Hollis Gillespie

Outwrite hosts 'Last Tango at Piedmont & Tenth,' a special evening of readings January 24! Atlanta poet FRANKLIN ABBOTT hosts a special evening of readings by some of Atlanta's favorite writers, all of whom have previously appeared at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, ... (more)at 7:30 p. m. As Outwrite will soon be moving to a new location, LAST TANGO AT PIEDMONT & TENTH will likely be the final night of author readings at Outwrite's current historic home. This event is free and open to the public. Writers scheduled to appear: HOLLIS GILLESPIE is a much-loved if irreverent and hilarious observer of life. Formerly a long-time columnist for Creative Loafing and now an Atlanta Magazine contributor, her books include Trailer Trashed, Confessions of a Recovering Slut, and Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch. DON PERRYMAN is a retired English teacher who grew up in west Georgia, attended Georgia State University, and has lived in Roswell for the last 25 years. His interests vary widely from poetry to backpacking, yoga, dream study, travel, performing weddings, star-gazing, and frolicking with the Radical Faeries. KAREN HEAD, an Atlanta native and professor at Georgia Tech, is the award-winning author of Sassing, My Paris Year, and Shadow Boxes. Her poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies around the world. COLLIN KELLEY is a poet, playwright and author of the novels Remain in Light and Conquering Venus. His poetry collections include Slow to Burn, After the Poison, and Better to Travel. He also produced the spoken word CD HalfLife Crisis. MOSE HARDIN, born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, has spent the last 22 years in Atlanta. After attending the Art Institute of Atlanta, he began working for A&M Records, BMG Distribution, and finally created his own independent online marketing company. After losing his partner of two years to an untimely death Mose decided to write his journey to recovery in his debut poetry book Namaste Mose. His second and third poetry books, Love Infinity volume 1 & 2 soon followed. DANIEL HELMINIAK, a Pittsburgh native, is author of the Outwrite's all-time bestselling book, What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality as well as Meditation Without Myth. Holding a Ph.D. in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in theology from Boston College and Andover Newton Theological School, Helminiak teaches sexuality and spirituality in the Department of Psychology at the University of West Georgia. His areas of special interest are post-childhood development and human sexuality. SPECIAL GUESTS: Mary Kay Andrews and special musical talents Bucky Motter and Ken J. Martin, with poetry reading by Rico Revels, Iyana and Cleo Creech. Host Franklin Abbott, an Atlanta psychotherapist in private practice, has been writing poetry since his college days at Macon's Mercer University. A collection of his poetry, Mortal Love, was published in 1999 by RFD Press. He has also edited a number of anthologies on gender, the latest of which is Boyhood: Growing Up Male. Abbott has given readings around the world and most recently published his collection, Pink Zinnia: Poems and Stories. READ THE ARTICLES ONLINE: http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_a... and http://www.thegavoice.com/index.php/c...

********REVISED LINE-UP********As we've been telling you for a while now, A Cappella turns 20 years old this December 1, and we continue to celebrate with a 20% off sale on EVERY USED BOOK IN THE STORE. Now,we're thrilled to announce that on the first weekend of December, we're going to really ... (more)celebrate with A WEEKEND OF 20 AUTHORS. On December 5 and 6, from 12-5pm, we will present two authors each hour in Opal Gallery talking not just about their own books, but about a favorite book of theirs, by someone else. For instance, Marc Fitten, whose debut novel Valeria's Last Stand has been an international bestseller and has received rave reviews here, will talk about the book that made him want to be a writer, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Bestselling and award-winning author Joshilyn Jackson will share the work of the under-appreciated author Frank Turner Hollon. The outrageous Hollis Gillespie will speak on her admiration for the cool and controlled writing of Joan Didion in Book of Common Prayer. Spelman professor and author Jelani Cobb, whose work has focused on the Civil Rights Era and Hip Hop culture, will read from Pete Hamill's Piecework. It's going to be the most interesting weekend we've had in 20 years. In addition to 20 great authors whom we've gotten to know through the years, we'll be entertained by some of Atlanta's most enduring musical artists, who have also played a role in A Cappella's history: Slim Chance, Mudcat, Caroline Herring and Bill Taft of Hubcap City, to name a few. Read the Access Atlanta article about this event and our anniversary at http://blogs.ajc.com/inside-access/20....

Georgia Literary Festival. The 11th annual festival, a "moveable feast" that celebrates Georgia's rich literary heritage in a different city each year, will be held in Rome. It marks the festival's first appearance in Northwest Georgia. More than 30 authors will be lecturing, appearing on panels and ... (more)signing books including Terry Kay, Hollis Gillespie, Virginia Willis, Robert J. Norrell, Lauretta Hannon, Patricia Sprinkle, Eric Haney, Joshilyn Jackson, Raymond Atkins and Kim Siegelson. The festival also will pay a special tribute to four Georgia writers: Anthony Grooms, Melanie Sumner and the late Calder Willingham and Jeanne Braselton. All events are free; no tickets required. For details, go to www.georgialiteraryfestival.org. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, October 17. Locations in downtown Rome.

Now in its second year, the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival runs Wednesday - Saturday, October 15 - 18, at various locations.
This first evening of readings, discussions, and performances take place at the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library downtown. Featured writers are:
MARK DOTY
Mark Doty ... (more)is the author of eight books of poems, among them Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, School of the Arts, Source, and My Alexandria. He has also published four volumes of nonfiction prose: Still Life with Oysters and Lemon, Heaven's Coast, Firebird, and Dog Years, which was a New York Times bestseller in 2007. Doty’s poems have appeared in many magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The London Review of Books, Ploughshares, Poetry, and The New Yorker. Doty lives in New York City and in Houston, Texas, where he is John and Rebecca Moores Professor in the graduate program at the University of Houston.

KATE EVANS
Kate Evans is the author of a newly-released novel, For the May Queen, the poetry collection Like All We Love and a book about lesbian and gay teachers, Negotiating the Self. Her stories, poems and essays have appeared in more than 50 publications. A second novel, Complementary Colors, is forthcoming in 2009. Recently she took advantage of California’s new law and legally married Annie Tobin, her partner of 14 years, on a boat off the coast of Santa Cruz. She teaches at San Jose State University and blogs at www.beingandwriting.blogspot.com.
BLAIR
Blair is an award winning Urban Folk, Afro-Punk Poet, Singer, Songwriter from Detroit, who has just been signed to the new start-up label Repeatable Silence Records. In 2007 he won Seattle, WA-based BENT Writing Institute Mentor Award. He is a National Poetry Slam Champion. He's been nominated for 7 Detroit Music Awards, including a 2007 nod for Outstanding Acoustic Artist. He's been named Real Detroit Weekly Readers Poll's Best Solo Artist and The Metro Times Best Urban Folk Poet. Blair teaches poetry and music classes in Detroit Public Schools, Hannan House Senior Center, the YMCA, and lectures at universities, colleges, and high schools across the country. Blair's one man show "Burying the Evidence" premiered to a standing room only crowd at 1515 Broadway Theater in Detroit. He has performed on bills with Stevie Wonder, Oscar winner Michael Moore, Mike Doughty, Bitch and Animal, Justin Bond, members of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Richie Havens, The Butchies, Tribe 8, Wilco, Cat Power, and others.

An Evening with Hollis Gillespie
Come spend an evening with author Hollis Gillespie as she reads, discusses, and signs copies of her latest title "Trailer Trashed