Words on the Verge

View this email in your browser Words on the Verge  It was an honor to host the  Straw Mat Writers  last week at Words on the Verge. Thank you for sharing your words, your process, and your friendship. Leslie C. Youngblood Reads on June 2 Leslie C. Youngblood received an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A former assistant professor of creative writing at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, she has lectured at Mississippi State University, UNC-Greensboro, and the University of Ghana at Legon. She began her undergraduate degree at Morris Brown College and completed her bachelor's at Georgia State University. After graduation, she served as a columnist and assistant editor for Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine. She’s been awarded a host of writing honors including a 2014 Yaddo's Elizabeth Ames Residency, the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize, a Hurs...

View this email in your browser Words on the Verge  We had a great turnout on February 24th for our Open Mic! Thanks for sharing your work with Words on the Verge. The Straw Mat Writers read on April 28th   Straw Mat is a group of four English Professors who challenge and inspire each other to write and to workshop original works that will ultimately compete in the public space of the publishing world. Their works, as varied as their membership, include poetry, non-fiction, fiction, art profiles, literary criticism, and drama. As a group, they have won numerous awards, including two pushcart nominations and a notable mention in the Best Essays. They have published nationally and internationally in academic and literary journals and anthologies such as The Atlantic, The Chattahoochee Review, American Transcendental Quarterly, Arts and Letters, and Feminist Formations. They have also produced sh...

We apologize for the unexpected cancellation of our November event. We'll be back on January 27th with a very special guest. Keep your eye out for upcoming info!

October 2017 Newsletter Thanks to Kristen Gentry! Our September reading with Kristen Gentry was a lovely event. Thanks to everyone who came out to Kristen's reading, and thanks to Kristen for being a part of Words on the Verge. November 4th  Open Mic Join Words on the Verge on  November 4th at 5pm  for our annual Fall Open Mic. Bring a friend! We need donations! We are in need of wine, food, and cash donations for our events. Can you help? Contact us at  chrissygreenny@gmail.com . Do you own a business? If you donate to Words on the Verge we'll add you to our advertising page in our programs and promote you on Facebook & Twitter. Join us in thanking our sponsors including   Aromantium ,  Lift Bridge Book Shop ,  Katherine Weston &  A Different Path Gallery , and In God's Love Reiki . If you would like to help support Words on the verg...

Words on the Verge Returns  September 30th  Words on the Verge is pleased to announce that our first feature for the 2017-2018 season is Kristen Gentry. Join us at 5pm on September 30th, 2017 at  Different Path Gallery,  27 Market St., Brockport, NY 14420. Kristen Gentry is from Louisville, Kentucky and received her MFA from Indiana University. She currently lives in Rochester, NY near SUNY Geneseo where she is an associate professor of English and the director of creative writing. She is also a member of We All Write, a black women’s writing collective. Her short stories have appeared in  Crab Orchard Review, Jabberwock Review,  and other journals. She is at work completing  Mama Said,  a collection of linked stories that explore mother-daughter relationships strained by the mothers’ drug addictions. Support Our Writers Thank you for your continued support! This seas...