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Saturday, October 29
 

9:00am EDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks
We'll welcome everybody and talk through some logistics for the day. 
Saturday October 29, 2022 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
Welker Room, James Laughlin Building 5798 West Woodland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
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2:15pm EDT

Featured author reading and QA
Saida Agostini, Cameron Barnett, John Vercher, and Wendy Wimmer will read from their featured books and take your questions. 
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John Vercher

John Vercher lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two sons. He holds a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Mountainview Master of Fine Arts program, and served as an adjunct faculty member at Chestnut Hill College... Read More →
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Cameron Barnett

Cameron Barnett is a poet and teacher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water, winner of the Autumn House Press 2017 Rising Writer Contest, and finalist for the 49th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry. His second... Read More →
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Saida Agostini

Saida Agostini is a queer Afro-Guyanese poet whose work explores the ways Black folks harness mythology to enter the fantastic. Her work is featured in Plume, Hobart Pulp, Barrelhouse, Auburn Avenue, amongst others. Saida’s work can be found in several anthologies, including Not... Read More →
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Wendy Wimmer

Wendy Wimmer writes from Wisconsin, under the strict supervision of two dogs and a cat. She holds a Master of Arts and PhD in English from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, respectively. Her work has been published in Barrelhouse, Waxwing, Paper... Read More →

Saturday October 29, 2022 2:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
Welker Room, James Laughlin Building 5798 West Woodland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
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5:00pm EDT

Boxed Wine Happy Hour!
The world famous boxed wine happy hour! 
Saturday October 29, 2022 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Welker Room, James Laughlin Building 5798 West Woodland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
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