Friday, August 7, 2009

On September 6th, Lit Live Returns to the Skydragon

Join us to celebrate the winners of the 2009 gritLIT Poetry Competition and to hear thought-provoking readings from writers on tour Bill Howell, Sheila James and Andreas Gripp.

Bill Howell presents new work and his latest book of poems Porcupine Archery from Insomniac Press.

Katherine Lawrence took First Prize in the gritLIT Poetry Competition and will read from the winners' chapbook, Start with the Answer.

Sheila James reads from her latest collection of short fiction In the Wake of Loss, a set of short stories focusing on the conflicts and challenges experienced by diasporic South Asian characters.

Charmaine Cadeau took Second Prize in the gritLIT Poetry Competition and will read from the winners' chapbook, Start with the Answer.

Andreas Gripp delves into his latest book, Anathema: Poems Selected & New, published by Harmonia Press in 2009.

Emily Silbert took Third Prize in the gritLIT Poetry Competition and her poems in the winners' chapbook, Start with the Answer, will be read by one of the contest judges, Adam Getty.

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