SomerWrites: Lesley Bannatyne

Attend the next SomerWrites event at Portico Brewing on April 21 (7pm), featuring an open mic and guest talk with Somerville writer Lesley Bannatyne, moderated by Somerville Arts Council Board member Sarah Beckmann.

Lesley Bannatyne received the 2024 Grace Paley Award for Lake Song, published by Mad Creek Books. She won the 2018 Bosque Literary Journal fiction prize, the 2019 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award for fiction and, and her collection of short stories, Unaccustomed to Grace, was published in 2022. As a freelance journalist, she has covered stories ranging from druids in Massachusetts to relief workers in Bolivia and her most recent non-fiction book, Halloween Nation, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist. As a longtime Somervillean she was one of the original residents of Brickbottom Artists Building, and co-directed the Invisible Cities Group.

These events are free and open to all, no matter your genre or background! Whether you have academic experience in a writing field or are simply curious to learn more about different types of writing, this space is an opportunity for you to share your work and/or network with local artists.

Contact Sarah ([email protected]) to add your name to the open mic list, or to become a featured guest during one of these events! Questions welcome.