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SUMMARY:Virtual - Panel Discussion: The Challenges & Rewards of Being a Debut Author
DESCRIPTION:We welcome authors Lauren J. A. Bear\, Rita Chang-Eppig\, and 
 Nishita Parekh to our virtual stage. We'll be talking all about getting 
 into publishing\, the pitfalls\, challenges\, and roadblocks as well as the 
 excitement\, fulfillment\, and reader enthusiasm that makes it all 
 worthwhile. Bring your questions as this will be in a Q&A 
 format.\n\nRegister for this program here. \n\n\nWe are also celebrating a 
 book birthday! Nishita's book\, The Night of the Storm\, just came out on 
 January 1th. Feel free to bring your own b'day cake! \n\n\nOur 
 authors:\n\nLauren J. A. Bear:\n\nLauren J.A. Bear is a reader and writer\, 
 an educator\, a troublemaker\, and a fierce mama bear.\n\nLauren was born 
 in Boston and raised in Long Beach\, CA. After studying English at UCLA and 
 Education at LMU\, she taught middle-school Humanities for over a decade 
 — and survived! She is a teaching fellow for the Holocaust Center for 
 Humanity\, and lives in Seattle with her husband and three young children. 
 She likes crossword puzzles and being on or near the water without getting 
 wet.\n\nHer debut novel\, released in August 2023\, is Medusa's Sisters\, a 
 vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who 
 loved her.\n\n\nRita Chang-Eppig:\n\nRita Chang-Eppig received her MFA in 
 fiction from NYU. Her novel about an infamous Chinese pirate queen\, Deep 
 as the Sky\, Red as the Sea\, was a Barnes & Noble Discover\, Indie Next\, 
 Indies Introduce\, and Good Morning America Buzz pick. Her stories have 
 appeared in The Best American Short Stories 2021\, McSweeney’s Quarterly 
 Concern\, Conjunctions\, Clarkesworld\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, One 
 Story\, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from the Rona Jaffe 
 Foundation\, the Vermont Studio Center\, the Writers Grotto\, the Bread 
 Loaf Writers’ Conference\, and the Martha Heasley Cox Center for 
 Steinbeck Studies at San Jose State University. \n\nRita's debut novel\, 
 released June 2023\, is Deep as the Sky\, Red as the Sea\, a riveting\, 
 roaring adventure novel about a legendary Chinese pirate queen\, her fight 
 to save her fleet from the forces allied against them\, and the dangerous 
 price of power.\n\n\nNishita Parekh: \n\nNishita Parekh was born and raised 
 in Mumbai and now lives in Texas with her husband and toddler. She is a 
 software programmer but a writer at heart\, and loves writing about her 
 experiences as a woman and an immigrant. She is an active member of 
 International Thriller Writers\, Crime Writers of Color\, and Sisters in 
 Crime\, and is a #RevPit contest winner. \n\nNishita's just released debut 
 novel\, The Night of the Storm\, is a fresh take on the classic locked-room 
 thriller that follows a multigenerational Indian American family who find 
 themselves marooned in the house with a murderer during Hurricane Harvey.
ORGANIZER;CN="Maureen Coleman":MAILTO:mcoleman@ocln.org
CATEGORIES:Virtual
CONTACT;CN="Maureen Coleman":MAILTO:mcoleman@ocln.org
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