Dreams for a Broken World: Anthology Launch & Author Reading (with Essential Dreams Press & PVWW)

Author reading and book launch for the fiction anthology Dreams for a Broken World, the second charity anthology in the Dreams Series, from Essential Dreams Press, a nonprofit, genre-leaning press with a passion for social justice. The event features 11 of the anthology's 24 authors reading from their work in the book and sharing craft tips and writing prompts! Hosted / Moderated by Essential Dreams Press Founder, Publisher, & Series Editor Julie C. Day, with Guest Editor Ellen Meeropol). Co-sponsored by Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop / Founder Joy Baglio.

Featured Authors: Cynthia Robinson Young, Marie Vibbert, Lisa C. Taylor, Veronica Schanoes, Robert V.S. Redick, Benjamin Parzybok, Jan Maher, Aimee Liu, Céline Keating, Zig Zig Clayborn, and Joy Baglio

For full author bios and more info on the anthology and Essential Dreams Press, visit www.EssentialDreams.Press

​About the Dreams for a Broken World anthology: The anthology brings together twenty-four authors from both genre and literary traditions, including reprints by authors such as Nisi Shawl, Ava Homa, Usman T. Malik, Aimee Liu, Sheree Renée Thomas, Joy Baglio, and Breena Clarke and original stories from authors such as Charles Payseur, Innocent Chizarama Ilo, Robert V.S. Redick, Marie Vibbert, and Veronica Schanoes. Their work traverses an array of styles, genres, and subject matter, from fantastic to realist, dark to playful, speculative to activist, yet are connected by questions of what it means to live in a fractured and uncertain world: How do we face the ugliness? How do we find a better way forward? All proceeds from the sale of the anthology go directly to the Rosenberg Fund For Children.