Melissa Febos
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Innovative Publicity Now

Follow-up questions and discussion re. Lauren Cerand's "Innovative Publicity Now" webinar on Sept. 22.
Sep 23, 2009
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Reading Series Curators & Hosts

Share tips, contacts, grant info, & your best stories about rockin' the mic, literary style.
Aug 3, 2009
Lauren B. Davis commented on the group 'Reading Series Curators & Hosts'
"Hello everyone, As Writer-in-Residence, I run the Trinity Church Reading Series here in Princeton, New Jersey. I look forward to your tips for making the series more successful. I am happy to report that in the two years the series has been going,…"
Jul 17, 2009
Marie Gauthier commented on the group 'Reading Series Curators & Hosts'
"Melissa, I love the idea of a literary launch! We've been lucky enough to have a steady audience, and our venue is small, so it's not hard to get a SRO crowd with 30-35 people. But we are interested in mixing it up a little for the next…"
Jul 11, 2009
Melissa Febos commented on the group 'Reading Series Curators & Hosts'
"Hey Ladies, nice to meet you! I have to say, having a musical guest every month has definitely been a factor in Mixer's continued success. We are definitely one of the most well attended series I've been to in NYC, and neither of us hosts…"
Jul 11, 2009
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Reading Series Curators & Hosts

Share tips, contacts, grant info, & your best stories about rockin' the mic, literary style.
Jul 10, 2009
Marie Gauthier commented on the group 'Reading Series Curators & Hosts'
"Hello! We just finished our second season at the Collected Poets Series, and will meet in a few weeks to begin planning 2010. (We take Aug & Sept off, have readers scheduled thru the rest of 2009.) I'm not the curator, but a founding…"
Jul 8, 2009
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Reading Series Curators & Hosts

Share tips, contacts, grant info, & your best stories about rockin' the mic, literary style.
Jul 8, 2009
Jae Phine left a comment for Melissa Febos
"Hmmm... Had never heard of Women Reading Out Loud, was nice to find it here. Are you familiar?"
Jul 8, 2009
Jae Phine commented on the group 'Reading Series Curators & Hosts'
"Hi Melissa. Have yet to amass any grant tips for the curating and hosting of a successful reading -- one of these days, I promise! -- but wanted to share of the social media foray one of our venerable Detroit literary institutions, The Scarab Club,…"
Jul 7, 2009
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Reading Series Curators & Hosts

Share tips, contacts, grant info, & your best stories about rockin' the mic, literary style.
Jul 6, 2009
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Marketing and Promotion

A group where authors can share advice and ideas about how to promote the hell out of our books and ourselves in this evolving publishing climate.
Jul 5, 2009
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March 2010 book release group

This is a group for all of us who have books coming out in March, 2010, to share marketing and publicity ideas, coordinate events, and just generally be supportive!
Jul 5, 2009
Melissa Febos updated their profile
Jul 2, 2009
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Jul 1, 2009
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Fiction Writers

Trouble juggling your subplots? Finding yourself creating a character's mother that too closely resembles, uh, yours? Deadline looming and you're only on chapter three? Here's a forum for novelists and short-story writers.
Jul 1, 2009

Profile Information

Who I am:
melissafebos.com
@melissafebos
facebook.com/melissafebos
twitter.com/melissafebos
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
WHIP SMART: A Memoir (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, March 2010)
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
Yes
Services I offer to other writers:
I teach creative writing at various schools, as well as offer private instruction in the form of mentorship, book-doctoring, and focused critique.
My professional associations:
I am a faculty member at the Gotham Writers' Workshop and SUNY Purchase College

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At 9:50am on July 8, 2009, Jae Phine said…
Hmmm... Had never heard of Women Reading Out Loud, was nice to find it here. Are you familiar?
At 9:31pm on June 30, 2009, Kamy Wicoff said…
hey there--I too taught for Gotham, as did many SHE WRITES authors, maybe we should start a group. I think they are fantastic actually. Join us at the memoir group, trying to get some lively conversation going there. :)

welcome, and warm best,
Kamy
 
 
 

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