RAIN TAXI @ AWP TAMPA

March 7 – March 10, 2018
Tampa Convention Center
& Marriott Tampa Waterside

Rain Taxi is proud to be a Literary Partner at the 2018 AWP Conference, March 7-10 in Tampa, FL. Find us at table T-1203 in the Bookfair, where we’ll have specials on subscriptions, chapbooks, t-shirts and more—stay tuned!

On Friday March 9 at 1:30 pm, join Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer as he moderates the featured event “Writing Place, People, and Culture: Nonfiction at its Finest” co-sponsored by Rain Taxi and Grove Press. The event features writers award-winning and critically-acclaimed writers Bob Shacochis, Kao Kalia Yang, and Molly Brodak, who will discuss crafting nonfiction narratives across myriad forms, explore the joys and difficulties of mining one’s personal history and bringing place, culture, and people to vibrant life on the page.

Writing Place, People, and Culture: Nonfiction at its Finest

Sponsored by Grove Atlantic Press and Rain Taxi Review of Books.
featuring Eric Lorberer, Molly Brodak, Bob Shacochis , Kao Kalia Yang

Friday, March 9, 2018
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
Ballroom C, Tampa Convention Center, First Floor

Join award-winning and critically-acclaimed writers Bob Shacochis (Kingdoms In The Air) Kao Kalia Yang (The Song Poet), and Molly Brodak (Bandit: A Daughter's Memior) as they discuss crafting nonfiction narratives across myriad forms. From journalism to memoir to travel writing, all three authors explore the challenges of mining one’s past and present, and the joys and difficulties of bringing place, culture, and people to vibrant life on the page. Moderated by Eric Lorberer, editor of Rain Taxi Review of Books.