Ponyboy: In Conversation with Eliot Duncan

The National Book Award nominee Eliot Duncan discusses his novel Ponyboy, an evocative debut novel of trans-masculinity, addiction, and the pain and joy of becoming. Join us for a reading, insights into his writing process, and a Q&A.

Eliot Duncan is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where he was a Truman Capote Fellow. His debut novel, PONYBOY (Norton, ’23), was the first book with a trans protagonist to be nominated for The National Book Award. He teaches a workshop called Exquisite Love: Madness as Divinity through Literature. He lives in New York City. www.eliot-duncan.com

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