The Carriage Barn at Park-McCullough Reading Series with V. Hansmann and June Gervais
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V. Hansmann, writer and innkeeper at Prospect Street Writers House, will read from his forthcoming collection of poetry alongside June Gervais, author of Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair.
Join us from 5PM-6:30PM for a FREE author event on the grounds of the beautiful Park-McCullough Historic Governor's Mansion. This is a great opportunity to meet authors connected to the area, ask questions, and expand one's literary horizons! RSVPs are not required, but they are appreciated. All are welcome.
About the authors:
V was raised by wealthy people in suburban New Jersey; growing up to be neurotic, alcoholic, homosexual, and old. In June 2011, he completed an MFA in creative writing at the Bennington Writing Seminars, concentrating in nonfiction and poetry. He has submitted poems and essays sporadically ever since. Beginning August 2011, he hosted a monthly reading series, first in Greenwich Village that went dark in March ’20, only to reappear six months later on Zoom and finally die in 2022. Most significantly, V’s now a Vermonter, having converted a derelict nursing home into a twelve-bedroom writers residency, Prospect Street Writers House, in North Bennington.
June Gervais’s debut novel Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair (Viking/Penguin) is the coming-of-age story of a young queer woman chasing her dream of becoming a tattoo artist in the 1980s, when the industry was a gritty, predominantly male subculture. Called “original, immersive, and wholly alive” (Kirkus Reviews), it has been praised in The New York Times, Newsday, Ploughshares, Booklist, Washington Independent Review of Books, Shondaland’s Pride Month Reading List, Lambda Literary's “Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature,” and more.
Join us from 5PM-6:30PM for a FREE author event on the grounds of the beautiful Park-McCullough Historic Governor's Mansion. This is a great opportunity to meet authors connected to the area, ask questions, and expand one's literary horizons! RSVPs are not required, but they are appreciated. All are welcome.
About the authors:
V was raised by wealthy people in suburban New Jersey; growing up to be neurotic, alcoholic, homosexual, and old. In June 2011, he completed an MFA in creative writing at the Bennington Writing Seminars, concentrating in nonfiction and poetry. He has submitted poems and essays sporadically ever since. Beginning August 2011, he hosted a monthly reading series, first in Greenwich Village that went dark in March ’20, only to reappear six months later on Zoom and finally die in 2022. Most significantly, V’s now a Vermonter, having converted a derelict nursing home into a twelve-bedroom writers residency, Prospect Street Writers House, in North Bennington.
June Gervais’s debut novel Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair (Viking/Penguin) is the coming-of-age story of a young queer woman chasing her dream of becoming a tattoo artist in the 1980s, when the industry was a gritty, predominantly male subculture. Called “original, immersive, and wholly alive” (Kirkus Reviews), it has been praised in The New York Times, Newsday, Ploughshares, Booklist, Washington Independent Review of Books, Shondaland’s Pride Month Reading List, Lambda Literary's “Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature,” and more.
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Where is it happening?
1 Park St, North Bennington, VT 05257-9212, United States
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Host or PublisherProspect Street
