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  • Women Writers to Discuss How to Make It in the Literary World

    FLATIRON — Women writers seeking inspiration need look no further than a Flatiron gallery that is hosting shows dedicated to celebrating the work of literary females. Pen+Brush, located at 29 E. 22nd St., will host two conversations with longtime women writers, giving artists the chance to hear of the successes and frustrations of women working with the written…

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  • Short and Sweet New York Interviews Janice Sands

    I interviewed Janice Sands, Executive Director of Pen + Brush at their new space in the Flatiron district. This recently opened new space is a real departure in the best possible sense with a vibrant industrial feel evoking modernism with a sense of history behind it. One feels transported to another dimension that is vast…

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  • Interview with Pen + Brush’s Lisbeth Redfield

    Augury Books recently sat down for an interview with our Literary Arts Manager, Lisbeth Redfield to discuss our publishing program and literary landscape.

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  • Inaugural ePublications Launched

    Book Launch Party and Readings:  October 13th, 6:30-8:30pm   Read the Publications Click here for visitor information Author:  Mina Samuels     Short Story:  Castle Peak     Literary Curator: Joni Evans, Founding Member CEO of wowOwow.com; former President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster and Publisher at Random House Author’s Statement of Work: This story gently, almost tangentially, immerses the reader in the topic of women’s loneliness, even within a relationship; the interiority of a woman’s experience, her mental and physical strength,…

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  • Opening Exhibition:  Domesticity Revisited Opening Reception Oct 8th, 5:30-8:30pm

    Domesticity Revisited, Curated by Rick Kinsel, Executive Director, Vilcek Foundation Artists Featured: Jee Hee Kang, Michela Martello, Tricia Wright, and Yun Koung Shin On View:  October 8th – December 30th, 2015 Click here for hours of operation View the exhibitions page The four artists included in this inaugural exhibition at Pen + Brush come from…

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  • A Conversation With Bina Sarkar Ellias, Founder of International Gallerie

    Janice Sands (JS): Your magazine, International Gallerie, places a lens on art, cultural history, climate, and social commentary with great depth in a way unlike other publication currently available. How did you develop this approach and what has come from introducing your readers/subscribers to other cultures in such a substantial way? Bina Sarkar Ellias (BSE): Much of my…

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  • Self-Publishing Platforms: Women’s Playground or Last Resort?

    Literary publishing is a notoriously cutthroat business. The industry is alarmingly subjective and there are an increasing number of books published each year, making it more difficult than ever to cut through the clutter. But if you look more closely at the numbers, the challenge of having a literary work published is particularly difficult for…

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  • Vagina Chronicles Podcast:  “Until It’s Just About The Art”: An Interview with Janice Sands

    In this exciting episode of Vagina Chronicles Podcast, we are thrilled to share an incredible opportunity with our listeners who are (or are aspiring to be) professional female artists and writers.  We interviewed the Executive Director, Janice Sands, of a 120 year-old nonprofit that intends to facilitate some pretty incredible opportunities for female artists “until…

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  • Curator Spotlight:  Carey Salerno, executive editor of Alice James Books

    Why the Definition of “Good Writing” Needs a Transformation Carey Salerno, Executive Editor of Alice James Books and a Literary Arts Curator  supporting the launch of Pen and Brush’s new programming, shares what she has learned throughout her career in publishing and her experience as a poet and a writer.  Read on for both installments of our conversation,…

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  • Curator Spotlight:  Kate Angus, founding editor of Augury Books

    It’s my pleasure to share a conversation I recently had with Kate Angus, who is a founding editor of Augury Books, as well as the Creative Writing Advisory Board Member for The Mayapple Center for Arts and Humanities and a teacher at the Gotham Writers’ Workshop in New York. Kate has joined Pen and Brush…

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