Gen-Art Writers: Literary Artist Showcase & Dinner Event

RESCHEDULED FROM DECEMBER 11TH
Join us for a 3 course family-style dining experience with Chef Marco at Barrila Pastaria, paired with a literary artist panel, moderated by agent Cynthia Cannell and editor Ellen Darion. Panelists include writers Antoinette Autorino, Stella Keating, Eve McDavid, and Eli Stoneman, discussing their creative process and answering questions about their pieces in the Gen-Art Exhibition.

About The Artists:

Antoinette Autorino is a writer, teacher and yogi who loves language and its use in poetry to celebrate the human spirit, joy, and the hardships of life. Her work has been published in several anthologies, and she is currently completing her third full length poetry collection.

Stella Kamakaris Keating, founder of the North Fork Poetry Society, hosted the first NFPS Poetry Reading, presenting eight women poets and artists, at Poquatuck Hall, in Orient. Stella organized and ran poetry workshops for children and teens, during her time as a children’s librarian, and, as a special education teacher. Her poem “pocket” was included in the 2019 edition of Oberon Poetry Magazine.

She published her chapbook ‘poems’ in memory of her mother, Pauline Kalogeras Kamakaris, in March of 2015.

Eve McDavid, the CEO and Co-Founder of Mission-Driven Tech. She is a tech executive, journalist, media expert and stage IIB cervical cancer survivor. She began her career at the beginning of the modern digital marketing era. From more than a decade of experience at Google, Eve specializes in product development, commercialization and building strategic partnerships spanning private industry and the public sector. She's built a track record of thought-leadership by introducing industries to new technology and demonstrating how adoption unlocks unparalleled growth.

Forever transformed by cervical cancer, Eve is a passionate advocate for women's healthcare access and equity. As a woman in tech trained in complex problem solving, she's joined the World Health Organization's fight to eradicate Cervical Cancer by 2030. She's also collaborating with Weill Cornell Medicine to modernize treatment devices to improve women's care, outcomes and access.

She is now exploring how to spread her message through literary arts and poetry!

Eli Stoneman is a tradesmen, writer, bit of a fool. Still doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up. Lives in the woods on the north Fork. Has a big hairy dog who is his best friend. Has written to Novelas, and a series of short storiesthat are soon to be published. I recently recorded audiobook of some of those same short stories is available on YouTube. Eli likes anchovies on his pizza.

About The Moderators:

Cynthia Cannell founded Cynthia Cannell Literary Agency in 1998. She is a member of the Women’s Media Group, and a former board member of the Association of American Literary Agents. At the AALA, she was a member of the Ethics Committee and co-initiated a paid diversity internship program in partnership with CCNY. Cynthia is enrolled in the Narrative Medicine Certification program at Columbia University.

Ellen Darion is a writer and editor who has worked at Houghton Mifflin, Macmillan, Bedford St.Martin’s, Pearson, The Paris Review, and Ms. Magazine. She has an MFA in Fiction and has taught composition and creative writing. Her work appears in literary magazines, textbooks, online dictionaries, and other strange places. She lives in Southold where she hikes, tutors at CAST, and volunteers with the Southold Peconic Civics Association.

Tickets include an appetizer, main dish, desert and beverage of choice.

Please notify us of any dietary restrictions upon ticket purchase.

Menu TBA!

Host or Publisher East End Arts Galleries