Local Lit at Lotta

11/27/2019

Literary minds of New Haven rejoice!

Our next event is only a week away

Local Lit at LOTTA would like to thank all of our applicants for their submissions. This December 3rd we are honored to present works from Shelley Stoehr and Lary Bloom!

Bring a friend and buckle in for Stoehr's third time on our stage, sharing the magical realism story "Wings."

If you're looking for something for that special bibliophile in your life, we're also running our first Local Lit Book sale! You'll find books from event facilitator Rebekah L. Fraser and other authors who have read here, so bring your Christmas lists and get something fresh.

Also in our program this coming Tuesday, recipient of the Connecticut Center for the Book's lifetime achievement award, Lary Bloom will read his story, "The Warehouse of Good Intentions: a memoir of war and remembrance."

Come on out to 911 Whalley Avenue at 7pm on this Tuesday, December 3rd!

You won't want to miss it!

09/24/2019

ATTENTION, NEW HAVEN AREA AUTHORS!

If you are writing PROSE - whether short fiction, short memoir, or short creative nonfiction - we at Local Lit @ LOTTA would love to hear from you. We accept pieces that have been published as well as pieces that are still works-in-progress.
Please READ OUR SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (they are very specific) at www.locallitatlotta.com/submit/ before sending us your work, though. We cannot consider any piece that does not meet our guidelines.
Why? Because we have a mission and a promise to serve New Haven area prose authors and a mission and a promise to our audience to be consistent in the type of work we present.
Examples of what we will not consider, ever, no matter what:
*Poetry,
*Stories over 6,000 words,
*graphic violence or s*x,
*gratuitous violence or s*x,
*Stories presented in a format that does not meet our very specific guidelines (which we created to make the editorial process simpler, since we're all volunteers with limited
time.

Call for Authors: Local Lit @ Lotta is a bi-monthly literary reading series by and for New Haven area authors, which launched in April 2018. We are seeking short works of fiction, creative non-fict…

08/31/2019

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You may not see every update we post to Facebook, but to get the most vital information about our upcoming events and our calls for submissions, sign up for Local Lit at Lotta's mailing list at the link below.

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Did you get your story in before the 1st of September? You will be considered for a reading at our next event on October 1st, 2019.
Even if you miss the deadline, we still want to see your story! Submissions to Local Lit at Lotta are accepted on a rolling basis and we're always considering previous submissions for upcoming events.

Thanks for signing up!

Pictured: Michael Tenney reading his story "Brown Dragon"

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08/30/2019

ONE DAY MORE...
to submit your story to Local Lit at Lotta!

Don't have anything ready to share that's new? We love to discuss previously published stories.
Even if it's already seen print, a published story is still alive.

It can be hard to get feedback on something when you publish, depending on the platform, but here at Local Lit at Lotta we get the rare treat of open discussion on the themes and techniques in your story with a curious and diverse crowd of literary minds.

SUBMIT TODAY!

Call for Authors: Local Lit @ Lotta is a bi-monthly literary reading series by and for New Haven area authors, which launched in April 2018. We are seeking short works of fiction, creative non-fict…

08/24/2019

THIS COULD BE YOU!

Lisa Gaudio (pictured here) read her memoir "Babe" earlier this month.
Do you have a story to tell? Maybe you've already written it down, but you've been waiting for the right place to tell it.
Now's your chance! Submit it to https://locallitatlotta.com/submit/ today. Our deadline is September 1st!

08/23/2019

Are you working on a story?
I bet a Lotta you are!
Submit it to Local Lit at Lotta
by September 1st

08/22/2019

WE ARE TAKING SUBMISSIONS

Are you a writer in the New Haven area?

Local Lit at Lotta accepts literary fiction, creative non-fiction, and memoirs on a rolling basis. You should submit a story that's between 500 and 6,000 words. Our full submission guidelines and the portal for delivery are at https://locallitatlotta.com/submit/

Submit by September 1st!
We want to discuss your story on October 1st

Call for Authors: Local Lit @ Lotta is a bi-monthly literary reading series by and for New Haven area authors, which launched in April 2018. We are seeking short works of fiction, creative non-fict…

08/01/2019

Congratulations to the writers of the three stories coming up at the next Local Lit at Lotta!!

MICHAEL W. TENNEY is currently an MFA candidate in creative writing at Southern Connecticut State University. Tenney teaches children how to read and write, and shares wisdom with young people about the terrific dinosaurs that once inhabited this planet. He will present his short work of fiction: "Brown Dragon."

ROBERT WECHSLER is a long-time resident of North Haven. He is Publisher of Catbird Press and author of books including "Performing Without a Stage: The Art of Literary Translation," "Local Government Ethics Programs," and the novel "Sandra Ives, Thomas Ives." He is also the translator (from the Czech) of Alexandr Kliment's book "Living Parallel." His piece, "Taxed," will be read by event founder and facilitator Rebekah Fraser.

LISA GAUDIO currently lives in New Haven, CT. She is pursuing her MFA in fiction writing at Southern CT State University. Her work has been published in the Hartford Courant and Helix Magazine, and in 2015 she represented Central CT State University as a poet in the CT Poetry Circuit. She will read, "Babe," a nonfiction piece about an awakening.

Submissions are open on a rolling basis and we're really excited to share time this upcoming Tuesday. Please join us for food, (non-)fiction, and friendly banter at 7pm on August 6th!

05/21/2019

Please join us in congratulating the two wonderful writers who will be reading their work at our next event:

MICHAIL MULVEY, an adjunct instructor of American literature, holds an MFA in creative writing and has had short stories published in literary magazines and journals in the US, the UK, and Ireland. His work has appeared in such publications as Johnny America, Scholars and Rogues, Prole, The Front Porch Review, Poydras, The Summerset Review, Roadside Fiction, The Umbrella Factory, Crack the Spine, Literary Orphans, and War, Literature and the Arts. He will be reading a work entitled “Tess is Her Name,” which paints a portrait of an efficiency and its inhabitants.

CAROLYN LUSCH is a writer, bicyclist, urbanist, mother, and longtime Michigander who moved to New Haven two years ago. Before pursuing urban planning she wrote for The Michigan Daily and Groundcover News, and is an enthusiastic participant in local writing groups wherever she finds them. Carolyn will be reading her piece “Alexandria’s Baby,” about a woman’s complicated entanglement with a famous writer.

Thank you to everyone who submitted - we had some great stories this session and we very much look forward to reading more. Hope to see you at 7:00p on June 4th for our next reading!