We write sh*tty first drafts to get something on the page. But there’s no better way of refining our work than sharing it with an audience of supportive listeners.

On Monday, March 11 • 6 - 8:00pm, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner hosts an open mic at Hey Sailor in Searsport, ME for writers and poets in midcoast Maine.

Join us for an evening of first drafts, rough drafts, and everything-in-between drafts. Bring your works-in-progress to share in a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Poetry and short pieces only (4-6 minutes per reader).

There’s no need to sign up in advance for this event, just meet us at Hey Sailor! in Searsport, put your name on the list, enjoy a meal, a cocktail (or a mocktail) and read from their beautiful stage.

Elizabeth will be talking about her memoir Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Woman’s Daring Year in the Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series

This is a ZOOM only event. Find the link HERE.

We write sh*tty first drafts to get something on the page. But there’s no better way of refining our work than sharing it with an audience of supportive listeners.

On Monday, Feb 12 • 6 - 8:00pm, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner hosts an open mic at Hey Sailor in Searsport, ME for writers and poets in midcoast Maine.

Join us for an evening of first drafts, rough drafts, and everything-in-between drafts. Bring your works-in-progress to share in a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Poetry and short pieces only (4-6 minutes per reader).

There’s no need to sign up in advance for this event, just meet us at Hey Sailor! in Searsport, put your name on the list, enjoy a meal, a cocktail (or a mocktail) and read from their beautiful stage.

We write sh*tty first drafts to get something on the page. But there’s no better way of refining our work than sharing it with an audience of supportive listeners.

On Monday, Dec 8 • 6 - 7:30pm, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner hosts an open mic at Hey Sailor in Searsport, ME for writers and poets in midcoast Maine.

Join us for an evening of first drafts, rough drafts, and everything-in-between drafts. Bring your works-in-progress to share in a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Poetry and short pieces only (4-6 minutes per reader).

There’s no need to sign up in advance for this event, just meet us at Hey Sailor! in Searsport, put your name on the list, enjoy a meal, a cocktail (or a mocktail) and read from their beautiful stage.

Sunday January 7 at 4:00 pm EST, we’ll be hosting a live reading with writers featured in kerning no. 4, with its theme, “Body as Evidence.” We’ll also be talking about the upcoming call for writing for issue no. 5. Here’s the info you need to join us!

Reading with kerning No, 4 contributors
Sunday, January 7, 2024
4:00-5:30 p.m. Eastern

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82783715718?pwd=VTJkbGJQYVVjd0lJZEVNdEpRcnlsQT09
Meeting ID: 827 8371 5718
Passcode: 361275

We write sh*tty first drafts to get something on the page. But how about bringing those sh*tty first drafts to the stage?

On Monday, Dec 11 6 - 7:30pm, Toad Hall Editions and The Poets Corner hosts an open mic at Hey Sailor in Searsport for writers and poets in midcoast Maine.

Join us for an evening of first drafts, rough drafts, and everything-in-between drafts. Bring your works-in-progress to share in a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Poetry and short pieces only (4-6 minutes per reader).

There’s no place to sign up for this event, no place to log in—just meet us at Hey Sailor! in Searsport, enjoy a meal, a cocktail (or a mocktail) and read a draft.

A Panel Presentation and Book Fair

ALL LEVELS

For writers with a finished manuscript, deciding how to publish, and where to send it, can be daunting. What are your chances of getting it published at a large press? What will the experience of working with an editor/publisher be? What cut will you get from the profits, if any? And with so many presses to choose from, how do you decide the best avenue for publishing? Meet three small Northeastern press publishers who are working hard to get the best work out there. 

In this panel, the 4 panelists—Agnes Bushell of Littoral Books, Maya Stein of Toad Hall Editions, Buzz Poole of Sandorf Passage, and Spencer Smith of Seapoint Books—will discuss how they started their presses, how to write a successful letter of inquiry, whether writers sending to small presses need an agent, what you can expect from a small press vs. a larger one (benefits as well as drawbacks), what they look for when deciding what to publish and what to expect out of the process of publishing a book with a small press. The panel will conclude with a Q&A session and a book fair!

+ PLEASE NOTE This presentation and book fair will take place In-PERSON at USM Portland Campus’s USM Osher Map Library, Cohen Center Classroom, Glickman 103.

FREE for Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance members, $10 for non-members

We write sh*tty first drafts to get something on the page. But how about bringing those sh*tty first drafts to the stage?

On Sunday, October 15 at 12 pm, Toad Hall Editions hosts an open mic at Marshall Wharf Brewing for writers and poets in midcoast Maine.

Join us for an afternoon of first drafts, rough drafts, and everything-in-between drafts. Bring your works-in-progress to share in a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Poetry and short pieces only (4-6 minutes per reader).

There’s no place to sign up for this event, no place to log in—just meet us at Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. in Belfast to enjoy a draft and read a draft. This is the third in a series of “Draft” events in midcoast Maine... stay tuned for more!

Katherine will be at the Bridgton Public Library reading from her newest book Orbit. She’ll be joined by poet Kate Kearns.

Maine poets Katherine Hagopian Berry, Gibson Fay-Leblanc, and Meghan Sterling will be reading from their recent collections Orbit and Landtrust, Deke Dangle Dive, View From a Borrowed Field and Comfort the Mourners, respectively.

Please join us at the Denmark Art Center for a thrilling evening of poetry! 

Sunday August 20 at 4:00 pm EST, we’ll be hosting a live reading with writers featured in kerning no. 3.—the theme was Secret Identities.

We’ll also be talking about the upcoming call for writing for no. 4, the new theme and some of the changes we’ve made for this issue. The biggest one being: we will be paying writers whose work is accepted.

Here’s the info you need to join us!

Reading with kerning #3 Writers

Time: Aug 20, 2023 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86995358211?pwd=NFZUQkhMZ2dmZzNxeHJiNXJCZXRQdz09

Meeting ID: 869 9535 8211

Passcode: 088586

Katherine will be at Stone Broke Bread & Books in Gardiner reading from—perhaps among other things, her newest book Orbit. She’ll be joined by poet Claire Milliken.

Elizabeth Garber will have a reading and conversation about her memoir, Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Girl’s Daring Year, at the Sedgewick Village Library.

Elizabeth will give a presentation with photos from her memoir, Sailing at the Edge of Disaster, the story of her year at sea in 1971 that ended with being held hostage in Panama.

Join us at Back Cove Books in Portland for the Orbit book launch event! Kate will be reading from Orbit, talking about her book, signing copies and talking about her newest collection.

Elizabeth Garber will have a reading and conversation about her memoir, Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Girl’s Daring Year, at Schooner Cove in Damariscotta.

Along with fiction author Jodi Paloni, Laura will be presenting a program on the short-story cycle with readings from Consecration Pond at the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta.

Elizabeth Garber will have a reading and conversation about her memoir, Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Girl’s Daring Year, at the Rockland Public Library. For more information contact: Em Lewis at 207-594-0310

Along with fiction author Jodi Paloni, Laura will be presenting a program on the short-story cycle with readings from Consecration Pond at the Belfast Public Library.

Toad Hall’s Maya Stein along with Maya Williams and Jefferson Navicky will be reading as part of the 3X3 Reading Series at the Trinity Episcopal Church at 580 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine.

There will be poems read, books will be for sale, and it should be an all-around delightful evening.

Elizabeth Garber’s book Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Woman’s Daring Year is a finalist for a Maine Literary Award from the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Congratulations Elizabeth!

The awards ceremony is being held at Bates College at the Olin Arts Center in Lewiston, Maine this Thursday May 18 at 7PM. You can still RSVP to be there in person, or to be there by Zoom!

Laura will be presenting a program entitled, "What Is a Short-Story Cycle, Why Write One, and How?" at the Blue Hill Public Library.

We write sh*tty first drafts to get something on the page. But how about bringing those sh*tty first drafts to the stage?

On Sunday, April 30 at 2pm, Toad Hall Editions along with The Poet’s Corner and Marshall Wharf Brewing will be hosting an open mic for writers and poets in Belfast, Maine.

Join us for an afternoon of first drafts, rough drafts, and everything-in-between drafts. Bring your works-in-progress to share in a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Poetry and short pieces only (4-6 minutes per reader).

There’s no place to sign up for this event, no place to log in—just meet us at Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. in Belfast to enjoy a draft and read a draft. This is the second in a series of “Draft” events in midcoast Maine... stay tuned for more!

Join Kate along with Gary Lawless and Ian Ramsey in an Earth Day/National Poetry Month reading at the Curtis Library in Brunswick Maine.

Kate will be reading from collection of work from LandTrust, as well as Mast Year published by Littoral Press and some pieces from her newest collection with Toad Hall Editions Orbit.

Laura will be presenting a program entitled, "What Is a Short-Story Cycle, Why Write One, and How?" at the Blue Hill Public Library.

Katherine Hagopian Berry will be featured at the Poetry event in Bridgeton on April 21!

A Children’s workshop will be happening at Pondicherry Park 3:00 - 4:00PM, followed by an Adult focused workshop from 6:00 - 7:00PM. Bring your poems and get feedback in a supportive and creative setting.
Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by contacting the Library at 207-647-2472) or by email bplreference@bridgton.lib.me.us.

Along with fiction author Jodi Paloni, Laura will be presenting a program on the short-story cycle with readings from Consecration Pond at the Thomaston Public Library.

Katherine along with Meghan Sterling and Nathan McClain will be reading as part of the 3X3 Reading Series at the Trinity Episcopal Church at 580 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine.

There will be poems read, books will be for sale, and it should be an all-around delightful evening.

Laura will be presenting a program entitled, "What Is a Short-Story Cycle, Why Write One, and How?" at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.