Posts by Leslie Kirk Campbell
THE MAN WITH EIGHT PAIRS OF LEGS LIVES ON!!
I was the oldest, but my brother was born 11 months after me. Which meant my mother stopped breastfeeding me so as to nourish her new arrival to the fullest extent. (The female body is miraculous that way!) Her entire body and psyche started honing in on the human who would come next. Something similar…
Read MoreHAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE MAN WITH EIGHT PAIRS OF LEGS: A Recap of Year One
And what an incredible ride it has been. I have grown both older and younger, wiser and more in love with the human heart. I can’t believe everything that has happened, actually happened! Or that I have done all that I have done!! Here is a brief recap: *I gave 25 readings, 16 of them…
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Noe Valley Library Anniversary Reading Wednesday, April 26
In-person event Noe Valley Library 451 Jersey St. San Francisco Reading and Q&A 6:30-7:45 pm
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Central Oregon Writer’s Guild Tuesday, April 11, 2023
In-person event (zoom option) Downtown Bend Library 601 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR PRESENTATION: “THE DYNAMIC POWER OF LANGUAGE (+ HEART): How to Get Your Writing to Light Up in the Slush Pile in Paragraph One!!” Presentation & Book Signing 5:30-7:30pm
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San Francisco State University Tuesday, April 4, 2023
In-person event SFSU Creative Writing Department The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs assigned to students Q&A with author at 2 pm
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The Center SF – Open Mic Featured Reader Sunday, April 2
In-person event The Center SF, 548 Fillmore St., San Francisco Event: 6-9 pm Featured Reader, Leslie Kirk Campbell: 7-7:30 pm
Read MoreAutumn News & Holiday Book Sale
THE MAN WITH EIGHT PAIRS OF LEGS WAS SELECTED BY THE WOMEN’S NATIONAL BOOK ASSOCIATION (WBNA) AS A GREAT GROUP READ! The annual list features 20 books chosen by a committee of 46 readers out of hundreds of submissions. According to the WBNA announcement, “books were chosen for their literary merit and for their ability to…
Read More1-Week Critique: The Interview Series – An Ongoing Discussion of Process
Watch Matthew Schmidt’s in-depth video interview with Leslie Kirk Campbell. Their conversation focuses on the revision of the titular story from the collection The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs (Sarabande Books, 2022). Schmidt and Campbell chat about the importance of beginnings, middles, and ends of stories, and more. Enjoy! Interview conducted on 10/19/2022. The…
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AWP Conference 2023 March 8-11, 2023
AWP: Association of Writers & Writing Programs Seattle Convention Center Thursday, March 9, 12:10-1:25pm Panel: Ambition of the Short Story: Bringing the Short Form Front and Center: Leslie Kirk Campbell, Sidik Fofana, Erica Plouffe Lazure, and Daniel Olivas Friday, March 10, 1:45-3pm Panel: Journey to the Prize: Five Women, Five Prizewinning Debut Story Collections: Kerry Dolan, Kate McIntyre, AJ…
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Western Connecticut State University MFA Residency: Guest Author January 3-8, 2023
In-person events Danbury, CT Reading & Lecture January 7th & January 8th
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