We hold our Writers’ Salon the first Wednesday of every month.

Where:
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H. Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202.388.7625
(upstairs)

When:
Every 1st Wednesday
6-8 pm

Half-price burgers (meat & veg), $3 rail drinks

For more info:
Contact Shawna Kenney or Cara Bruce: info@pinchbackpress.com

Everyone is welcome to simply hang out or to join us for a few rounds of trivia!

Where:
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H. Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202.388.7625
(upstairs)

When:
Every 1st Wednesday
6-8 pm

Half-price burgers (meat & veg), $3 rail drinks

For more info:
Contact Shawna Kenney or Cara Bruce: info@pinchbackpress.com

The 2010 National Storytelling Conference
July 29-August 1, 2010
Warner Center Marriott – Los Angeles (Woodland Hills), California

Check out the full conference schedule

A son of a Holocaust survivor, Slash Coleman has created an intense, moving, engaging storytelling experience that touches upon what it means to be Jewish.

For more information about the venue

For more information about the Capital Fringe Festival

Find out more about Slash’s performance at the Capital Fringe Festival

July 14 @ 10 p.m.
July 16 @ 8 p.m.
July 18 @ 9 p.m.
July 20 @ 10 p.m.

Goethe – Mainstage/Gallery
812 7th Street NW
METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Green/Yellow, Red)
BUS: 42, 70, 71, 79, 80, G8, P6, X2
CIRCULATOR: Convention Center/Waterfront;
Georgetown/Union Station

For Slash’s classes, storytelling workshops and events visit his calendar:

http://www.slashcoleman.com/calendar.html

Carrie Cohen published a hilarious essay about a tooth fetishist here in The Whiskey Dregs.

Congratulations, writers!

SheWrites is a very cool online community of women writers which just celebrated its one-year anniversary by organizing meet-ups in major cities. Pincback Press’ Shawna Kenney met lovely local writers Ananda Leeke, Mary L. Tabor and Glen Finland at the lovely Teaism. Books, marketing tips and stories of writing were shared and a good time was had by all. Happy Birthday, SheWrites!

Be sure to check our blog post “When Amazon’s CreateSpace and DIY Culture Collide.” The post discusses our decision to form our own publishing company instead of going with a larger publisher.

From the blog post, “Both of us come from punk rock’s DIY culture, so we realize that it might seem strange to use a corporate entity in an indie publishing venture, but we see “print on demand” as a valuable alternative, not the dirty phrase that some in the literary world have made it out to be. Sure, Amazon gets a cut for having our book on the site and printing it, but like any other small press, we maintain control over the quality of work accepted into our books, we choose the cover art, and hire our own book designers. We also purchase our own International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) so we own all of the rights, and we can let our authors keep the rights to their stories.”

Visit SheWrites.com to read more!

The night is less of a reading and more of a live revue. It combines comedy, music, and stories of love and sex that will leave you both laughing and crying. It began with a hilarious musical/comedy routine by Jessica Delfino. Each month an artist is honored, this month was Kola Boof, a prominent author from the Sudan. She spoke of her (unwanted) affair with Osama Bin Laden and her portrayal in the media. The generous Kola even handed out copies of one of her novels to everyone who got there early!

It was also the celebration of the launch of Robot Hearts. Shawna Kenney read her introduction, then throughout the night readers from Robot Hearts read in between other performers. Carrie Cohen, Caroline Bryant, Trudi Taylor, David Henry Sterry and Cara Bruce each read their stories. Everyone did a fantastic job!

Urban Erotika pioneer Mo Beasley read a poem about being the Headmaster.  Writer Deborah Collage Grison performed her piece beautifully and virgin reader Tamela J. Gordan had the crowd rolling with her essay about queefing. The last performer was Kali “Kittie” Troy of VH1’s Let’s Talk About Pep  who told a funny story about the filming of one of her shows, and the unfortunate man who was there with her.

The evening was hosted by the fabulous Abiola. Overall, it was a wonderful night for everyone!

To read these reviews and more please visit our Press page.