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July 6, 2pm: The Hartford Circus Fire – 70th Anniversary Commemoration

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The Hartford Circus Fire – 70th Anniversary Commemoration

Sunday, July 6, 2:00 p.m.

On July 6th, 1944, happy families descended on Barbour Street in Hartford for the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus. When the big top went up in flames, 700 people were injured and almost 170 people lost their lives. Authors Stewart O’Nan (“The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy”) and Mike Skidgell (the just-published “The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top”) join us to discuss their books on the largest circus fire tragedy in American history.

Presented in partnership with the Hartford Courant and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.

Followed by a book sale and signing.

This is a free event, but reservations are recommended. Call (860) 280-3130 or click here.

University of North Carolina 2014 Distinguished Writer-in-Residence

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Stewart will be visiting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the 2014 Distinguished Writer-in-Residence.  Here’s his upcoming schedule.

2014 Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Reading
Thursday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.
Genome Sciences Building Auditorium

Film Screening of Snow Angels
Monday, February 24, 5:00pm
Varsity Theater on Franklin St
Discussion with Stewart O’Nan following screening

“Baseball: The Great American Story” Panel
Wednesday, February 26, 3:30pm
Hyde Hall
Panelists: Coach Mike Fox, Tar Heels baseball
Gabby Calvocoressi, poet and catcher emeritus
Stewart O’Nan, Faithful
Sam Stephenson, Bull City Summer

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Photos from the Frederick Busch Tribute

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

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

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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

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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.