Photos from the Frederick Busch Tribute

Posted on December 4, 2013 by SJW

Some snapshots from the Frederick Busch Tribute, courtesy Trudy O’Nan.

12/3, 7pm: A Tribute to Frederick Busch at the Center for Fiction

Posted on December 1, 2013 by SJW

At the Center for Fiction, Tuesday December 3, 2013 7:00 pm:

In this tribute to legendary author Frederick Busch, Elizabeth Strout, Benjamin Busch, Hilma Wolitzer, Stewart O’Nan, and Jill Bialosky will come together to read from and discuss his work.

The Center for Fiction
17 E. 47th Street (between Fifth and Madison)
New York, NY 10017

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AWP Conference 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by SJW

Stewart will be at the following AWP Conference events this weekend.

Thursday, 3/7, 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Room 103,
Plaza Level

R218. Does Place Still Matter? The Relevance of Regional Fiction in the 21st Century. (Brett Boham, Stewart O’Nan, Susan Straight, Alex Espinoza, Michael Jaime-Becerra) Attempts to categorize American literature often begin and end with region. Southern fiction. New England poetry. Midwestern novel. But to what extent is regionalism a useful lens through which to understand contemporary American literature? How do so-called regional writers conceptualize place? And has the expansion of the American counterculture and social media forever changed the landscape of regional fiction? Panelists will discuss the advantages and limitations of thinking regionally.

Saturday, 3/9, 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Room 306,
Level 3

S150. If These Walls Could Talk… Oh Wait, They Do!(Eleanor Henderson, Stewart O’Nan, Tea Obreht) The whole world is a stage, but as fiction writers we get to choose where and when to set a story. That decision can influence everything else in the novel, for better or worse. Four novelists talk about the pressures that settings, both urban and rural, can place on our fiction, and how and why to make choices about landscape.

The Speed Queen at the Off the Wall Theater

Posted on December 6, 2012 by SJW

Limited run – three nights only!

December 6-8, 2012 [get tickets]

Written and performed by Anne Stockton

Directed by Austin Pendleton

Based on the novel by Stewart O’Nan

Convicted murderer Marjorie Standiford has agreed to spend her last hours on Death Row talking into a tape recorder, answering questions posed by a celebrated author about her involvement in a killing spree, her drug addiction, wild sex life, and why she is where she is.

Adapted from the novel by Stewart O’Nan and starring Anne Stockton, this harrowing one-woman tour de force won for Outstanding Performance – Solo Show at the 2007 NYC Midtown International Theater Festival.

“…both satisfying and frightening…she’s captured Marjorie’s innocence and insanity.”

Stewart O’Nan, Author

“Performed by the remarkable Anne Stockton… this is a daring piece of theater. Austin Pendleton has directed the play with a keen understanding of the humanity within the monster.”

The Siegel Column

Read the preview at the Post-Gazette