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URL:https://somervilleartscouncil.org/events/somerwrites-fin-leary/
SUMMARY:SomerWrites: Fin Leary
DESCRIPTION:\nCOPYRIGHT AMANDA MACCHIA 2023\n\n\n\nAttend the next SomerWri
 tes event at Portico Brewing on May 19 (7pm)\, featuring an open mic and g
 uest talk with local writer Fin Leary\, moderated by Somerville Arts Counc
 il Board member Sarah Beckmann.&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n***This will be the final ev
 ent of the spring 2026 edition\, taking a break over the summer and potent
 ially returning this fall!***\n\n\n\nThese events are free and open to all
 \, no matter your genre or background! Whether you have academic experienc
 e in a writing field or are simply curious to learn more about different t
 ypes of writing\, this space is an opportunity for you to share your work 
 and/or network with local artists.\n\n\n\nAbout the invited guest:\n\n\n\n
 Fin Leary (they/them) is a transgender and autistic author\, a program man
 ager at We Need Diverse Books\, and a faculty member at Emerson College an
 d GrubStreet. Fin is the 2026 Young Adult Writer-in-Residence at Porter Sq
 uare Books. Fin was a 2024 Lambda Literary Emerging LGBTQ+ Voices Fellow f
 or Young Adult Fiction. They are a contributor to the young adult horror a
 nthology These Bodies Ain’t Broken edited by Madeline Dyer (Page Stree
 t Publishing\, 2025). Their fiction has been supported by the McCormack Wr
 iting Center (formerly Tin House)\, Sundress Academy for the Arts\, Narrat
 ive Initiative\, and the Martha's Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing.
  They have performed their poetry at GBH\, Boston Poetry Slam\, and The Po
 etry Brothel\, and their poetry has been displayed at Boston City Hall for
  the 2026 City of Boston Mayor's Poetry Program. Fin lives with their oran
 ge literary cat and a rainbow bookshelf outside of Boston\, Massachusetts.
 \n\n\n\nFor questions\, please contact\n\n\n\nSarah (beckmann.sarah12@gmai
 l.com) to add your name to the open mic list\, or to become a featured gue
 st during one of these events! \n\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Portico Brewing\, 101 South Street\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, Uni
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