Events




  • Mother's Day Book Signing


    Still don’t have a Mother’s Day present for that special mom in your life? 

    I’ll be signing books at Barnes and Noble in North Charleston on Friday, May 8th from 5 pm to 8 pm at a special Literary Mama table.  I’ll have available all the mother-centered books I’ve either edited or contributed to, including: 
    Literary Mama:  Reading for the Maternally Inclined
    Chicken Soup for the Soul:  A Tribute to Moms
    Chicken Soup for the Soul:  Power Moms
    Cup of Comfort for New Mothers
    Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers
    Mama PhD
    So, stop by and pick up a Mother’s Day gift!

  • Reading at North Charleston Barnes and Nobles March 8, 2009

    Amy will be reading her essay "Finding a New Voice" from Chicken Soup for the Soul:  Power Moms (due out March 24th) and her essay "Learning to Breathe" from Cup of Comfort for New Moms (due out March 10th) at the “Pinewood Arts Day” at the North Charleston Barnes and Nobles on March 8th at 3:00 pm.  The books can be preordered at that time, and a percentage of the proceeds will go to the Arts programs (Drama, English, and Visual Arts) at Pinewood. 

  • Graduate Memoir Writing Course at the Citadel

    2009 Summer Open Institute
    Lowcountry Writing Project, the CitadelCreative Nonfiction: Crafting a Memior
    June 15-26, 8:30-12:45  3 hours graduate credit
    Memoir.  Personal narrative.  Narrative Nonfiction.  Personal essay.  Short memoir.  We can call what we will be writing in this class by any of these names, but they all share one central element – a first person narrator who reflects on what Barrie Jean Borich calls “the actual” in his or her world.   She writes: 
    “We begin a work of creative nonfiction not with the imaginary but with the actually, with what actually is or actually was, or what actually happened.  From this point we might move in any direction, but the actual is our touchstone.” 
    Short memoir tries to tell what actually is or was; however, it is not journalism.  Short memoir differs from journalism in that it uses elements of fiction and poetry – characterization, setting, symbolism, figurative language and more – to tell a story.  We will help you improve your short memoir pieces and encourage you to find readers and identify markets for your work.  Taught by Dr. Amy Hudock.   For more information.

  • Reading at AWP in Chicago

    Time: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Women & Children First
    Title of Event: Literary Mama Reading
    Featuring Caroline Grant, Amy Hudock, Susan Ito, Rebecca Kaminsky, Kristina Riggle, Shari MacDonald Strong, and Shannon LC Cate.

    Join editors and contributors from Literary Mama, an online literary journal for mothers whose diverse editors work from four countries and reach over 40,000 readers monthly, offering a model for building vibrant grassroots literary communities. Contributors will read from recent work, followed by Q&A.

  • Reading at Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, SC

    The southern contingent of Literary Mama editors, columnists, and contributors will be gathering August 23, at 2:00 at Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston.  Children welcome!
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