For Immediate Release
Contact:
City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong@yahoo.com
City Art Presents Writers Charles Waugh and Natalie Young
Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City UT 84111
Wednesday May 20th 7:00—9:00 P.M.
Writers Natalie Young and Charles Waugh will read from their works
Wednesday May 20th at the Salt Lake
Public Library at 7:00 P.M. in the fourth floor conference room.
Charles Waugh writes
about Vietnam and how environmental attitudes shaped how and why we fought each
other. He is the co-editor and co-translator of Family of Fallen Leaves,
a collection of stories that address exposure to the dioxin in Agent Orange.
He’s currently at work on an NEA Literary Translation grant-funded book of
short fiction from young Vietnamese writers called Wild Mustard: New Voices
from Vietnam. His stories, essays and translations can be found in saltfront,
Flyway, the Sycamore Review, Foreign Policy, Pilgramage,
Two Lines, and other fine publications.
Natalie Young is a
founding editor and graphic designer for the poetry magazine Sugar House
Review. Her work has been published in Rattle, Tampa Review, South
Dakota Review, Los Angeles Times, Green Mountains Review, Tar River Poetry,
and others. Natalie lives in Cedar City, Utah, and works as an art director for
an ad agency based out of Salt Lake City. She is a fan of avocados and Tom
Selleck.
Most featured readings are followed by an open reading.
The
event is free and open to the public.
City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts
Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations.