This month, news from Marie de Prémonville,
Wendell Steavenson , Frances Gendlin, Gwyneth Hughes, Dr. Monique Wells, Michael Schuermann, Janet Skeslien Charles, IVY
Writers, David Barnes, Harriet Lye, Geoffrey Gilbert, Jeffrey Greene, Geneva
Writers Conference, Paris Writers Workshop and Shakespeare and Co’s Literary
Festival !
FLASH : 7th.March : Gwyneth Hughes : "See How They Run" (in English) at Carr's PUB Sunday Night, Moving Parts play reading. Address : Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris
(métro Tuileries). 19h30 !
28 writers from Paris attended the Geneva Writers Conference. A
grand thank you to Susan Tibergian and the Geneva Writers Group for the
excellent welcome and fine workshops.
As time permits I am adding more Paris writers to the
Directory. New additions include: Faith Mclellan, Debra Mervant, Anca
Metiu, Leslye Morgan Schneier, Rachel Nisbit, Kjersti Overland, Beth Peoc'h, Anna
Pook, Melissa Prideaux, Sara Rahman, Paula Read, Dorothy Renn, Deidre Roberts, Sara Rose-Carswell, Mary Scheurer, Pamela
Shandel, , Sue Souchard, Lisa Storm Olsen, Slavko Tcholak, Trendell Thompson,
Shizue Tomoda, Emma Vandore, Vivienne.
Vermes, Mayanne Wright, and Juliet Young ( If you
would like me to add a website or blog for you, please contact me.)
Mark your calendars for Shakespeare and
Co’s literary festival from the 18th to
20th June and the Paris Writers Workshop organized by WICE on June 22 to July 2
! More on both of these excellent events later!
Paris Writers News is also on FACEBOOK!! Become a fan!
FLASH: Le Monde's Education supplement on learning English out Febrqry 10th! See page 7 for my modest if radical contribution as the author of Sorbonne Confidential ("Bring in new blood!")
New books !
Marie de Prémonville : Les Matins Courts. This first novel has already been nominated for several prizes. Marie has brilliantly translated many books into French. We wish her every success in her debut as novelist!
Here is a rave review in French.
Wendell Steavenson, The Weight of a
Mustard Seed This book tells the story of Iraq from the inside out, giving a portrait
of the Iraqis behind the headlines ‘a masterly and elegantly told story that
weaves together the Iraqi past and present.’ – The New York Times. Steavenson
is the author
of the acclaimed Stories I Stole (shortlisted for the Guardian First Book
Award) and has worked for Time and written for a variety of publications,
including the Telegraph, Granta, The New Yorker and Prospect. See an interview
in The New Yorker
Michael Schuermann Paris Movie Walks,10 February 19h30 Evenings with an Author:
Journalist Michael Schuermann presents his book, ‘Paris Movie Walks,’ and
discusses the role of Paris as a film location throughout the decades. AT: The
American Library in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris RER Alma Marceau or M° Ecole
Militaire.
Frances Gendlin Paris, Moi and the Gang This witty fictionalized memoir romps through the streets of the most beautiful city in the world weaving personal adventure and Franco-American history to reveal a Paris that most tourists never see on their own.
Events !
For a complete list of literary events in Paris, consult Jen Dick's event blog.
9 February 19h30 Dr. Monique Wells discusses
‘Black Paris and the Myth of a Colorblind France’ and presents an overview of
200 years of African-American history in Paris. AT: The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris RER Alma Marceau or M° Ecole
Militaire.http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/
15 February 7pm - Janet Skeslien Charles, Moonlight in Odessa (fiction) chosen by Publishers Weekly as
one of their top ten debut novels this autumn. Her book will also be read on
‘Book at Bedtime’ on Radio 4 – the first reading starts on 15th February.
‘Charles paints a tender, bittersweet portrait of Ukraine and Odessa. … A lively, entertaining debut…’ –Kirkus
Review AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel. http://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/
19 February - Harriet Lye, Geoffrey
Gilbert, Jeffrey Greene for “Her Royal Majesty” (online magazine launch) Join
us for readings and festivities for the release party of the seventh issue of
Her Royal Majesty (ww.herroyalmajesty.ca), an independent
literary magazine founded in Halifax and now based in Paris. AT: Shakespeare
& Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel. http://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/
23 Feb at 19h30 : IVY Writers Paris
bilingual reading with PASCAL POYET & Guest American author tbc this week
(so check back). Poyet’s BIOS online at http://www.cipmarseille.com/auteur_fiche.php?id=1060 or soon up with full details at the
Ivy blog: http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com/(full
details up soon !) At: The Next, downstairs, 17 rue Tiquetonne 75002. M°
Etienne Marcel / RER Les Halles.
8, 15 and 22 Feb from 8:30pm to LATE: SpokenWord Share your work on
any theme or work on the theme of the night! See their blog and Join SpokenWord
Paris’ meetup group via their blog at : http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/ to receive emails with each week’s
theme! An exciting, dynamic venue. You can read in French, too!!! Topic tonight: MIRROR. AT: Cabaret
Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix Metro Belleville/Pyrénées
75020 Paris
The Other Writers' Group! David Barnes'
drop in writers' workshop (just turn up!) every Saturday 5pm till 7pm. Bring 8 copies of your prose or
poetry for instant feedback and discussion. Length should be up to about 3
pages (prose) or 2 poems. Suggested donation 5 euros. Upstairs in the library
at Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 http://www.meetup.com/The-Other-Writers-Group/
Interesting book promotion idea :
"set up a lending library allowing anyone
to receive a free review copy on the condition they forward it within a week to
the next reader, at their own expense." -- STEPHEN ELLIOTT in the NYT
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Thanks for being among the 28 in Switz last weekend.
-- Nancy
Posted by: Nancyfraser11 | 15 February 2010 at 08:31
Hey, Laurel, I love this webpage. It's very well done, well organized and interesting!
It was nice meeting you last week, if ever so briefly.
Hoan
Posted by: Lang-Hoan Pham (Hoan) | 12 February 2010 at 11:59
very helpful compilation! love it!
Posted by: 3samovar | 10 February 2010 at 17:28