Underland Gallery Reading Series: Spring 2024 #2
Zilka Joseph is an internationally published poet who has authored six collections, and been nominated for awards such as PEN, American Book Awards, Griffin, and Pushcart prizes. Her work is influenced by Indian and Western cultures, and her Bene Israel roots. She won a Zell Fellowship, the Michael Gutterman award, and the Elsie Choy Lee Scholarship from the University of Michigan. She is the winner of a Notable Best Indie Book award, and two of her books were Foreword INDIES finalists. Her new book is Sweet Malida: Memoires of a Bene Israel Woman. She teaches creative writing. She is also a manuscript advisor and amentor toe writers in her community. www.zilkajoseph.com
Aida Zilelian is a first generation American-Armenian writer, educator and storyteller from Queens, NY. She is the author of The Legacy of Lost Things, recipient of the Tololyan Literary Award. She has been performing at storytelling events in NYC, Montreal and (upcoming) Los Angeles. She has also been featured in the Huffington Post, NPR’s Takeaway, among other reading series and print outlets. Her short story collection These Hills Were Meant for You was shortlisted for the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction and her short story “The Piano” won first prize in the Lighthouse Weekly contest. She is currently working on completing her short story collection Where There Can Be No Breath At All.
Hosted by:
Tim Tomlinson, co-founder and director of New York Writers Workshop. Tims books are Yolanda: An Oral History in Verse (chapbook), Requiem for the Tree Fort I Set on Fire, the story collection This Is Not Happening to You, and, early in 2024, Listening to Fish: meditations from the wet world.
DATE: Saturday, April 27, 2024
TIME: Doors 6:00 PM, Reading 6:30 PM, followed by Q&A and reception until 8:00 (refreshments provided)
PLACE: Underland Gallery, 457 77th Street, Unit #1, Brooklyn, NY 11209 (sidewalk level, no stairs)
Directions
Underland Gallery, 457 77th Street, Unit #1, Brooklyn, NY 11209, btw 4th Ave and 5th Ave (ground level). Take the R Train to 77th St. & 4th Ave. Brooklyn, head east ⅔ of a block from station.