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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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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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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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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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.

Here’s a YouTube recording of the reading.

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