Washington Square Readings

January 26, 2007 / 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction,
34 Ave A between 2nd and 3rd Sts

Washington Square Review presents:
Christina Duhig
Molly Brodak
Lynne Procope
Ross Gay
Mary Rechner
Katie Crouch
RELEASE PARTY, CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT AND READING TO BENEFIT WASHINGTON SQUARE REVIEW
On Friday, January 26, 2007, Washington Square Review, the semi-annual literary journal published by New York University’s Graduate Creative Writing Program, will celebrate the publication of the Winter 2007 issue and announce the winners of the 2006-2007 fiction and poetry contest from 7-9pm at Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, 34 Avenue A in New York City.
Current contributors will read from the new issue. Winners of the journal’s annual contest in poetry, judged by Nick Flynn, and fiction, judged by Darren Strauss, will also be announced. A reception will follow.
There is a suggested donation of $10, $5 for students, which comes with a free copy of the Winter 2007 issue as well as a back issue. Proceeds from the event will benefit the publication.
Washington Square Review is an innovative, nationally-distributed literary journal publishing fiction, poetry and essays by emerging and established writers. Edited and produced semi-annually by the students of the NYU Graduate Creative Writing Program, Washington Square Review also sponsors an annual literary contest judged by eminent poets and writers, and hosts a series of popular readings in New York City. Recent contributors have included Billy Collins, Mark Doty, Diane Glancy, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Jessica Hagedorn, Brenda Hillman, David Lehman, Philip Levine, Rick Moody, Sharon Olds, Marie Ponsot, Matthew Rohrer, Charles Simic, Tom Sleigh and Chuck Wachtel.
Issue 19, Winter 2007 includes work by Phil Levine, Lauren Groff, and others and will be on newsstands by mid-February. For subscriptions and information please e-mail us at washington.square.journal@nyu.edu. Washington Square Review is a nonprofit literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, interviews and essays by new and established writers.
The Literary Journal of New York University’s Graduate Creative Writing Program

tickets are a suggested donation of $10, $5 for students, which includes a free copy of the WSR as well as a back issue