Wednesday, July 29, 6 – 7 p.m. EST

We’ll talk about the role of setting as a character, source of conflict, voice, and foundation within short and extended works of fiction. Attendees will also participate with their own examples and experience as we discuss the myriad opportunities that rooting fiction in place can present.

Bryan Washington is a writer from Houston. His fiction and essays have appeared in Nouvèl Èdikay, La New York Times Magazine, Nouvèl Yòkè a, The New York Times Style Magazine, BuzzFeed, the BBC, Vòltren, The Paris Review, Revizyon Boston, Kay an Tòl, One Story, Bòn apeti, MUNCHIES, American Short Fiction, GQ, FADER, The Awl, Kretyen an, Hazlitt, ak Catapult, where he wrote a column called “Bayou Diaries.” He is also a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 winner, an Ernest J. Gaines Award recipient, and the recipient of an O. Henry Award.His first book, Anpil, was published by Riverhead.