July Story Slam - "Confessions" - Hosted by Sean Towey and TWA

Midtown Reader is now hosting a Story Slam on the first Thursday of each month from 6:00-7:00 pm. This will be our third Story Slam after two sucessful debuts, success, giving several talented local writers the opportunity to share their writing. We are now accepting submissions for July’s event; six authors will be chosen to read at an open-mic night in the store. This time around, in order to get us in the mood for Daniel Silva’s tales of secretive espionage on July 20th, Midtown Reader will be hosting a cloak-and-dagger, clandestine, creepy “Confessions” Story Slam on the 6th. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Tallahassee Writers’ Association and local talent to bring you a night of terrific fiction and nonfiction!

WRITERS: Please use the following criteria for all submissions:

*Times New Roman/12 pt font/1”margins/double-spaced
*600 words or less
*Fiction or Nonfiction
*Due the last Thursday of the month (this month’s deadline: May 25th)
*If selected, must be available to read the evening of June 1st.
*Name should not appear anywhere on the submission itself.
* Please include a brief cover letter within the email.
*Send your submission to storyslam@midtownreader.com

Sean Towey, FSU creative writing Ph.D. candidate, will be emceeing our Story Slams and helping select our writers/readers each month. Sean has work published or forthcoming in the minnesota review, Hobart, Word Riot, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. He was a semi-finalist for the St. Lawrence Book Award at Black Lawrence Press and was the recipient of an Emerging Writer Award chosen by Debra Monroe. He serves as the online editor for the Southeast Review and hosts a podcast on writing at FSU with Colleen Mayo. Sean grew up in Tacoma, and he currently lives in Tallahassee with his wife Erin.

We hope to see writers and readers alike come out to this event to support local talent and help the Tallahassee literary scene to grow!