Writers on Writing: Carmen Maria Machado and Megan Stielstra

Name: Writers on Writing: Carmen Maria Machado and Megan Stielstra
Start: 2025-05-22T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-22T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610

Schedule

Thu May 22 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610 | Chicago, IL

This program will be held in-person at the Newberry and livestreamed on Zoom. The online version of this event will be live captioned. Please register below.
National Book Award finalist Carmen Machado ("In the Dream House;" "The Low, Low Woods;" "Her Body and Other Parties") and Megan Stielstra ("Everyone Remain Calm," "Once I was Cool," The Wrong Way to Save your Life) will discuss Machado’s career as a novelist, short story writer, and, poet, and essayist, with a focus on the craft of writing.
"Writers on Writing" is presented in partnership with StoryStudio Chicago. Perfect for readers and writers alike, these talks celebrate one author's work—a glimpse behind the creative curtain, a chance to ask questions, and an opportunity to celebrate the art of the written word.
Recent books by both authors will be available to purchase at the Newberry bookshop, and the authors will sign copies after the talk.
"Writers on Writing" is generously supported by Shanti Nagarkatti and Sue and Melvin Gray.
Speakers
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir "In the Dream House," the graphic novel "The Low, Low Woods," and the award-winning short story collection "Her Body and Other Parties." She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize. Her essays, fiction, poetry, and criticism have appeared in the "New Yorker," the "New York Times," "Granta," "Vogue," "This American Life," "Harper’s Bazaar," "McSweeney's Quarterly Concern," and elsewhere.
Megan Stielstra has written three collections: "Everyone Remain Calm," "Once I Was Cool," and "The Wrong Way to Save Your Life." Her work appears in the "Best American Essays," the "New York Times," "Poets & Writers," and elsewhere. A longtime company member with 2nd Story, she has told stories for National Public Radio, Steppenwolf Theatre, and regularly with the Paper Machete live news magazine at the Green Mill. She teaches creative nonfiction at Northwestern University and is an editor at Northwestern University Press.
Cost and Registration
This program is free and open to all. Advance registration required.
Registration opens April 1.
Learn more and register: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/writers-on-writing-machado-and-stielstra