I’ll be leading a Lunch Break Session at the Second Annual StoryStudio Writers Festival on Sunday, October 6 at 12:45 p.m. The session will be aimed at writers who have earned their MFAs and are now trying to determine how to maintain a connection with the literary community and what to do next. This will be a chance for Post-MFA students to meet one another and discuss resources available to them.

The overall festival info is listed below:

StoryStudio Chicago is thrilled to present our 2nd annual Writers Festival hosted by Columbia College Chicago!

Curated by Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai, the two-day Festival features an amazing line-up of authors led by Keynote Speaker Garth Greenwell. Our second year will focus on exploring and developing the craft of writing along with key information on the publishing world. For those ready to take their work to the next level the Festival offers agent and editor meetings tailored to both our advanced and ongoing writers. We'll round it all out with evening activities, roundtable lunch conversations, and gatherings over coffee.

Where and When: Saturday, October 5th (10am-6pm) & Sunday, October 6th (10am-5pm) at Columbia College Chicago (1104 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago IL 60605).

Click here for tickets.