The Short Attention Span Storytelling Hour

This is Orlando's premier literary open mic, where writers, poets, musicians, and comics can take the stage and share their material with a group of supportive, positive people.

You can read an excerpt of a novel, an essay, part of a memoir, a poem (or two), a radio play, or a piece of standup you've been working on. If you're stage-shy, you can even get someone else to read your work for you.

TThis is Orlando's premier literary open mic, where writers, poets, and comics can take the stage and share their material with a group of supportive, positive people.
You can read an excerpt of a novel, an essay, part of a memoir, a poem (or two), a radio play, or a piece of standup you've been working on. If you're stage-shy, you can even get someone else to read your work for you.

This month, we are excited to have two featured presenters!

Dianne Turgeon Richardson's work has appeared in print and online in places such as Poem, Sundog Lit, Glass Poetry Review, Cooweescoowee, and The Florida Review, among others. She holds an MFA from the University of Central Florida and co-hosts the monthly reading series Loose Lips.

Joy Baglio is a speculative-literary fiction writer whose work has appeared widely in literary magazines, including American Short Fiction, The Missouri Review, Tin House, The Iowa Review, The Fairy Tale Review, Conjunctions, and elsewhere. Recent honors include fellowships at Yaddo, Vermont Studio Center, grants from The Elizabeth George Foundation, The Speculative Literature Foundation; and scholarships from Bread Loaf and Sewanee writers' conferences. Joy holds an MFA from The New School and is the founding director of the literary arts organization Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop.

She is the current writer in residence at the Kerouac House.

The rest of the scoop...

* Admission is free. There is no cover charge or fee of any kind.
* Newbies or seasoned veterans are welcome. There's no experience or skill level required.
* Please keep your reading/presentation to 6- 8 minutes (or about 1,000 words). After that, we throw things. (No, really.)
* A sign-up sheet is available starting at 7:00 PMish. Mingle for a few minutes, and grab some beverages if you like. You can even get dinner or a snack.
* If you don't want to read, you don't have to — you can chill and listen and support your fellow writers.