A pinprick, a cemetery, a blue dress — these were among the variety of objects conjured by poets Sunday, Aug. 11, in the Hall of Philosophy during the Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends Contests Awards. “It
Bethanne Snodgrass, contest coordinator, reads Beatice Gaines' work "The Green House" during the Literary Arts Contest, Thursday, August 16, 2018, on the porch of Alumni Hall. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The voice of Beatrice Gaines, 10,
He had me at “Ann Patchett.” I agreed to go on the date solely because he mentioned my favorite Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle author. I loved Patchett’s riotous, gin-laced opening to Commonwealth. I even
Nick and Sandi Stupiansky had an old, defunct wine cooler. So they decided to make a library. Like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, it would seem that if you give two ingenious literary
Some may describe it as bric-a-brac, but really it’s treasure with a cause. The Alumni Association of the CLSC raised $8,800 from this year’s annual Great American Picnic silent auction on July 15, which is
Lenore Myka has always loved rules. Lenore Myka But today, she is going to talk about breaking them. “I was always such a good student,” Myka said. “(But) the artistic process doesn’t work that way,
The winners of the record-breaking Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends’ annual writing contests were announced Thursday, Aug. 16, on the porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall. After a warm welcome from president of
Although he is best known for his nonfiction books on war, the first story Doug Stanton ever published was about his proposal to his wife. The short story ran in Smart magazine in 1990 —
Veronica Swift was 10 years old when she first appeared at the Telluride Jazz Festival. In 2016, a little over a decade later, she was back — this time as a headliner. Veronica Swift Swift
The topic of Neil Shepard’s Brown Bag takes its inspiration from the “great-grandparents” of American poetry — Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. But even these literary kin have their differences. According to Shepard, Dickinson famously
A smiling crowd gathered on Saturday morning on Aug. 18 outside Miller Bell Tower to ring in the literary new year — and add two books to their fall reading lists. Dave Griffith, vice president
In the final week of the Chautauqua Writers’ Center, workshops will take a step back and focus on revision. Lenore Myka This week’s poet-in-residence, Neil Shepard, will teach “Vision and Re-Vision: Seeing Into the Heart
When people read or listen to Toni Jensen’s writing, they seem to always ask her about risky business. Toni Jensen At first, she was taken aback by this. But after having the question repeated enough
Paisley Rekdal is not a journalist by training, but she conducted dozens of interviews to complete The Broken Country: On Trauma, a Crime and the Continuing Legacy of Vietnam. And though her work is complete,
For a Brown Bag on “surprise,” Lillian-Yvonne Bertram takes inspiration from a fairly familiar poet: Robert Frost. Bertram is the Chautauqua Writers’ Center Week Eight poet-in-residence. She will deliver her Brown Bag at 12:15 p.m. Tues., Aug. 13, on the front porch of the
Both of the Chautauqua Writers’ Center writers-in-residence for Week Eight were similarly inspired by the overarching theme: “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century.” Poet-in- residence Lillian-Yvonne Bertram will lead a workshop titled