Elizabeth Gonzalez James presents in Creative Writing Reading Series

Schedule

Tue Nov 18 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston, MA

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Elizabeth Gonzalez James presents in Creative Writing Reading Series, reading new work and fielding questions from the audience.
About this Event

Tues., Nov. 18, Elizabeth Gonzalez James, novelist & screenwriter
Reading and Conversation
4-6 p.m., Huntington Studio, Design and Media Center (DMC)
4:00 gathering, mingling
4:30 reading starts followed by Q&A

Elizabeth Gonzalez James is a screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, The Bullet Swallower and Mona at Sea, as well as the chapbook, Five Conversations About Peter Sellers. The Bullet Swallower was named a best book of 2024 by NPR and Esquire, was an honor-winner in the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction by the Texas Institute of Letters, and was longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award and shortlisted for Reading the West. Additionally, The Bullet Swallower was a Book of the Month Club pick, and was featured on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” as one of their spring book club picks. Elizabeth was featured on the MSNBC documentary “My Generation” representing the Millennials. She has taught fiction writing at Grub Street, Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop, Story Studio, and elsewhere. Originally from South Texas, Elizabeth now lives with her family in Massachusetts. Website: https://elizabethgonzalezjames.com/


Event updates can be found on https://calendar.massart.edu/

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