The
Somerville News Writers Festival VII,
November 14, 2009, 7 PM--Reading
The Center for Arts at the Armory
(191 Highland Ave., Somerville, Ma), Hosting and Reading
Timothy Gager with music by The Coachman TICKETS
617-666-4010 tba
Featuring: Rick Moody, Frank Bidart
Writers: Margot Livesey, John Buffalo Mailer, Steve
Almond, Lise Haines and Kim Chinquee and
Poets:
Boston Poet Laureate Sam Cornish, Richard Hoffman, Tina
Villanueva, Tam Lin Neville and Douglas Holder Sponsored
by Porter Square Books and Grub Street
2008 Guests
Host:
Nicole Pierce
Feature: Junot Diaz
Ibbetson Lifetime Achievement Award
Afaa Michael Weaver
Fiction:
Steve Almond
Marty Beckerman
A.C. Kemp
Timothy Gager
Poetry:
Meg Kearney
Ifeanyi Menkiti
Dan Tobin
Bert Stern
Doug Holder
Musical
Guest: The Double Necks
2007 Guests
Host:
Emily Singer
Feature: Tom Perrotta
Ibbetson Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Pinsky
Fiction:
Steve Almond
Stephanie Gayle
Errol Uys
JoeAnn Hart
Timothy Gager
Poetry:
Gloria Mindock
Danielle Legros Georges
Irene Koronas
Lo Galluccio
Doug Holder
Musical Guest: The Swaggerin' Growlers
2006 Guests
Host:
Jimmy Tingle
Feature: Nick Flynn
Ibbetson Lifetime Achievement Award
David Godine
Fiction:
Steve Almond
Michael McGlone
Christopher Castellani
Lisa Carver
Timothy Gager
Poetry:
Hugh Fox
Marc Goldfinger
David Slavitt
Joanna Nealon
Marc Widershien
Doug Holder
Musical Guest: Meg Hutchinson
2005 Guests
Host:
Baratunde Thurston
Features: Robert Olen Butler and Franz Wright
Ibbetson Lifetime Achievement Award
Louisa Solano
Fiction:
Steve Almond
Sue Miller
Lan Samantha Chang
Alex Beam
Hallie Ephron and Donald Davidoff
Timothy Gager
Poetry:
Susie Davidson
Afaa Michael Weaver
Doug Holder
Musical
Guest: Jennifer Matthews
2004 Guests
Host:
Jimmy Tingle
Feature: Andre Dubus
Ibbetson Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert K. Johnson
Fiction:
Steve Almond
Laura Zigman
Tom Perrotta
Peter Yezukevich
Neil McCabe
Timothy Gager
Poetry:
Harris Gardner
Regie Gibson
Dick Lourie
Ryk McIntyre
Doug Holder
2003 Guests
Host:
Jimmy Tingle
Feature: Michael Patrick MacDonald
Ibbetson Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack Powers
Fiction:
Steve Almond
Michael Lee
Elizabeth Graver
Laurie Foos
Patricia Wild
Timothy Gager
Poetry:
Deborah Priestly
Jennifer Matthews
Linda Haviland Conte
Marc Goldfinger
Doug Holder
Link:
The Somerville News Writers Festival VII,
November 14, 2009, 7 PM--Reading
