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Author Reading: Jenny Forrester with Alissa Hattman
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BOLD is thrilled to host with Jenny Forrester, author of Brilliant: The Art of Literary Radiance, in conversation with Alissa Hattman and featuring readings from special guests.
The evening begins with a lively conversation between Jenny Forrester and Alissa Hattman, author of Sift and a prominent voice in contemporary fiction. Together, they will discuss the craft of writing, literary purpose, and the revolutionary potential of storytelling.
Following the conversation, Forrester will offer a short reading from her forthcoming novel, Love: The Art of Cherishing the World—a genre-defying exploration of identity, grief, and spiritual resilience.
The evening will close with a literary reading by contributors to Mountain Bluebird Magazine, the literary journal founded by Forrester, showcasing powerful voices from across the creative landscape.
Jenny Forrester is the author of Narrow River, Wide Sky: A Memoir and Soft-Hearted Stories: Seeking Saviors, Cowboy Stylists, and Other Fallacies of Authoritarianism. She wrote Brilliant: The Art of Literary Radiance and Love: The Art of Cherishing the World.
Alissa Hattman is a writer and teacher living in the Pacific Northwest. Her debut novel, Sift, was shortlisted for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. Her short stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, longlisted for the Dzanc 2021 Prize for Fiction, and have appeared widely in Carve, The Rumpus, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Surely Magazine, and elsewhere. Alissa holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and an MA in English Literature from Portland State University. She has taught writing classes and workshops for over 15 years and has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and artist-in-residence at several arts centers, most recently Gullkistan Center for Creativity in Iceland. Originally from North Dakota, Alissa now lives between the Willamette and Molalla Rivers of Oregon with one human, two cats, and a massive backyard acacia covered in ivy and moss.
This event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a notebook and a friend.