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Why There Are Words Literary Reading Presents "Untoward" October 8

October 8 at Studio 333 in Sausalito. Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:15. $10.

Why There Are Words presents an evening of readings on the theme “Untoward.” Join us on October 8, 2015, at Studio 333 on 333 Caledonia Street in Sausalito to hear what the following authors find inappropriate, unexpected, inconvenient. Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:15. $10. For more details, including the authors’ full bios, see the Why There Are Words website, whytherearewords.com.

Jane Ciabattari is the acclaimed author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire (Dzanc, May 2013). www.janeciabattari.com

Daphne Gottlieb’s latest collection of short stories is Pretty Much Dead (Ladybox Books, July 2015). www.daphnegottlieb.com

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Elizabeth Rosner is the author of the novel Electric City (Counterpoint Press, 2014) and poetry collection Gravity (Atelier26 Books, 2014). www.elizabethrosner.com

Jordan Rosenfeld’s most recent book is the novel Women in Red (Booktrope Editions, June 2015). www.jordanrosenfeld.net

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Alia Volz has written for Tin House, Threepenny Review, Utne Reader, Huizache, The Rumpus, Narratively, ZYZZYVA, and others. aliavolz.com

Siamak Vossoughi’s collection of short stories Better Than War (University of Georgia Press, 2015) is the winner of the 2014 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. siamakvossoughi.com

Naomi J. Williams is the acclaimed author of Landfalls (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 2015). naomijwilliams.com/

Why There Are Words, where the writers hang out, is an award-winning literary reading series curated by founder Peg Alford Pursell, www.pegalfordpursell.com, that draws a full house of Bay Area residents every second Thursday of the month. See the website for more information at whytherearewords.com. Studio 333 is located at 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, CA 94965. Phone Studio 333 at 415-331-8272.

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