Writers, there’s a new Long Island conference in town:

FOREVER BUNGALOWS will fill a void in the writing community by
hosting the first and only 3 day writers conference focused on creative nonfiction.

Located in Sag Harbor, the heart of the east end of Long Island, award-winning
authors, editors, agents and marketing experts will gather this fall for an intensive
writing conference focused on both the craft and the business of writing essays,
biography, memoir, and narrative nonfiction. The Sag Harbor Creative Nonfiction
Writers Conference is the only one of its kind and will accept just 16 writers with a
student/faculty ratio of 3 to 1. Workshops, panel discussions, readings and informal
talks around the art and business of writing nonfiction will transform Forever
Bungalows into a hub of creativity this November.

“An opportunity for nonfiction writers to spark their creativity and take their writing
to the next level” – Donna Kaz, program director and author of “UN/MASKED,
Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl On Tour”

• The Sag Harbor Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference will take place
November 2-5, 2017 Website: http://bit.ly/2r911ur

• Only 16 writers will be admitted. Applications are being accepted through
August 4, 2017. To apply: http://bit.ly/2rC8MLh

• Faculty includes:

Donna Kaz, Conference Director and workshop leader
Roohi Choudhry, workshop leader
Terri Muuss, workshop leader
Matt Pasca, workshop leader
Judson Merrill, workshop leader
Sandra Yin, productivity coach
Michelle Blankenship, book publicity
Alex Hess, editor, Skyhorse Publishing
Liza Flessig, agent – Liza Royce Agency
Roger Rosenblatt, guest author
Patricia McCormick, guest author

About FOREVER BUNGALOWS: Sag Harbor’s only eco boutique hotel. Only 1.5
miles from the center of Sag Harbor village, Forever Bungalows is a simple
environment that encourages true escape. With access to the finest beaches, water
sports and on-site bikes and fire pit, the best of the Hamptons is here.

Purchase tickets HERE. 

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10132387

Something special to look forward to on March 26, 2017, 1 pm:

Meet Pulitzer Prize winning humorist DAVE BARRY reading a Haggadah parody with his co-author, original Saturday Night Live writer and multiple award-winner ALAN ZWEIBEL; internationally acclaimed author of “Passages,” GAIL SHEEHY; author of the memoir “A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George,” KELLY CARLIN; ; Long Island’s STEVEN GAINES, author of “Philistines at the Hedgerow” and his memoir, “One of These Things First”; best-selling novelist and author of “Cruel, Beautiful World” CAROLINE LEAVITT; New York Times bestselling author of three novels and editor of two anthologies, “The Bitch in the House” and “The Bitch is Back,” CATHI HANAUER; former David Letterman staffer and Emmy-nominated writer and novelist BILL SCHEFT; and back by popular demand, our emcee, Friars Club historian and writer, BARRY DOUGHERTY.

These are some of the books our incredible roster of authors have written.  Meet them all on March 26 at the Madison Theatre at Molloy Colege!  Buy tickets here.

Take a look at our amazing lineup …. and more to come!

We are thrilled to launch the Long Island LitFest Book Club, an Island-wide book club with author appearances at the book discussions, followed by book signings!  To be a part of one of these special events and discuss the book with the author, please register in advance.  Space is limited!   ADVANCE REGISTRATION: JUST SEND US AN EMAIL HERE.

BOOK:  Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Says Good-Bye

AUTHOR:   Bob Morris

DISCUSSION DATE:  July 26, 2016, 7 pm

LOCATION:  Book Revue, 313 New York Ave, Huntington, NY

About Bobby Wonderful:

His mother’s last word was his name. His father’s was “Wonderful.” Together they inspired the title for this true story of love and redemption.

Bob Morris was always the entertainer in his family, but not always a perfect son. When he finds his parents approaching the end of their lives, he begins to see his relationship to them in a whole new light and it changes his way of thinking.

How does an adult child with flaws and limitations figure out how to do his best for his ailing parents while still carrying on and enjoying his own life? And when their final days on earth come, how can he give them the best possible end?

In the tradition of bestselling memoirs by Christopher Buckley, Joan Didion, and with a dash of David Sedaris, BOBBY WONDERFUL recounts two poignant deaths and one family’s struggle to find the silver lining in them. As accessible as he is insightful, Bob Morris infuses each moment of his profound emotional journey with dark comedy, spiritual inquiry and brutally honest self-examination.  This is a little book. But it captures a big and universal experience.

About the Author:

Bob Morris is the author of the memoirs Bobby Wonderful and Assisted Loving, which received honors from the American Library Association, Lambda Literary Awards and was a New York Times Editor’s Choice.  He also collaborated with actress Diahann Carroll on her award-winning memoir, The Legs Are the Last to Go.  His picture books include Crispin the Terrible, Delia at the Delano and The Blue Jean.  A frequent contributor to the New York Times Styles section and other publications including Elle, New York, Avenue and Town and Country, he has also been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered.  His plays, including The Reluctant Wingman premiering at Capitol Rep in 2017, have been produced off Broadway.  He is a graduate of Brown University with a Masters in Creative Writing from Stony Brook Southampton.

Note:  Book Revue offers a 20% discount on this book purchase. Be sure to mention Long Island LitFest Book Club.

We look forward to reading with you!