First Wednesday Reader Series

First Wednesday Reader Series presents poet Jessica Manack of Pittsburgh and science fiction writer Marie Vibbert of Cleveland. Carrie Leonard will co-host. Open mic to follow.

Wednesday, January 8 at 7:00pm at the Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave.
This reading will be downstairs in the Trophy Room, accessible only by stairs.

Jessica Manack holds degrees from Hollins University and lives with her family in Pittsburgh. Her work has appeared widely in literary journals and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She is the author of GASTROMYTHOLOGY (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2024). Keep up with her work at: http://www.jessicamanack.com.

Hugo and Nebula nominee Marie Vibbert’s short fiction has appeared over 90 times in top magazines like Nature, Analog, and Clarkesworld, and been translated into Czech, Chinese and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, Galactic Hellcats, was long listed by the British Science Fiction Award. By day she is a computer programmer in Cleveland.