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=0D=0A=OPHELIAC: LAUNCH PARTY
=0D=0A=Join us on Wednesday, November 20th to launch Opheliac, the debut of BC-based author Emma Sloan.
=0D=0A=As an informal night of celebration, mingle with others in the literary community while enjoying Caffe Fantastico's wide variety of seasonal sips and eats. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options will be available.
=0D=0A=This is a free event, but please RSVP on this Eventbrite page due to limited capacity.
=0D=0A=MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
=0D=0A=Emma Sloan is a poet, short fiction author, and journalist of 10+ years with works published across 300+ international publications.
=0D=0A=As a Writing and Publishing graduate of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, Emma works as a professional copywriter.
=0D=0A=Her chapbook Opheliac was named a finalist in the Black River Chapbook Competition and is forthcoming with Black Lawrence Press in Fall 2024.
=0D=0A=PRAISE FOR OPHELIAC:
=0D=0A=Opheliac invites lovers of both Shakespeare and wordplay with vivid imagery that invokes a sensory experience throughout. This modern retelling of the literary figure of Ophelia leaves room to ponder femininity, fragility, and the haunting impact of tragedy–and is a collection to read again and again.
=0D=0A=–Natasha Silva, author of North Star Heart
=0D=0A=In Opheliac, Emma Sloan shatters memory and rearranges its pieces into arresting shapes. The past is never far away in Opheliac—but that doesn’t stop Sloan from trying to grow a new “girl tongue,” a voice with which to tell overlooked and necessary truths: “This is a reel of film / on the cutting room floor.”
=0D=0A=–Lucy Wainger, author of In Life There Are Many Things
=0D=0A=MORE ABOUT THE BLACK LAWRENCE PRESS:
=0D=0A=Founded in upstate New York, The Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
=0D=0A=Their collections are distributed nationally through Independent Publishers Group to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and various brick and mortar retailers, as well as assorted conferences and book fairs.
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