!
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NYC Book Launch for Women! In! Peril!
You’re invited! We’re celebrating my debut story collection, WOMEN! IN! PERIL! at Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO at 7 PM on April 18th.
Tickets are available here, and a limited amount are free.
I’ll be in conversation with Erin Swan, author of the novel Walk the Vanished Earth.
Guys. There will be GAMES & PRIZES. Don’t miss it!
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Les Bleus Literary Salon
A reading featuring Donna Hemans, Samantha Mann, Jessie Ren Marshall and Sasha Vasilyuk.
Les Bleus events have limited entry because they take place in private locations around the city. This one will be on the Upper West Side. To reserve a spot, email lesbleusnyc@gmail.com
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Poets & Writers - Get the Word Out - Online Reading
I’ve been lucky to participate in the Poets & Writers Fiction Publicity Incubator, Get the Word Out, and on Friday, February 23 at 7PM EST, the ten debut authors in the cohort will do a Zoom reading from our forthcoming books followed by a brief Q & A.
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Interview & Reading: Short Story Today Podcast
Short Story Today Podcast: Jessie Ren Marshall, epsiode #72
A conversation between Jessie and fellow fiction writer Emily Doyle, in which we talk about Jessie's forthcoming collection WOMEN! IN! PERIL!, sad/funny stories, the process of writing about race, surrealism versus realism, and the souls of objects. Two flash pieces are read after the interview.