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Poetry Reading

March 5, 2013
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 7, 2013 – 3:00pm
Location: 
AWP Conference, Boston, MA

Poetry Editor John Hennessy will be reading for Ashland Poetry Press from his new collection, Coney Island Pilgrims, at this year’s AWP Conference in Boston.

Thursday, March 7, 3 PM
Patricia Olson Bookfair Stage, Exhibit Hall A, Plaza Level, BF17

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The Common and Electra Street Bring Lauren Groff to Abu Dhabi

February 19, 2013
Event Date: 
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 – 6:30pm
Location: 
NYU Abu Dhabi Garden
Electra Street, the NYU Abu Dhabi arts and humanities journal, and The Commoncollaborate this month to bring acclaimed author Lauren Groff (Arcadia) to Abu Dhabi for a reading and fiction master class. If you’re far away from the Middle East, join us in spirit by reading Lauren’s story “Exquisite Corpse” from Issue 01, now available online. For a fascinating take on UAE literary life, delve into “Abu Dhabi Reads Life of Pi” by Deborah Williams.
The Common and Electra Street Bring Lauren Groff to Abu Dhabi
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Celebrating Dispatches

February 16, 2013
Event Date:
Friday, March 8, 2013 – 4:30pm
Location:
AWP Conference-Offsite, Boston, MA
Please join The Common for an informal reading featuring contributors to Dispatches, our weekly online column.  We’ll be joined by contributors Curtis Bauer, Marie-Helene Bertino, James A. Gill, Stephen Haven, Katherine Hill, Julia Lichtblau, and Brian Simoneau.
Friday, March 8th, 4:30 p.m
The Corner Tavern
421 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02115
Celebrating Dispatches
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Free Copy of the 2012 Summer Fiction Issue

January 31, 2013
Event Date: 
Friday, February 1, 2013 (All day) – Thursday, February 28, 2013 (All day)
We’re always searching for stories by new writers that transport in a moment. Last August we published three such pieces in our first digital issue. We want to share this ebook with you, to load onto your new holiday e-readers. From today until the end of February, any new subscription includes a free copy of our 2012 Summer Fiction Issue. Already a subscriber? Give a year of The Common for Valentine’s Day, and receive three great stories for yourself. Join us in celebrating new talents and a new year of place-based writing.
Free Copy of the 2012 Summer Fiction Issue
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“Widening the World: Editors and Writers Discuss the Art of Bringing Far-Flung Places to Readers’ Fingertips”

January 27, 2013
Event Date: 
Saturday, March 9, 2013 – 10:30am – 11:45am
Location: 
AWP Conference, Boston, MA

This panel features Jennifer Acker, Curtis Bauer, Susan Harris, Aviya Kushner, and Anne McPeak in conversation about strategies for bringing international perspectives to the readers.  Located in Room 103, Plaza Level.

“Widening the World: Editors and Writers Discuss the Art of Bringing Far-Flung Places to Readers’ Fingertips”
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