Event
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Maggie Smith Presents Dear Writer

Presenters
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith is the author of three books of poetry: Good Bones (Tupelo Press, 2017); The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (2015); and Lamp of the Body (Red Hen Press, 2005). Her latest book, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change (One Signal/Simon & Schuster 2020), a collection of essays
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Jeannine Ouellette
Jeannine Ouellette is the author of the memoir The Part That Burns (Split/Lip Press, 2021), the children’s book Mama Moon, and several educational titles. Her literary work appears widely and has been supported with fellowships from Millay Colony for the Arts and Brush Creek Foundation. She is the
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Marianne Manzler
Marianne Manzler is a writer, educator, and editor. She is the Loft's Program Manager of Education and supports her fellow storytellers and readers in reaching their artistic endeavors. She hopes to create a space where language, connection, and community can thrive. She has over ten years of
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Image of Maggie Smith April 5 event in partnership with Magers & Quinn. Image depicts her face as well as the image of her book cover entitled Dear Writer.

Join Magers & Quinn and the Loft Literary Center for an evening with beloved poet Maggie Smith in conversation with Jeannine Ouellette, celebrating her brand new book on writing!

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Books can be purchased with ticket or at the event. The best way to ensure your copy is to pre-purchase with your ticket on Magers and Quinn's website!

Check in starts at 5:00pm, Event starts at 5:30pm
The Performance Hall is on the 2nd floor of the Open Book building

About the book: New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird.

Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling Substack newsletter, For Dear Life, Maggie Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential elements: attention, wonder, vision, play, surprise, vulnerability, restlessness, tenacity, connection, and hope. Each element is explored through short, inspiring, and craft-focused essays, followed by generative writing prompts. Dear Writer provides tools that artists of all experience levels can apply to their own creative practices and carry with them into all genres and all areas of life.

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Maggie Smith
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Jeannine Ouellette
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Marianne Manzler
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