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DONNA MINKOWITZ - MEMOIR
Donna Minkowitz is founder of the successful LitLit open mic in Beacon and teacher of memoir workshops. Her Memoir Ferocious Romance won a Lambda Literary Award, Growing up Golem was a finalist for both a Lambda Literary Award and the Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award, and her latest, Donnaville, is due out in 2024. Minkowitz’s take-no-prisoners journalism has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The Nation, and others. She was a columnist for the Village Voice and her 1994 article about Brandon Teena, the 21-year-old trans murder victim, directly inspired the movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” Donnaminkowitz.com
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CELIA BARBOUR - POETRY
Celia Barbour is a versatile, award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in leading publications including The New York Times, Gourmet Magazine, Travel and Leisure, Martha Stewart Living, and O, the Oprah Magazine, among many others. Ms Barbour was twice nominated for James Beard writing awards, and is a respected newspaper columnist, book editor and professor of poetry. Celiabarbour.com
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MARISSA LEVIEN - FICTION
Marissa Levien is a novelist and experienced teacher of creative writing at SUNY. Her debut literary sci-fi novel The World Gives Way was called a “staggering marvel, an action packed cat-and-mouse chase” by the New York Times, and named a NYT Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novel and A Fortune Magazine Best Book. Marissalevien.com
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  • HOME
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        • BEACON LITFEST@HCC 2024
        • BLF Opening Event - JUNE 7
        • BLF Main Program - June 8 >
          • BLF Writer's bios - June 8
        • BLF Workshops - June 9 >
          • BLF Instructor bios - June 9
        • BLF Special Edition - June 20
        • PAST - BLF 2023 >
          • June 17 PROGRAM >
            • BLF Program Flyer
            • June 18 WORKSHOPS
            • BLF Workshop Flyer
            • BEACON LITFEST Sponsors
            • BLF in the News!
      • GALA 2024 >
        • GALA 2024 Booklet
        • GALA 2024 PHOTOS
    • HOWLAND CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE
    • PHOTOS >
      • HOWLAND 150 photos
      • OPEN MIC NIGHT PHOTOS
      • SANKOFA AFRICAN DRUM + DANCE ENSEMBLE PHOTOS
    • VIDEOS
  • VISIT US
    • VISIT THE HOWLAND
    • VISIT BEACON
    • IN THE NEWS
  • ABOUT US
    • Howland Cultural Center >
      • "People Make it Happen"
      • HCC Preserve NY Grant - 2021
      • History of the Howland
      • Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
      • Process of Restoration
      • The Howland 150
    • Mission Statement
    • Board of Directors
  • SUPPORT US
    • BECOME A 'FRIEND'
    • BECOME A SPONSOR
    • BECOME A VOLUNTEER
    • PORTICO RESTORATION PROJECT - COIN DRIVE
    • NORTHCUTT LEGACY FUND
    • DONATE >
      • DONOR BOX - 2024 Friends Campaign
      • DONOR BOX - IN MEMORIAM FLORENCE NORTHCUTT
      • DONOR BOX - PORTICO RESTORATION PROJECT - COIN DRIVE
      • HOW TO DONATE
  • CONTACT US
    • Contact Us
    • Sign Up for "WHAT'S HAPPENING"
    • Rent the Howland