THE AUTHORS
Mario Alberto Zambrano, novelist Mario Alberto Zambrano
Book: “Lotería”
Background: Graduated from The New School as a Riggio Honors Fellow and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop as an Iowa Arts Fellow. He is formerly a contemporary ballet dancer.
Awards: John C. Schupes Fellowship for Excellence in Fiction.
Natalie Shapero, poet
Book: “No Object,” a collection of poetry
Background: Also published work in The Believer, The New Republic, Poetry, and The Progressive, among other publications. She is currently an instructor at Kenyon College in Ohio,
Awards: 2012-2013 Kenyon Review fellowship, a Ruth Lilly Fellowship, and the Great Lakes College Association New Writers Award.
T. Fleischmann, nonfiction author
Book: “Syzygy, Beauty,” a collection of essays
Background: Has written works which have been Notable Essays in The Best American Essays.
Awards: Nonfiction Editor at DIAGRAM.
Jodee Stanley, editor and creative writing administrator
Book: Has several works of fiction, essays, and book reviews, which have appeared in different journals
Background: Director of the Creative Writing Program and editor of Ninth Letter, an award-winning literary and arts journal from the University of Illinois.
Award: Received special mention in the 2004 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and the 2001 Puschart Prize.
Source: press release
Diversity in writing style is the focus of the ninth In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day creative writing event.
This year features novelist Mario Alberto Zambrano, poet Natalie Shapero, nonfiction author T. Fleischmann and author, editor and creative writing administrator Jodee Stanley.
The event will include the readings from some of the writers’ works and a question-and-answer panel, followed by a reception and book signing.
Lovelace said the four authors are selected months ahead of time and must have published a book within a year.
“We look for diversity,” said Sean Lovelace, associate professor and director of creative writing. “We look for quality. We look for books we know the BSU students and public will enjoy.”
“The cool thing is [these professionals] are so varied. I think that’s really key,” Lovelace said. “We want the students to see that writers come from all over. Books are born in so many different ways. We want to show that all types of different people become professional writers and editors.”
Attendees of this festival will receive a free issue of The Broken Plate, a yearly Ball State student-edited national literary magazine.
The magazine, an immersive learning project, contains the work of nearly 50 different artists and authors, as well as work and interviews with the In Print Festival speakers.
Managing editor Malorie Palmer, a senior English rhetoric major, said the selected writers focus more on personal events this year than usual.
“They are all well-spoken with beautiful work,” she said. “They wrote about a lot of personal content, and this isn’t always the case [for The Broken Plate]. Their work is based on personal experiences, even though they might not be written in first person.”
THE EVENT
What
Ninth Annual In Print Festival of First Books
When
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, readings by authors
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, panel discussion about writing and publishing;
Both events followed by a reception and book signing
Where
Alumni Center Assembly Hall
Cost
Free and open to the public
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