Happy Holidays, and a Last-Minute Holiday Gift Idea!

I've spent the month of December deep in a well of writing, editing, and, most stressfully, moving to Brooklyn! And suddenly I've looked up from installing curtains in between dev. edits, to realize that the holidays are not, in fact, several weeks away, but this weekend. If you're like me, you may have forgotten to get gifts for your loved ones, and in that case, might I humbly suggest a copy of SONGS OF MY SELFIE for your favorite millennial? Show your young family members and friends that they are understood and appreciated through the book about which Buzzfeed raves:

“Who better to write about millennials than millennials? This modern and hilariously refreshing anthology series is composed of stories by edgy new writers who completely capture the plight of millennials today [8 Mesmerizing Reads for Millennials]." 
—Buzzfeed

Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your favorite local bookstore! Also check out Three Rooms Press's holiday gift guide for the book lovers in your life. 

Shameless shilling aside, happy holidays, all! Wishing you a phenomenal New Year! 

12/2 Prose! Poetry! Party! - Reading at Cornelia Street Cafe

(Kat Georges Design)

On Friday, December 2, I'll be reading with the Three Rooms Press family as part of our annual holiday Prose! Poetry! Party! If you've never attended a 3RP event before, this is the best event of the year! The party will include readings by incredible 3RP authors, giveaways of the best books, drinks, discussions, and more. Come meet the press and celebrate the end of 2016!  

For more information, visit our event page here.

10/26 SONGS OF MY SELFIE at Manhattanville College

(Kat Georges Design)

Join SONGS OF MY SELFIE at Manhattanville College for a reading and Q&A and celebration of millennial pride! Featuring Manhattanville alum Tiffany Ferentini, editor Constance Renfrow, and SOMS contributors Angus McLinn, Carolyn Drake, and Aaron Thorpe. Copies of SONGS OF MY SELFIE will be available for purchase and signing. RSVP on our Facebook event page or for information, check out the Manhattanville website. 

Wednesday October 27
7 to 9 p.m,
Manhattanville College Library
News and Events Room
Purchase, NY 10577

Hosted by the Undergraduate Writing Program, Graffiti Magazine, and Three Rooms Press.

ABOUT SONGS OF MY SELFIE:
With fresh new voices and edgy prose, seventeen stories by millennial writers offer a cross-section of vibrant young characters: unemployed grads deep in debt, expectant mothers on the cusp of adulthood, online relationship addicts, and twenty-somethings at war with their families’ expectations. Here are the strong and the weak, the self-aware and those who reject reality—all carefully crafted to buck the common perception of this generation.

“For once in your life, celebrate your millennial spirit and dive into the stories of your peers with Songs of My Selfie. From college grads in debt, to teen mothers, to Tinder addicts...they have it all. You can learn something from your fellow millennials and maybe even see yourself in some of them.” —Astral & Opal

“Doing for “bad Millennials” what Bad Feminist did for uncertain feminists, Songs of My Selfie celebrates the Millennial stereotypes — flaws and all . . . this story collection not only stands up for Millennials, it gives Millennials a place to stand up for themselves.” —Bustle

"Who better to write about millennials than millennials? This modern and hilariously refreshing anthology series is composed of stories by edgy new writers who completely capture the plight of millennials today." —Buzzfeed
 

Ghost Tours, Seances, and Funeral Reenactments at the Merchant's House Museum

Photo by Hal Hirshorn.

The Merchant's House, where I am a volunteer, continues its annual tradition of exhibiting nineteenth-century mourning customs, as well as celebrating the ghosts that make it "Manhattan's most haunted house," according to the New York Times. 

In addition to the mourning exhibition that runs through the end of October, there will be ghost tours, a lecture on paranormal investigation, a seance, and a funeral reenactment. During this last event, I will be reprising my role as Gertrude Tredwell, the youngest Tredwell daughter.

For more information and for tickets, please visit the Merchant's House website. Also, check out Scott Stiffler's "At Merchant’s House, the dead are still touring" featured in the Villager this week! 

New Articles on DIY MFA

Check out my latest pieces on the publishing industry, now up on DIY MFA! "Why You Should Give an Indie Press a Chance" tells of the advantages of publishing with small, passionate presses (such as Three Room Press!) and "Ten Do's and Don'ts of Query Letters" will help you write the best, most persuasive query letter to keep your prospective editor reading. Happy reading!