One Story Literary Debutante Ball

I am pleased to announce that on April 29th One Story will be having its 2nd Annual Literary Debutante Ball. I am even pleaseder to announce that (owing to the fact that my debut collection is coming out on May 1st) I will be one of the debutantes.

The benefit committee for the event includes T Cooper, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hage, Amy Hempel, A.M. Homes, Jenny Lawrence, Andrew McCarthy, Dolores Rice, Paul Morris, Leigh Newman, Maud Newton, George Saunders, and Jim & Karen Shepard. It's sure to be a great time, so if you're in the area you should definitely attend. You can buy tickets here. You can also see pictures of some of the booze that will be at the event here and here.

Of course, I'd like to express my extreme gratitude toward One Story for including me in the event. I'm incredibly excited to be featured alongside the amazing writers being recognized. You can check out my debutante interview here.

The Missouri Review's textBOX Anthology

The Missouri Review is about to launch textBox, their new online anthology. The site -- which goes live tomorrow morning -- will feature a selection of fiction, essays and poetry previously published in The Missouri Review.

TMR has spent over three decades putting out one of the best print journals in the country, so, as a reader, I'm incredibly jazzed (yes, jazzed) to see them take this exciting new step. As a writer, I'm even more jazzed (jazzeder?) to point out that the anthology's debut will feature Loeka Discovered, a story of mine that TMR originally published in 2008.

Needless to say, I'm honored to be included in the first installment of this soon to be beloved anthology. Make sure to check it out!

Apexart's Summer Reading Series

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be reading in NYC on July 28th as part of Apexart's Summer Reading Series. If you live in New York, then this is the chance to see me read out loud that you've been hoping for and writing angry letters to your assemblyman about. I'll be reading alongside some pretty awesome people: Samantha Cohen, Tiphanie Yanique, and Emily St. John Mandel. I don't want to oversell my fellow readers, but their work will literally save your lives.

Guest Post On Paper Whistle

I have a post up on Brandi Strickland's blog. Make sure to check it out! That is all.