Events
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Special Events
Graywolf at 45: Fiona McCrae in conversation with Tree Swenson
A conversation between Graywolf Press publisher Fiona McCrae and Hugo House Executive Director Tree Swenson. Free and open to the public.
Graywolf at 45: Poetry reading co-sponsored by the Poetry Society of America
A poetry reading featuring Catherine Barnett (Human Hours), Ilya Kaminsky (Deaf Republic), Layli Long Soldier (WHEREAS), Vijay Seshadri (3 Sections), and Monica Youn (Blackacre). Co-sponsored by the Poetry Society of America and hosted by PSA Executive Director Alice Quinn.
Free and open to the public, with reception to follow.
Graywolf at 45: New York Literary Soiree
Celebrate Graywolf's forty-five years of publishing history and toast to three of our literary stars
The 2019 Graywolf Literary Soirée will feature Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties; In the Dream House), Max Porter (Lanny; Grief Is the Thing With Feathers), and Tracy K. Smith (Wade in the Water; American Journal).
Join us for a brilliant evening featuring three of Graywolf's most influential and best-selling authors, with delicious passed appetizers, wine, and cocktails. As Graywolf looks back on forty-five years of adventurous publishing, help us celebrate becoming a destination press for some of the most ground-breaking writers of our time.
Tickets on sale starting March 1, 2019. Single tickets are $275, and two or more tickets are $250 each ($75 of each ticket is not tax-deductible). Sponsorships are available starting at $1,000; to learn more, contact Rachel Fulkerson at fulkerson@graywolfpress.org.
All proceeds support Graywolf Press, a nonprofit publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.
Graywolf at 45: Minneapolis Literary Gala
Celebrate Graywolf's forty-five years of adventurous publishing and welcome our biggest literary stars to our home town
The 2019 Graywolf Literary Gala will feature Eula Biss (On Immunity; Notes from No Man's Land), Maggie Nelson (The Argonauts; The Red Parts), and Claudia Rankine (Citizen; The White Card) with introductions by Danez Smith (Don't Call Us Dead).
Join us for a wonderful evening featuring three authors who embody Graywolf's mission, and enjoy a gourmet appetizer and cocktail reception followed by a seated program with wine, cheese, and desserts. As Graywolf looks back on forty-five years of adventurous publishing, help us celebrate becoming a destination press for some of the most ground-breaking writers of our time.
Tickets on sale starting March 1, 2019. Single tickets are $275, and two or more tickets are $250 each ($75 of each ticket is not tax-deductible). Sponsorships are available starting at $1,000; to learn more, contact Rachel Fulkerson at fulkerson@graywolfpress.org.
All proceeds support Graywolf Press, a nonprofit publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.
Graywolf at 45: Poetry reading co-sponsored by the Poetry Foundation
A poetry reading featuring Nick Flynn (I Will Destroy You), Carmen Giménez Smith (Be Recorder), Erika L. Sánchez (Lessons on Expulsion), Diane Seuss (Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl), and Tom Sleigh (House of Fact, House of Ruin). Co-sponsored by and hosted at the Poetry Foundation.
Free and open to the public, with reception to follow.
Author Tour Events
Heid E. Erdrich reading as part of the University of North Dakota Writers Conference
Claudia Rankine reading as part of Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures' Poets Aloud
Tracy K. Smith reading at the University of San Diego as part of the Lindsay J. Cropper Memorial Writers Series
Ilya Kaminsky reading at George Mason University
Heid E. Erdrich and Sally Wen Mao appearing as part of the University of North Dakota Writers Conference
Alyson Hagy appearing as part of Virginia Festival of the Book
Sally Wen Mao reading as part of the University of North Dakota Writers Conference
Wayétu Moore appearing as part of Montclair Literary Festival
Deborah Baker appearing as part of Virginia Festival of the Book
Carmen Giménez Smith reading at Rice University as part of Inprint Houston
This is why I love poems: they require me to sit still, listen deeply, and imagine putting myself in someone else’s unfamiliar shoes.